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Election 99: A guide to special votes
Featured in the South Africa Sunday Times on May 23rd, 1999 is this special voter’s guide, included in preparation for the June 2nd 1999 national elections. This guide provides voting information for the disabled, hospitalized, South Africans who are abroad, and election officers who wish to vote in their districts. The details include where and when to vote and how to apply for special voter status.
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Ballot 99: South Africa Votes
The May/June 1999 edition of Ballot 99: South Africa Votes, published by Independent Newspapers, provides voter information, political party policy stances, election articles, cartoons, and advertisements, as well as interviews with South African citizens and their stances on current issues. Also included in this edition is a message from South African president Nelson Mandela that urges the public to exercise their right to vote.
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Register to vote
Published by the National Youth Commission in 1999, this sticker urges South African citizens to register to vote before the June 2nd, 1999 general elections. The language on this sticker suggests that it is the civic duty of the South African people to honor those who fought for the freedom to vote by registering.
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Ensuring Free and Fair Elections
This pamphlet entitled “Ensuring Free and Fair Elections” was published by the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) in 1999 prior to the June 2nd, 1999 South African general elections. This pamphlet provides an illustrated description of the voting procedure as well as important dates, contact information for voting stations, and voter registration guidelines for South African voters.
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The Power of your vote
“The Power of your vote” was published in 1999 on the eve of the South African national elections. This Independent Electoral Commission publication urged the South African electorate to continue strengthening the democratic process by voting. Graphic illustrations, including comic strips, were used to augment voter efficacy and overall democratic awearness.
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Voter education programme
Project Literacy’s "Voter Education Programme” is a lesson plan geared at educating the South African public on South Africa’s path to democracy. Included in the 1999 literature are sections on the South African bill of rights, the three tiers of government and the voting process. Also provided are discussion questions aimed at creating a discourse on such topics as “how laws have changed since South Africa became a democratic country.”