Ways for Middle and High School Students to Get Involved
2017 Mayor and City Council Elections
Kids Voting Durham is open to all Durham students whether in public, private, charter, or home schools. Contact program director Carolyn Kreuger if you have interest in any volunteer opportunities or have questions.
2020 KVD Election Results
2020 Kids Voting Durham Election Results View election results data by clicking through the slides using the arrows at the bottom of the slide deck. Below you can find the results of specific schools. Click the school’s name to view their election results data. Kids Voting Durham Results by School Click the school’s name to view their election results data. School results will not be available until later Tuesday night or early Wednesday morning. Click links below to view more Kids Voting results data Kids Voting North Carolina Results Kids Voting USA Results
virtual stickers
The Virtual Stickers are here! Does Kids Voting being all online this year mean no I Voted sticker? NO WAY! It means MORE stickers, sparkly stickers stickers, colorful stickers and more ways to show off what an awesome and engaged citizen you are! Click on the stickers below to get them on the KVD Giphy channel and share them on your social media or download them and share them anywhere! Parents, you can get in on the action too! Go to Facebook Frames and search for “Kids Voting” to get this cool “My Kid Voted” frame for your profile pic! And the best part? Many of these fantastic stickers can be used year-round — not just at Election time — to show off your sense of civic pride and engaged citizenship! Thanks to KVD Board Member Rudi Petry for many of the designs and to KVD Board Member and long-time youth leader Shirley Garrett for help on the tech end!
First Time Voters
COVID is adding to what first-time voters need to do to prepare to cast their first ballot. KVD youth leader Emma Busch has talked to the Durham Board of Elections and has some tips for new voters and other adults heading to the polls this fall!
2020 Art Challenge
SCROLL DOWN FOR ENGLISH Concurso de arte de Kids Voting: Jóvenes, díganles a todos en Durham por que deben votar ¡Hazle saber a Durham lo importante que es votar este otoño! Envía tu obra de arte original, poesía o vídeo sobre la importancia de la votación a Kids Voting Durham y aparecerás en las campañas de sacar el voto de Kids Voting en nuestra comunidad y en los medios de comunicación social, y ¡también tendrás la oportunidad de ganar una camiseta de Kids Voting! ¿Por qué? Porque los adultos y los jóvenes necesitan saber que en nuestra democracia su voto es su voz. Aunque los menores de 18 años aún no determinan quién será elegido, puedes ayudar animando a otros a votar y ayudando a la gente a participar en esta importante elección. ¿Que? Obras que no sean partidistas y que sean apropiadas para niños: Obra de arte original (Cuadrada: 1080 por 1080 pixeles (1:1 o cuadrado) O Video original de 1-minuto de duración O Una poesía o escritura corta ¿Quién? * TODO joven de 18 años o menos – queremos escuchar de todas las edades * Si gustan, los niños muy pequeños pueden presentar una obra de arte hecha….
kvd 2020 activities
Daily activities to keep your civic knowledge, skills, and spirit sharp while social distancing!
GO VOTE 2020
YOUTH CAN VOTE TOO 03.03.2020 Durham Youth, your KVD vote is your voice in this election! Come out to a precinct with Kids Voting Tuesday, March 3, until 7:30 pm! Can’t make it to a polling site? Vote online at www.kidsvotingdurham.org/elections anytime through Tuesday, 3/3 at 7:30 pm to have your vote included in the KVD total. KVD ELECTIONS PAGE – VOTE ONLINE! KVD YOUTH CANDIDATE GUIDE CONTACT US BY EMAIL
2020 Spring Results
2020 SPRING ELECTION RESULTS Durham School Board and County Commissioner Elections This article will be updated throughout the day as we speak with more KVD youth voters about their experience and gather images from KVD voting. Over 3000 Durham youth have cast their votes in the Durham School Board and County Commissioners elections, and they have voted Alexandra Valladares as their top choice for Durham At-Large School Board, along with Jovonia Lewis & Xavier Cason in Consolidate d A & B. Paula Januzzi-Godfrey received 31% of the youth vote and Steve Unruhe 25% Asked how they decided which candidate to vote for, a number of youth said that they found the candidates’ own websites and social media the most useful. Others said they had talked with friends and family to help make their decision. Durham’s adult voters also elected Alexandra Valladares to the At-Large School Board seat but by a wider margin than youth giving her 60% of the vote. In the County Commissioner primary race. those under 18 chose LeVon Barnes, an educator at DPS School for Creative Studies, as their top choice for those who should go on to the November election. Nida Allam, Nate Baker, Matt Kopec….
Time to vote!
There is still time for kids to cast their vote in Durham’s Mayor and City Council Election! If you are under 18, you can vote online at www.kidsvotingdurham.org/elections or at one of Durham’s precinct with a Kids Voting station on Election Day, Tuesday, November 5! Kids can vote at any of these precincts (even if their parents or guardians are assigned to another precinct or early voted). Go get your vote on!
2019 Student Service Opportunities
Kids Voting 2019 Mayor and City Council elections have many opportunities for youth of all ages to participate in elections, earn service hours, and gain leadership experience and training — and have fun in the process! Contact Kids Voting Durham, info@kidsvotingdurham.org, 919.560.7321 or use the form at right for more information or to sign up.