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Monday's election was a chance to learn about voting for kindergartners.
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The kindergartners had a special ballot to vote for their favorite movie.
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The children stop to pose with some of the candidates in the town election.
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Checking in at the Senior Center's polling station.

Cheshire Kindergartners Get Lesson on Voting

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CHESHIRE, Mass. — Monday's town election was a chance for some of its youngest citizens to learn about an important civic duty: Voting.

The kindergarten classes of Robin Poirot and Heather Emerson walked through the rain from Cheshire Elementary School to the Senior Center to participate in a mock voting experience along with citizens of town.

After watching their teachers vote, each child gave their full name in order to check in. They were then given a ballot depicting four different current movies and they had to vote for their favorite. After voting in the booth, they put their ballots in the ballot box and received a lollipop and a sticker that said, "I voted!"

Students will find out about the results of their votes tomorrow.



Teachers followed up with an extension lesson on the privilege of having the right to vote.

The voting experience was organized by Cheshire's Town Clerk Christine Emerson.
 


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