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University of New HampshireUniversity of New Hampshire Scholars' RepositoryMedia Relations Administrative Offices11-14-2007UNH Students Set Primary Date, Will Be First ToVote In Granite StateLori WrightUNH Media RelationsFollow this and additional works at: https://scholars.unh.edu/newsThis News Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Administrative Offices at University of New Hampshire Scholars' Repository. It hasbeen accepted for inclusion in Media Relations by an authorized administrator of University of New Hampshire Scholars' Repository. For moreinformation, please contact nicole.hentz@unh.edu.Recommended CitationWright, Lori, "UNH Students Set Primary Date, Will Be First To Vote In Granite State" (2007). UNH Today. 940.https://scholars.unh.edu/news/9409/11/17, 2(19 PMUNH Students Set Primary Date, Will Be First To Vote In Granite StatePage 1 of 2http://www.unh.edu/delete/news/cj_nr/2007/nov/lw14vote.cfm.html UNH Students Set Primary Date, Will Be First To Vote InGranite StateContact:  Lori Wright 603-862-0574UNH Media RelationsNovember 14, 2007DURHAM, N.H. -- Although the date of the New Hampshire Presidential Primary is yet to bedetermined, University of New Hampshire students will be the first to vote in the GraniteState, going to the polls this December as part of the university’s first mock presidentialprimary “Wildcats Vote.”Sponsored by the University of New Hampshire Discovery Program and Department ofResidential Life, Wildcats Vote will be the university’s first ever large-scale, simulatedpresidential primary for students.The campuswide political exercise slated for December 2007 is meant to educate studentsabout the presidential primary process and underscore New Hampshire’s role as the first–in-the-nation primary state. It will target UNH’s 11,000 residential and commuter students.A Primary Primer issue forum moderated by Dante Scala, associate professor of politicalscience, will be held Thursday, Dec. 6, 2007, at 4 p.m. in the Memorial Union Building GraniteState Room to inform students of four major issues facing their generation in the upcomingpresidential election: the environment, U.S. foreign policy, education and healthcare.Additionally, students will have an opportunity to meet with representatives of all of thepresidential campaigns to discuss their concerns.The Primary Primer will feature discussions by Tama Andrews, lecturer in the Department ofPolitical Science, on the history of New Hampshire as first in the nation; Scala on an overviewof the New Hampshire Primary in selecting a president and the difference between a primaryand a caucus; Andy Smith, director of the UNH Survey Center and associate professor ofpolitical science, on current New Hampshire Primary candidate poll standings; Alynna Lyon,associate professor of political science, on the impact of a U.S. president in the world; andVanessa Druskat, associate professor of organizational behavior and management at theWhittemore School of Business and Economics, who will talk about how to be an independentthinker when deciding on which candidate to support.Voting will occur over a three-day period from Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2007, through Thursday,Dec. 13, 2007, at polling stations in each of the university’s 21 residence halls, MemorialUnion Building and two university apartment complexes. The polling places have been dividedinto three areas, and each area will vote on a separate day.“We plan to report the results as the vote progresses, with the ballots counted on the night ofeach the vote. Voting by areas is intentionally designed to simulate how results from states9/11/17, 2(19 PMUNH Students Set Primary Date, Will Be First To Vote In Granite StatePage 2 of 2http://www.unh.edu/delete/news/cj_nr/2007/nov/lw14vote.cfm.htmlthat voted previously influence states that have primaries later in the season,” said MicheleHolt-Shannon, assistant director of the UNH Discovery Program.UNH will hold a news conference Friday, Dec. 14, 2007, at noon in the Memorial UnionBuilding food court to announce the results of the Wildcats Vote.At the conclusion of the mock primary, UNH will educate students about the primary system,including the benefits and drawbacks of using popular vote and the Electoral College systemto elect presidents.“Our hope is that students will not only learn about their electoral system, but moreimportantly, realize that they have the very real possibility of affecting the outcome of nextyear’s presidential contest,” said Taras Ferencevych, an organizer of Wildcats Vote. “Eleventhousand students casting votes in New Hampshire is bound to attract some high-profileattention.”For more information contact Michele Holt-Shannon, assistant director UNH DiscoveryProgram, at Michele.holt-shannon@unh.edu or 603-862-0130.

UNH Students Set Primary Date, Will Be First To Vote In Granite State

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11-14-2007
UNH Students Set Primary Date, Will Be First To
Vote In Granite State
Lori Wright
UNH Media Relations
Follow this and additional works at: https://scholars.unh.edu/news
This News Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Administrative Offices at University of New Hampshire Scholars' Repository. It has
been accepted for inclusion in Media Relations by an authorized administrator of University of New Hampshire Scholars' Repository. For more
information, please contact nicole.hentz@unh.edu.
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Wright, Lori, "UNH Students Set Primary Date, Will Be First To Vote In Granite State" (2007). UNH Today. 940.
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UNH Students Set Primary Date, Will Be First To Vote In
Granite State
Contact:  Lori Wright 
603-862-0574
UNH Media Relations
November 14, 2007
DURHAM, N.H. -- Although the date of the New Hampshire Presidential Primary is yet to be
determined, University of New Hampshire students will be the first to vote in the Granite
State, going to the polls this December as part of the university’s first mock presidential
primary “Wildcats Vote.”
Sponsored by the University of New Hampshire Discovery Program and Department of
Residential Life, Wildcats Vote will be the university’s first ever large-scale, simulated
presidential primary for students.
The campuswide political exercise slated for December 2007 is meant to educate students
about the presidential primary process and underscore New Hampshire’s role as the first–in-
the-nation primary state. It will target UNH’s 11,000 residential and commuter students.
A Primary Primer issue forum moderated by Dante Scala, associate professor of political
science, will be held Thursday, Dec. 6, 2007, at 4 p.m. in the Memorial Union Building Granite
State Room to inform students of four major issues facing their generation in the upcoming
presidential election: the environment, U.S. foreign policy, education and healthcare.
Additionally, students will have an opportunity to meet with representatives of all of the
presidential campaigns to discuss their concerns.
The Primary Primer will feature discussions by Tama Andrews, lecturer in the Department of
Political Science, on the history of New Hampshire as first in the nation; Scala on an overview
of the New Hampshire Primary in selecting a president and the difference between a primary
and a caucus; Andy Smith, director of the UNH Survey Center and associate professor of
political science, on current New Hampshire Primary candidate poll standings; Alynna Lyon,
associate professor of political science, on the impact of a U.S. president in the world; and
Vanessa Druskat, associate professor of organizational behavior and management at the
Whittemore School of Business and Economics, who will talk about how to be an independent
thinker when deciding on which candidate to support.
Voting will occur over a three-day period from Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2007, through Thursday,
Dec. 13, 2007, at polling stations in each of the university’s 21 residence halls, Memorial
Union Building and two university apartment complexes. The polling places have been divided
into three areas, and each area will vote on a separate day.
“We plan to report the results as the vote progresses, with the ballots counted on the night of
each the vote. Voting by areas is intentionally designed to simulate how results from states
9/11/17, 2(19 PMUNH Students Set Primary Date, Will Be First To Vote In Granite State
Page 2 of 2http://www.unh.edu/delete/news/cj_nr/2007/nov/lw14vote.cfm.html
that voted previously influence states that have primaries later in the season,” said Michele
Holt-Shannon, assistant director of the UNH Discovery Program.
UNH will hold a news conference Friday, Dec. 14, 2007, at noon in the Memorial Union
Building food court to announce the results of the Wildcats Vote.
At the conclusion of the mock primary, UNH will educate students about the primary system,
including the benefits and drawbacks of using popular vote and the Electoral College system
to elect presidents.
“Our hope is that students will not only learn about their electoral system, but more
importantly, realize that they have the very real possibility of affecting the outcome of next
year’s presidential contest,” said Taras Ferencevych, an organizer of Wildcats Vote. “Eleven
thousand students casting votes in New Hampshire is bound to attract some high-profile
attention.”
For more information contact Michele Holt-Shannon, assistant director UNH Discovery
Program, at Michele.holt-shannon@unh.edu or 603-862-0130.


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