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How to Vote at 1994 Local Government Elections
“How to Vote at 1994 Local Government Elections” provides illustrated boxes containing step-by-step instructions as to how to vote in the 1994 Guyana local elections. Also provided are the powers of the soon-to-be elected local Council in order to educate Guyanese voters as to what they are voting on and the abilities of their local government. This article also repeatedly encourages the Guyanese people to participate in voting.
Election Material
Ballot
United Kingdom Election for Fulwell Ward City of Sunderland Ballot 1993
Ballot used in the Fulwell Ward of the City of Sunderland on 16 September 1993 to elect a member of the City Council. Voters are instructed to vote for one candidate, who are listed on the right hand side of the ballot.
Publication
Report/Paper
Final Report, Guyana Election Assistance Project, October 1990 to November 1992
This report serves as a summary of IFES’ role in the development of the Guyanese electoral process for the October 1992 national elections. IFES technical support for these elections included the provision of electoral materials, helping with the logistics of the election and civic education.
January 31, 1993
Election Material
Ballot
United Kingdom Referendum Ballot 1993
Ballot used for a referendum held on 23 January 1993 in the town of Bognor Regis, United Kingdom. The referendum was in reference to proposals by the Arun District Council to close the Regis Centre, as well as the town museum and weather recording service.
Election Material
Civic Education Material
Toytown Parliamentary Elections
This is a packet of mock election materials including a ballot. This hand out was created in lead up to the 1993 parlimentary elections in the United Kingdom and also includes a card describing the parliamentary election process.
Election Material
Civic Education Material
Directions For Voting
This document entitled “Directions for Voting” provides the complete legislation regarding voting instructions for Guyana and is provided by S.G. Singh, Chief Election Officer. This act is officially known as the Representation of the People Act.
Election Material
Civic Education Material
General and regional elections : Warning
In an article prepared by Chief Election Officer R.A. Jacobs entitled “General and Regional Elections: Warning,” excerpts from sections 78 and 79 of the Representation of the People Act are provided to inform the Guyanese public on the importance of order in polling places. Also mentioned is the treatment of election workers in an effort to keep away violence from voting stations.
Election Material
Civic Education Material
Get Ready!
Published in Guyana in 1991 by the National Registration Commission, “Get Ready” is an election advertisement urging Guyanese citizens to register to vote before the May 17th, 1991 deadline. In preparation for the first free and fair elections in 1992, this advertisement argues that every Guyanese citizen over 18 has the civic duty to participate in the voting process.
Election Material
Civic Education Material
Get Registered now!
Published in Guyana in 1991 by the National Registration Commission, “Get Registered Now” is an election advertisement urging Guyanese citizens to register to vote before the May 17th, 1991 deadline. In preparation for the first free and fair elections in 1992, this advertisement argues that every Guyanese citizen over 18 has the civic duty to participate in the voting process. This advertisement also features a picture of a Guyanese resident registering to vote.
Election Material
Civic Education Material
Get Registered Now! (brochure 1)
This is the first of two parts of the “Get Registered Now!” brochure which encourages Guyanese citizens to register to vote before the May 17th 1991 deadline. Set up in comic strip format, this brochure emphasizes the fact that voting in Guyana is a civic duty and a constitutional right that should not be ignored.