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Guide de L'Electeur
“Guide de l’Electeur” is a 1993 guide, available in French and English copy, which provides information voters will need to know in order to vote in the 1993 Canadian Federal Election given the recent changes in election legislation. The document, published by Elections Canada, follows a questions and answers format in order to inform the reader of voter lists, simplified voting, and the increase in accessibility to polls for disabled voters.
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Instructions de Vote
“Voting Instructions for Canadians Voting by Special Ballot in their own Ridings,” is a two page English and French language pamphlet that was produced to guide special ballot voters in the Canadian Federal election held on October 25, 1993.
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It's Your Right to Vote
“It’s Your Right to Vote” is a 1993 flyer with instructions in French, English and Aboriginal languages on how to vote in the 1993 Federal Elections in Canada. The document, released by Elections Canada, is aimed at Canadian Aboriginal Voters and explains to them the eligibility for voting, how to get their name on the voter lists and where and when to vote.
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What is MMP?
Published in 1993 by the Electoral Reform Coalition in New Zealand, “What is MMP?” advocates for the implementation of the Mixed Member Proportional system of electing New Zealand’s members of parliament. This leaflet provides five reasons for advocating the MMP system and includes a space for donations to the ERC in order to fund the implementation of MMP.
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What is PR? What is MMP?
This brief brochure entitled “What is PR? What Is MMP?” was published in 1993 by the Electoral Reform Coalition in New Zealand. It highlights the differences between the Proportional Representation and the Mixed Member Proportional systems of electing New Zealand parliamentary members. These differences arise in areas such as fairness, simplicity, and effects on stability in the government and in national policy.
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Why you should vote for MMP
“Why you should vote for MMP” is a leaflet produced by the Electoral Reform Coalition in New Zealand in 1993 that provides 5 reasons to vote for the implementation of the Mixed Member Proportional system of electing New Zealand’s members of parliament. Reasons include fairness of the system, equal worth of each vote, and greater individual influence on the election result.
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Women and MMP
“Women and MMP” is a leaflet produced in 1993 by the Women’s Electoral Lobby and the Electoral Reform Coalition arguing that the new Mixed Member Proportional proposed system of electing members of the New Zealand parliament is beneficial to women candidates. In this leaflet, graphs are shown supporting the assertion that women have a greater role both as voters and as candidates under a Mixed Member Proportional system.
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Non/Oui Referendum '92
“Non/Oui Referendum '92” is a political pamphlet, available in French, distributed in 1992 by the Director General of Elections in Quebec which provides information on the Referendum vote in Quebec that will take place October 26th 1992. The document contains two separate pamphlets, the first explaining to citizens why they should vote no, the other giving arguments for voting yes. The referendum will decide whether or not the Canadian constitution should be changed in order to honor the Charlettetown agreement. The last part of the pamphlet for “yes” is in English.
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The Guide to the Electoral Referendum
“The Guide to the Electoral Referendum” was published by the Electoral Referendum Panel in 1992 and regards the September 19th 1992 vote in which a system of elections will be chosen to challenge the existing voting system. In addition to a brief history of New Zealand’s electoral history and a voting procedure outline, this guide outlines the different potential electoral system and provides their implications on New Zealand politics. These systems are the Mixed Member Proportional System, the Preferential Voting System, the Supplementary Member System and the Single Transferable Vote System.
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The Referendum Question
“The Referendum Question” is a 1992 booklet, published by Elections Canada, which makes the referendum question available in French, English and several Aboriginal languages. Although the question will only appear in French and English on the official ballot to be voted on in the Referendum of 1992 which decides whether the Canadian Constitution should be renewed, aboriginal voters will be able to bring this booklet to the polls with them.