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How to Vote on the Standard Voting Machine
“How to Vote on the Standard Voting Machine” is an instructive document that provides voting directions and diagram on the voting machine for the Primary Election on September 8, 1977. It also provides a sample of facsimile by the Oneida County Board of Elections used for the primary election.
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Important changes in the law concerning registration and voting in 1977
“Important Changes in the Law concerning Registration and Voting for 1977” is a voter handbook updated and prepared in 1977 by Ted W. Brown, the Secretary of State of Ohio, in lead up to the November 8, 1977 General Election. The guide is meant to provide voters with information about registering and voting, absentee voting including the armed services absentee voting, to inform them about their rights as voters and the procedures that lead to a correct exercise of voting.
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Official Explanation of Constitution Amendment Issues for the November 1977 Ballot
“Official Explanation of Constitution Amendment Issues for November 1977” is a document explaining the constitutional amendment issues for the November 1977 Ballot in Ohio, issued in 1977 by Ted W. Brown, the Secretary of State of Ohio and James R. Marsh, Assistant Secretary of State. Some of the constitutional amendments touch on issues such as voter registration, fauna protection, state aid and credit to individuals, companies and/or corporations, general state constitutional debt limit being among the other issues discussed.
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Reglamento de la Comunidad Estudiantil
"Regulations of the Student Community” is a normative booklet, available in Spanish, issued in 1977 by the Ministry of Public Education in Costa Rica. The booklet is a student body ordinance compilation of rights and responsibilities for students. The booklet is meant to serve as an educative legal instrument that encompasses the functioning and attributes of the student community and lays out the main features of its role in educating young people become involved in the development of a democratic future of Costa Rica.
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VIP: Voters' Information Pamphlet for the Citizens of New Mexico
“VIP: Voters’ Information Pamphlet for the Citizens of New Mexico,” was produced in 1977 by the Office the Secretary of State of New Mexico. The pamphlet contains information on topics such as voter registration procedure, absentee registration, voting machines, fraudulent voting, sample ballots, and electioneering. This piece was released in lead up to special municipal elections in New Mexico; there is also a Spanish translation included in the pamphlet.
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Instruction Ballot for Voters
This is an instructional ballot from Wayne County, Michigan for the upcoming November 2, 1976 national elections. The piece contains information on what you must do to vote and how you can correct a mistake on a ballot. Also, the document provides a list of the candidates including congressional representatives and representatives in the state legislature. The November 2 elections would also feature the presidential race between Democratic nominee Jimmy Carter and Republican incumbent Gerald Ford.
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Hawaii's Closed Primary
This 1976 pamphlet was produced to educate Hawaiian voters on the concept of a closed primary. A closed primary election only permits people affiliated with the party of the primary to participate in the elections. For this reason the packet also contains a “party ballot change application” in-the-event a voter wished to change party in order to vote in the upcoming primary elections for the party of their choice. Furthermore the piece was released in lead up to the November 2, 1976 general elections that featured a presidential race between Republican incumbent Gerald Ford and Democratic nominee Jimmy Carter.
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Minnesota's Congressional Districts
This booklet was published in 1976 in Minnesota by the Election Division of the Office of the Secretary of State. The piece includes an election timeline, a map with the congressional districts of metropolitan areas of the twin cities and the State as well as a list of Minnesota’s congressional delegation with their office’s contact information. The November 2, 1976 general elections would feature the presidential race between Democratic nominee Jimmy Carter and Republican incumbent Gerald Ford. Carter’s running-mate, Walter Mondale, was a Senator from Minnesota.
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Ohio's Part in the 1976 Presidential Election
“Ohio’s Part in the 1976 Presidential Election” is a document issued in 1976 by Ted W. Brown, the Secretary of State of Ohio and James R. Marsh, Assistant Secretary of State of Ohio, in lead up to the June 8, 1976 Primary Election and November 2, 1976 General Election. The piece covers topics such as the ways of convention delegates to be elected, the Republican and Democratic apportionment for Ohio, the practice to convene the Presidential Electors. Additionally there is a table showing the figures of each State’s number of votes in the Republican National Convention, of the Democratic National Convention and of the Electoral College.
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Precinct Caucuses in Minnesota: a dialogue for voters
This booklet was published in 1976 in Minnesota by the Election Division of the Office of the Secretary of State. This piece answers questions on precinct caucuses such as what is the purpose of a precinct caucus, what is a precinct, what happens at a precinct caucus, who may participate and how candidates are endorsed and selected. The booklet also contains contact information for those who have further questions. That year’s November 2 general elections would feature the presidential race between Democratic nominee Jimmy Carter and Republican incumbent Gerald Ford. Carter’s running-mate, Walter Mondale, was a Senator from Minnesota.