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YOUR UNIQUE DEFINITION
LEAD THE WAY™
2026 Texas Youth Mock Election & Civic Leadership Experience
REGISTER • LEARN • RESEARCH • LEAD • VOTE
STUDENT HUB

Your civic journey starts here.

Register to receive your permanent Mock Voter ID and unlock the full Hub.

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Oct 19Voting Opens
Everything beyond registration and returning-student login is locked until your registration is verified.
📝Register

Get your LTW-2026 Mock Voter ID.

🚀Start Here

Program overview and next steps.

📅Program Calendar

See what happens and when.

📚Learn

Core civic lessons.

🔎Research

Candidate and office research tools.

🧠Media Literacy

Check before you share.

🏆Challenges

Family and community activities.

🗳️Election Worker

Student Election Clerk pathway.

⭐My Journey

Progress, ID, badges.

🔒Mock Ballot

Opens during voting dates.

🔑Returning Student

Use your Mock Voter ID + email.

❓Help / FAQ

Get answers and support.

Student Registration

Educational mock election only. Not official Texas voter registration.

Parent / Guardian Permission

Returning Student

Start Here

Your path is simple: register, learn, research, complete challenges, and vote in the mock election.

1️⃣
Register
Receive your permanent Mock Voter ID.
2️⃣
Learn + Research
Build the knowledge to make your own informed choices.
3️⃣
Lead + Vote
Complete civic challenges and cast your anonymous mock ballot.

Program Calendar

📚
Sept. 14–18
How Elections Work + Election Worker Week
🏛️
Sept. 21–25
Public Service + Leadership
🎤
Sept. 28–Oct. 2
Candidate Conversations
🧠
Oct. 6–9
Check Before You Share
🗳️
Oct. 19–30
Early Mock Voting
⭐
Nov. 3
Mock Election Day

Learn

🗳️
How Elections Work
Voting, ballots, early voting, Election Day.
🏛️
What Elected Officials Do
State, county, and local leadership.
🔎
Candidate Research
Research without being told what to think.
🧠
Media Literacy
Fact, opinion, persuasion, and verification.

Research

Use reliable sources, compare candidates seeking the same office, and separate facts from campaign persuasion.

Lead the Way™ does not endorse, oppose, rank, or tell students which candidate or party to support.

Media Literacy

Before sharing a political claim, ask: Who created it? What evidence is provided? Can I verify it with another reliable source? Is it fact, opinion, or persuasion?

Civic Challenges

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Family Civic Conversation
Talk about why civic participation matters.
🏙️
Know Your Local Government
Identify one county or city office.
🤝
Respectful Disagreement
Practice disagreeing without disrespect.

Election Worker Pathway

Students age 16+ may be eligible for the official Student Election Clerk pathway when all legal, parent/school, training, and election-authority requirements are met. This official opportunity is separate from the mock election.

My Journey

YOUR UNIQUE DEFINITION • LEAD THE WAY™
2026 TEXAS YOUTH MOCK ELECTION
Register to receive your ID
Educational Mock Voter ID — not a government-issued identification card.
Registered
Permanent LTW-2026 ID assigned.
Complete Civic Lessons
Finish four core lessons.
Complete Civic Challenges
Finish three challenges.
Cast Your Mock Ballot
Unlocks during the voting window.
I Voted Sticker + Certificate
Awarded after a successful mock vote.
🔒

Mock Ballot

Your personalized statewide + verified local ballot will appear here.

Early Mock Voting: Oct. 19–30

Mock Election Day: Nov. 3, 2026

Your identity verifies eligibility and prevents duplicate voting. Ballot selections are stored separately from your identity.

Help / FAQ

Is this official voter registration?
No. This is an educational simulation.
Are my mock votes private?
Yes. Individual ballot choices are not released publicly.
What if I lose my voter ID?
Use Returning Student with your registration email, or contact program support.