Ashley High School students cast their votes | Children

NEW HANOVER COUNTY, NC (WECT) – Students at Ashley High School will be casting their votes Tuesday as part of a nation mock election.

Students will use an online voting system to participate in the election program sponsored by the Youth Leadership Initiative.

An approximate one million students are expected to vote nationwide during the two-week voting period which ends November 1.

Students in U.S. History classes at Ashley High School have been keeping up with the political campaign by watching both the Democratic and Republican Conventions and Presidential debates.

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