Mission #1
Share Your Election Story
Have you participated an election before? In what way did you participate (learning about the election, registering to vote, casting your ballot, volunteering as a poll worker, or others)?
Tell us about your experience: What was fun? What was confusing? If you haven’t participated in an election before, why not? What barriers got in your way? How could the process have been made easier, more interesting or more compelling to you?
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