Election 2008: Time to Vote!
Scholastic News Online | 11/3/2008
Two million people have already voted in Georgia. Another 3 million are expected at the polls on Tuesday. It's the biggest turnout ever for a presidential election, and voting officials across the nation are bracing for trouble.

Election Day Lesson Plan
Scholastic News Online | 11/1/2008
Students will be able to follow Election Day results as they come in on the night of Election Day. They will learn about the electoral college.

Election 2008: Election Day Countdown
Scholastic News Online | 10/31/2008
Election Day is finally here. Millions of Americans will head to the polls on Tuesday to choose the next President of the United States as well their Representatives and other government officials.

Election 2008: Votes From Space!
Scholastic News Online | 10/28/2008
Astronauts Greg Chamitoff and Mike Fincke make their home onboard the International Space Station, and the trip to their local polling stations in Texas is a little far. But voting is too important to miss out on, even if you're busy orbiting the earth.

Election 2008: Jill Biden Gets Out the Vote
Scholastic News Online | 10/22/2008
In the final push to Election Day, Jill Biden, wife of Democratic vice-presidential nominee, Joe Biden, took a break from her teaching duties to hit the campaign trail full time. (Biden is a professor of education at a community college in Delaware.)

Election 2008: Early Voting Begins
Scholastic News Online | 10/20/2008
The last two presidential elections frustrated voters because of hours-long waits and technical hang-ups that impeded voting. Early voting is aimed at reducing some of that stress, especially important this year since officials are expecting a record turnout.

Final Debate Tonight
Scholastic News Online | 10/15/2008
There are less than three weeks to go until Election Day, November 4. The stakes are high for Republican John McCain and Democrat Barack Obama as they face off at Hofstra University in Hempstead, New York, from 9 pm to 10:30 pm Eastern Time.

Election 2008: Ready for a Rematch?
Scholastic News Online | 10/7/2008
The debate spotlight is back on the presidential candidates tonight as Republican John McCain and Democrat Barack Obama meet for the second of three debates. Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee, is the site for the second showdown.

Election 2008: Showdown in St. Louis
Scholastic News Online | 10/2/2008
Senator Joe Biden and Governor Sarah Palin will debate tonight at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri. This will be the one and only time the Democratic and Republican candidates for Vice President will meet in a formal debate setting.

Election 2008: Fast and Feisty
Scholastic News Online | 10/2/2008
It was folksy and it was wild. The vice-presidential debate at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri, on Thursday was a showdown between candidates Joe Biden and Sarah Palin. Scholastic Kid Reporter DeMarian Williams was there to cover the one and only meeting of the would-be VPs.

Election 2008: Debate Is On
Scholastic News Online | 9/26/2008
Republican Senator John McCain will attend tonight's presidential debate, the campaign announced Friday. The Republican Senator will travel to Mississippi to join Democratic presidential candidate Senator Barack Obama in the rivals' first debate of the 2008 campaign.