MiVoice MiVote – Voting & Elections Education
Announcing the MiVoice MiVote Initiative!
The MiVoice MiVote Voting and Elections Education Initiative advances opportunities and knowledge to inform, engage, and launch all PK-12 students and their communities into a lifetime of dynamic civic participation.
In cooperation and collaboration with the Michigan Secretary of State and the Michigan Department of Education, the Michigan Center for Civic Education provides professional learning on voting, elections, and the new laws requiring schools to provide PRE-REGISTRATION information and opportunities (in addition to registration information and opportunities) per PA 258.
Together, we will work with educators and community members to enhance classroom and community practices and protocols to provide nonpartisan, challenging, and meaningful opportunities to engage in voting simulations, mock elections, public literacy, and so much more.
MCCE wants to work with you and your community to bring local, relevant players into the schools and provide practice in political dialogue. Our students are ready to engage, let us help prepare our educators to ensure classrooms have the necessary protocols to ensure a diversity of perspectives are both heard and understood. Practice ways of honoring differences, establishing commonalities, and respecting diverse experiences. We will work together to name and acknowledge the opportunities and challenges in any classroom, district, and community in order to move forward to advance necessary civic education.
Civic and Voting Identity Start Here – Practice at the Polls! 
Practice at the Polls is a document to help anyone (PK-12+) set up a simulated voting precinct. Combined with the documents below, you can adjust to meet your needs.
This is Version 1 and look for Version 2 which includes closing and counting procedures so you and your voters know processes for ensuring election integrity in Michigan. See the MDOS for information on their processes in the meantime.
Want to Learn More?
MCCE is providing several professional learning opportunities and developing the MiVoice MiVote Civic Ready Toolkit. This Toolkit will provide lessons K-12 to facilitate schools having both a vertically aligned mission around civic readiness plus ways to ensure schools are meeting the PA 258 mandates in a way that honors and advances meaningful civic learning.
Opportunities include:
August 7-9, 2024 – MSU College of Law
August 28, 2024 – Traverse City
September 17, 2024 – Marquette Courthouse
September 18, 2024 – Utica Community Schools
September 20, 2024 – Sault Ste. Marie
Visit MCCE at the Student Voter Summit on September 20 at Wayne State!
September 26, 2024 – Oakland Schools
October 2, 2024 – Wayne RESA
What Resources are Available Now?
Shortcut to the Online Michigan Specific Toolkit!
Search by theme, content, resource, standards, grade level, media type and more! This is an evolving resources that seeks to curate most online resources and present educators and students a one stop place featuring some of the best resources around – all aligned to Michigan standards. QR codes, links, and directions are also available in Section 5 of the Binder resources below.
MCCE continually updates its toolkit and resource binder.
Section 2 – Classroom practices, protocols, and procedures for navigating important issues
Section 3 – Relevant PK-12 Michigan state social studies standards
Section 4 – Lessons & Activities! From classroom to district wide ideas and suggestions plus all the materials to run your own elections
Section 5 – THE TOOLKIT! The toolkit is an online database specific to Michigan programs and resources. It is aligned by standard to provide ease and access to materials to enhance voting and election information, awareness, opportunities, and civic celebrations. Direct Link to the online toolkit!
Recommended Resources for Media Literacy
Assets and Specific Resources for Download:
MiVoice MiVOTE Ballot Templates
Go Vote Registration Posters/Flyers (segmented below for file size)
Go Vote – Community Theme
Go Vote – Stars and Stripes
Go Vote – Animal Themed
Polling Place Signs
Welcome and 4 Steps Sign MiVoice MiVote
Ballot Box Signs MiVoice MiVote
Polling Place Station Signs Signs MiVoice MiVote
Vote Here Plus Enter and Exist Polling Place Signs MiVoice MiVote
Where can I find relevant information directly from the Secretary of State’s Office?
Pre-Registration Information Including
MDOS Mock / Simulated Election Resources and Information on Serving as an Election Worker
Voter Registration Drive Information
Key Election Dates from MDOS:
See MiVoice and MiVote in the News
September 9 MDOS Press Release
Michigan Voter Summit
Is Your School a Civic Ready School?
Check back to have your school recognized as a Civic Ready School! Show your public commitment to instilling the skills, dispositions, and knowledge to develop healthy and engaged civic identities.
Want to Bring this Learning to Your District and Community?
MCCE is happy to be your thought partner as well as bring professional learning
Contact MCCE!
Email: info@miciviced.org
Call Ellen’s cell at 248 321 4842