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Diga si Vota No
“Say Yes, Vote No” is an informative leaflet, available in Spanish, issued by IDEAS-Temuco organization, Costa Rica and intended to encourage voters to vote “Yes” and “No” on specific issues. The leaflet provides the list of what people are encouraged to approve or disapprove. The “No” vote is mainly concerned with ethnic discrimination and repression.
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Guia para la Capacitacion de Apoderados de Mesa
“Training Guide for Table Agents” is a table agent training guide, available in Spanish, issued in 1988 by IDEAS in Costa Rica, in lead up to the 1988 Referendum in Costa Rica. The guide outlines the responsibilities of the table agents assigned to aid during the plebiscite. The guide describes the tasks to be performed by the table agents as well as the materials that would be used on the day of the Referendum.
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Un Gobierno …
“One Government…” is a high school government campaign poster, available in Spanish, issued in 1988 by a high school party in Costa Rica in lead up to the elections of the student government.
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Plan de Gobierno le los Quintos Grados de la Escuela Joaquin Lizano Gutierrez
“Government’s Five Goals Plan for the Joaquin Lizano Gutierez High School” is a proposal document, available in Spanish, issued in 1987 by the Student Electoral Tribunal of Joaquin Lizano Gutierrez High School, Costa Rica. The proposal document encloses a list of goals a student government party has and the rules for candidates/parties in the elections.
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Voting in Canada
“Voting in Canada” is a guide from April 1987, available in a multitude of languages including French and English, intended to inform new Canadians about their right to vote in the upcoming 1988 Federal Elections and how the electoral system works in Canada. The guide, released by Elections Canada, briefly explains voter lists, voting rights and the secrecy of the vote.
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Election expenses and you
This document contains versions of the pamphlet “Election Expenses and You.” Published in 1987 and 1992 these documents provide information on tax credits for campaign contributions, campaign finance disclosure and political party registration. In 1987 Canada held provincial elections in New Brunswick, the Northwest Territories, and Ontario and a municipal election in Québec. There was a constitutional referendum in 1992 but the next general elections were not until 1993 when Canada held its federal elections on October 25th. French and English versions of the pamphlets are included.
Election Material
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Informe del Gobierno Estudiantil
“Student Government Report” is a student government report, available in Spanish, issued in 1987 by the newly elected student government body of the Joaquin Lizano Gutierez High school in Heredia, Costa Rica. The report describes the preparation and execution of a student electoral process and presents the names of the officers of the government body. Additionally, it includes children’s attitudes and experiences, as seen by teachers, in the organizing of the elections for the student government.
Election Material
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Proceso Electoral Estudiantil
“Student Electoral Process” is an informative document, available in Spanish, issued in 1987 by the Clodomiro Picado T. Institute of Education in Turrialbe, Costa Rica. The document describes the way the student electoral process takes place, with its functioning structures and the responsibilities of each one of them. The student electoral process was part of a mandatory student activity program implemented by the Ministry of Public Education and intended to stimulate student participation and understanding of the electoral system.
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Representation in the Federal Parliament
“Representation in the Federal Parliament” is a Canadian booklet that was published in 1986, an off year for federal elections. The booklet’s object was to describe the “principal of representation” and how the “electoral districts' boundaries are determined and periodically adjusted.” The literature is broken into two sections, the first section discusses the various adjustments to the representation of the ten provinces and two territories of Canada; the second section describes the readjustment process for the electoral districts' boundaries. There are French and English language versions of the booklet.
Election Material
Ballot
Australia (Capital Territory) Postal Ballot 1984
Postal ballot used for federal elections in Australia on 1 December 1984. Using this ballot, voters would elect the two Senators for the Australian Capital Territory. Voters could vote either for a party list of for individual candidates.