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Democratizacion de la Cultura y las Practicas Politicas: Plan de Trabajo de Participacion Ciudadana 1997-2002 (plus statements, letters from 1998)
“Democratization of the Political Culture and Practices: Work Plan of the “Citizen Participation” 1997-2002” is an informational brochure, available in Spanish, issued in 1997 by the “Citizen Participation” movement in the Dominican Republic. The brochure contains the attributes of the work plan the “Citizen Participation” movement is trying to achieve during 1997-2002. The work plan reflects the goal of the civic education group to democratize the political culture while creating a conscientious and informed community. Additionally, attached to the document are statements and letters discussing the history of previous elections and the present efforts to implement electoral observation; the concern and commitment to maintain minimum female quota law in the 1998 Congressional and Municipal Elected officials.
Election Material
Civic Education Material
Citizenship and Democracy
“Citizenship and Democracy” is a training manual published in 1997 by the Institute for Democracy in South Africa (IDSA). The manual provides a guide for lesson plans that educators can use to teach about citizens' rights, the South African bill of rights, and how citizens can play a role in their own democracy.
Election Material
Civic Education Material
Participar, Y Votar, la Decision es Nuestra
“It is Our Decision to Participate and Vote” is a civic education discussion guidebook, available in Spanish, believed to be issued in the 1990s by the National Registrar of Civil State, Colombia. The guidebook encourages citizens to participate and vote while offering various options for participation. Additionally, the guidebook includes surveys and an evaluation.
Election Material
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The Married Persons Equality Act
This document, published in 1997 by the Namibia Institute for Democracy, outlines the “The Married Persons Equality Act.” The acts primary goal was to abolish marital power and property law. The act outlines the legality of marriage, divorce, spousal rights to personal property and a minimum legal age to marry. Although not focusing on the electoral system this piece nevertheless is an example of the legislative process and civil society development.
Election Material
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Red Ciudadana de Observadores Electorales: Memorias 1996
“Citizens’ Network of Electoral Observers: Memories of 1996” is an informational booklet, available in Spanish, issued in 1996 by the “Citizen Participation” movement in the Dominican Republic. The booklet describes the formation and functioning of a citizen-based election observer network for the 1996 Presidential Election in the Dominican Republic. The three chapters focus on the context the network of observers emerged from, the creation and the structure of the network, as well as the role it had in the election observing process.
Election Material
Civic Education Material
Truth Talk
This is the November 1996 edition of South Africa’s “Truth Talk,” a publication of the country’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission. The magazine focuses on reparations for civil rights violations of the past and includes a piece by Arch Bishop Desmond Tutu, the Commission’s chairperson. There is also a section on individuals’ reactions to the work of the Commission. A second topic of this magazine was the granting of amnesty to South African’s who had perpetrated human rights violations while under orders. This piece was published two years after the 1994 elections in South Africa, the first to feature universal adult suffrage.
Election Material
Civic Education Material
Comunicado de Prensa
“Press Release” is a press statement, available in Spanish, issued in 1996 by Orlando Abello Martinez-Aparicio from the National Registrar of Civil Status, Colombia. The press statement comes to inform about a civic education program involving a youth initiative proposal by the Electoral Organization of Colombia.
Election Material
Election and Political Party Law
Government Gazette No. 17478 President's office
Government Gazette No. 17478 President's office
Election Material
Election and Political Party Law
Government Gazette - Staatskoerant - Vol 376 No 17478 - Kantoor Van Die President No 1602 - No 51 Van 1996: Wet Op Die Verkiesingskommissie
Government Gazette - Staatskoerant - Vol 376 No 17478 - Kantoor Van Die President No 1602 - No 51 Van 1996: Wet Op Die Verkiesingskommissie
Election Material
Civic Education Material
Democracia para los jovens
“Democracy for the Youth” is a youth voter informative booklet, available in Spanish, issued in 1996 by the National Electoral Council of Colombia, and intended to help the Colombian youth understand the meaning and implications of a democratic society and why one should prefer it over the other forms of government; to learn about the separation of the three branches of power, as well as how to integrate oneself into a political party or movement. The booklet is meant to trigger the youths’ desire to participate in the building of a more democratic Colombia by educating them to fully understand the importance of having a democratic society and its attributes.