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Quien puede obtener la neuva Cedula?
“Who can Obtain the New Identity Card?” is a flyer, available in Spanish, issued in 1999 by the Electoral Tribunal of Panama in lead up to the May 2, 1999 general Elections and intended to inform Panamanians where they can obtain new identity cards and the costs implied.
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Quienes son los Delegados Electorales?
“Who are the Electoral Commissioners” is an informative brochure, available in Spanish, issued in 1999 by the Electoral Tribunal of Panama in lead up to the May 2, 1999 General Elections. The brochure describes the duties of the electoral commissioners in an effort to familiarize voters with these.
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Reglamento General Interno; Reglamento Electoral
“General Rules of Procedure; Electoral Regulations” is an informational booklet, available in Spanish, issued in 1999 by the “Citizen Participation” movement in the Dominican Republic. The booklet identifies the general rules within the civic movement organization called “Citizen Participation.” The booklet names the conditions of becoming a member of the civic movement organization, the rights of the institutions within the organization, explains and describes the main institutional components of the organization. Moreover, it lays out the attributes one must meet in order to be elected as a member for the institutional units of the organization.
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Ahora, mas facil que nunca!
“Now, Easier than Ever” is a civic education flyer, available in Spanish, issued in 1999 in Panama in lead up to the May 2, 1999 Panamanian General Election. The flyer contains a phone number to be used by voters in order to find out the polling station’s location attributed to them when appearing at polls.
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Apuntes Democraticos
“Democratic Notes” is an informative guidebook, available in Spanish, issued in 1999 by the Electoral Council of the State of Jalisco in Mexico. The guidebook explains the concept of democracy and it encourages citizens to be responsible and to participate politically. Some of the specific topics covered are: the democratic values and its implications, the idea of free and fair elections, and the political culture/civic education for citizens.
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Como Votar en las eleccion generales del 2 de Mayo?
“How to Vote in the May 2 General Elections” is a voter guide, available in Spanish, issued in 1999 by the Electoral Tribunal of Panama in lead up to the May 2, 1999 Panamanian General Election. The guide is meant to enhance citizens’ participation through educating them on the voting procedure. The guide instructs voters where they can vote and how to vote, step by step.
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County Boards of Elections
This one page document provides important voter information related to the 1998 Maryland elections; the piece was released by Maryland’s “board of supervisors of Elections.” The page contains information on election dates for in-person and absentee voting as well as information for the 24-hour tapeline. The November 3, 1998 races would feature a state governor race as well as Congressional and Senate races.
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Your Vote Your Voice
“Your Vote Your Voice” is a 1999 publication by the National Association of Independent Colleges. The Booklet address voter education, coalition building, “get out the vote,” and the time table for the 2000 presidential election. The publication was created in part to provide solutions to the apathy expressed by younger voters towards the electoral process.
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Referendum, Plebescito, e Inicativa Popular
“Referendum , Plebiscite and Popular Initiative” is an informative guidebook, available in Spanish, issued in 1999 by the Electoral Council of the State of Jalisco in Mexico, and it is intended to inform citizens about the mechanisms of direct democracy that were adopted in Jalisco with the constitutional approval of the referendum, the popular initiative and the promulgation of the Citizen Participation Law in 1998. The guidebook explains the concepts and characteristics of referendum and popular initiative.
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The Youth Vote
This document analyzes trends in youth voting from 1971 onward. The piece purposely picks 1971 as it was the year which the 26th amendment was passed. That amendment moved the age for universal suffrage from 21 to 18 years of age. This 1999 study provides statistical breakdowns of youth voting figures as well as an analysis of what the data suggests. Also included is a chapter on why youth don’t vote; that section also acknowledges that voter turnout has been on the decline since the 1960s.