Kids Voting Minnesota, is a grassroots, non-partisan, non-profit organization dedicated to educating Minnesota youth about the rights and responsibilities and mechanics of participating in American democracy.  Students in grades kindergarten through twelve may accompany their parents/guardians to the polling site on Election Day and vote for the same candidates and issues as adults.  Though not part of the official results, student votes are tallied and reported at schools and by the media.

Our mission is to foster active, engaged and well-informed citizens. To this end, Kids Voting Minnesota works with local schools and communities to create positive civic experiences for youth including the opportunity to learn about and vote in public elections.

We strive to bring out the best in American democracy through proven strategies in civic education, family involvement, private/public partnerships and community volunteerism.

In November 2004, more than 67,500 students voted in Kids Voting elections. They came from Atwater-Cosgrove-Grove City, Alexandria, Barnum, Brainerd, Carlton, Cloquet, Cook County, Cromwell-Wright, Crookston, Deer River, Duluth, Ely, Esko, Grand Rapids, Greenway, Grygla, Hastings, Hermantown, Hopkins, International Falls, Kelliher, Minneapolis, Minnetonka, Moorhead, Morris, Moose Lake, Nashwauk-Keewatin, North Branch, Northfield, Owatonna, Pine City, Prior Lake, St. Cloud, St. Paul, St. Peter, Sartell, Sauk Rapids, Shakopee, Thief River Falls, Upsala, Roseville, Virginia, and Wrenshal. The Program involved about 8000 teachers, 3000 volunteers, 225,000 students and took place in schools and over 900 precinct polling places.

For more information, your Kids Voting
Minnesota Executive Director is:
Lars Sandstrom
218-722-5642 ext 3179
Kids Voting Minnesota
c/o Minnesota Power
30 W Superior St
Duluth, MN 55802

Local Affiliates and their E-mail Addresses:
ACGC Laura Hendricks  coollaura20@hotmail.com
Alexandria – Julie Critz   jcritz@alexandria.k12.mn.us
Brainerd –  Theresa Goble  tgoble@ci.brainerd.mn.us
Cloquet – No contact available
Crookston – Vicki Huck    vhuck@crookston.k12.mn.us
Duluth – Laura Weintraub   weintraub@duluthlaw.com
Edina – Julie Rogers Bascom    julrogersbascom@edina.k12.mn.us
Ely – Frank Ivancich fivancich@ely.k12.mn.us
Grygla –  Kate LaVoi    Kate_LaVoi@mail.grygla.k12.mn.us
Hastings – Michelle Jacobs   michelle@hastingsmn.org
Hermantown – No contact available
Hopkins – Barb Westmoreland    barb_westmoreland@hopkins.k12.mn.us
Itasca County – Ron Oleheiser ron.oleheiser@mx3.com
Kelliher – Vicki Rabe  vrabe@kelliher.k12.mn.us
Maple River – Bridget Whitney   bridgetmw@hotmail.com
Minneapolis – Roberta Worrell   robertaworrell@yahoo.com
Minnetonka – Jeanne Straus jeanne.straus@minnetonka.k12.mn.us
Moorhead – Laurie Winterfeldt-Shanks lauriws@mooread.k12.mn.us
Morris – Cheryl Kuhn ckuhn@morris.k12.mn.us
Mounds View –  Richard Rosivach  Richard.rosivach@moundsviewschools.org
North Branch – Jeanne Leland   jleland@northbranch.k12.mn.us
Northfield – Rick Estenson  Restenson@FIRSTNATIONALNFLD.com
Owatonna – Steve O'Connor   soconnor@owatonna.k12.mn.us
Pequot Lakes –  Daren Blanck   dblanck@pequotlakes.k12.mn.us
Pine City –Susan France Weber  sfranceweber@pinecity.k12.mn.us
Prior Lake – Dave Panetti   davepanetti@hotmail.com
Rochester –  Judy Swenson   gswens@rctc.roch.edu
Roseville – Tammy Pust pust@parkerrosen.com
Shakopee – Paulett Rislund prislund@shakopee.k12.mn.us
St. Cloud – No contact available
St. Paul – Traci Wamberg-Lemm traci@socialmotion.org
St. Peter – Marcia Applen mapplen@stpeterschools.org
Thief River Falls – Carol Ihle cihle@trf.k12.mn.us
Upsala –Tim Pahl  tpahl@upsala.k12.mn.us
Virginia – Donna Leese   leese001@umn.edu