INDIANAPOLIS (AP) – Secretary of State Connie Lawson is encouraging students, educators and parents to take part in a national mock election aimed at helping people better understand democracy.

The mock election will take place Oct. 30 and is open to students of all ages. The mock election gives students from kindergarten to advanced placement/college levels a chance to learn, through simulated experience, about democracy and the voting process.  

Student voters will be able to cast their vote for candidates running for Congress in Indiana.  

Teachers and parents can access resources and enroll in the mock election program at www.nationalmockelection.org/enroll-now.