Lessons learned at Italy High School mock election

Image: Voters waiting patiently — The students at IHS waiting patiently to cast their vote for their favorite candidate in the mock election held on Tuesday.

Voters waiting patiently — The students at IHS waiting patiently to cast their vote for their favorite candidate in the mock election held on Tuesday. (Anne Sutherland)

Image: The ballot — The ballot only contained the names of Presidential candidates.

The ballot — The ballot only contained the names of Presidential candidates. (Anne Sutherland)

Image: Herald casts his vote

Herald casts his vote (Anne Sutherland)

Image: Election clerks — (R-L) Patrick Walker, Claudia Rodriguez, Eva de la Hoya, Annalee Lyons, Trent Morgan and Tyler Boyd help each voter with their ballot and registration.

Election clerks — (R-L) Patrick Walker, Claudia Rodriguez, Eva de la Hoya, Annalee Lyons, Trent Morgan and Tyler Boyd help each voter with their ballot and registration. (Anne Sutherland)

Image: Jasmine Wallace helps — The lines formed to the right as each student waited to cast their ballot for their favorite candidate. Each voter was stamped to keep the election clear.

Jasmine Wallace helps — The lines formed to the right as each student waited to cast their ballot for their favorite candidate. Each voter was stamped to keep the election clear. (Anne Sutherland)

Image: The count — The Government class counted several times before coming to a conclusion.

The count — The Government class counted several times before coming to a conclusion. (Anne Sutherland)

Image: D-Man — As the results came in, the numbers were tabulated and written on the board.

D-Man — As the results came in, the numbers were tabulated and written on the board. (Anne Sutherland)

Image: Keep counting — The numbers were not adding up and the recount began. This called to mind the election in 2000 when Florida was not clear. However, the results and a lesson came ringing through.

Keep counting — The numbers were not adding up and the recount began. This called to mind the election in 2000 when Florida was not clear. However, the results and a lesson came ringing through. (Anne Sutherland)

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