Oakland charter holds mock election

Students were able to cast a ballot for U.S. president on Election Day.

By Amy Quesinberry
| 4:41 p.m. November 6, 2020

West Orange Times & Observer
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With the help of their chapter advisors, members of the National Elementary Honor Society at Oakland Avenue Charter School facilitated a campuswide mock vote on Election Day.

Students in all grade levels had the opportunity to register to vote and then cast their ballot. Students enrolled in the OACS@Home program voted electronically. Students even received “I Voted” stickers, courtesy of the Orange County Supervisor of Elections.

At the end of the day, NEHS members collected and tallied the ballots, which resulted in the following: 22 votes were cast for write-in candidates, 179 votes for Joe Biden, and 228 for Donald J. Trump.

This was the second successful mock vote conducted at OACS and students learned about the rights and responsibilities associated with voting.

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Amy Quesinberry

Community Editor Amy Quesinberry was born at the old West Orange Memorial Hospital and raised in Winter Garden. Aside from earning her journalism degree from the University of Georgia, she hasn’t strayed too far from her hometown and her three-mile bubble. She grew up reading The Winter Garden Times and knew in the eighth grade she wanted to write for her community newspaper. She has been part of the writing and editing team since 1990.