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Let's Vote Again
Let's Vote Again is a publication focusing on voter registration prior to the 1995 local government elections in South Africa. Made available by the Task Group for Local Government Elections, this document emphasizes the need for citizen's to register to vote to make sure their communities have a chance to be adequately represented at the local level. Information is presented in a storyboard format and key messages are in English as well as 5 local languages.
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Local Government Elections
Published by Y Press in 1995, this brochure explains the significance of local government in South Africa in regards to the individual and the importance of voting in them. “Local Government Elections” also provides basic voter registration information to encourage South Africans to participate in the upcoming October 1995 local government elections.
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Mpumalanga Province Report
A Technical Resources Group (UK) provincial resource officer named Barbara Miller wrote this “Mpumalanga Province Report” that highlights her role in the province as well as how her team functioned with the Communication and Voter Education Task Team she was assigned with in South Africa. The report, which covers the days from March 20th 1995 to November 6th 1995, provides details on Miller’s preparations for the upcoming November 1st, 1995 local government elections.
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The Election Watch
This issue of Election Watch in South Africa analyzes voter registration in depth prior to the 1995 local government elections. It includes a section focusing on the province of Kwazulu Natal, and considers measures to combat low voter registration.
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The Next Step: Why are we voting again
The Next Step features a dialogue between two families in order to highlight the prevailing needs of South Africans in advance of the 1995 local government elections. The document also provides basic information about the role and functioning of the Reconstruction and Development Program and an overview of national, provincial, and local government.
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There is only one democractic way to get what you want
This poster was created on the eve of the November 1, 1995 local elections and urges South Africans to vote in order to secure better social and municipal services. There is also a version of the poster that was printed in Tsonga.
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Transition and the Constitution
“Transition and the Constitution” is a 1995 publication that was distributed in the wake of the 1994 South African national elections. The piece provides a training manual to be used by educators in workshops on South Africa’s interim constitution and new government. The workshops were intended to allow participants to glean knowledge of the new constitution as well as new governmental structures and have a clearer picture of the African National Congress' “Reconstruction and Development Programme” (RDP).
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Your Guide to the Local Government Elections
“Your Guide to the Local Government Election” provides information to South African voters explaining the importance of local governance and what the registration and voting process is like. The book was issued in response to survey data that suggested many first time South African voters lacked a clear understanding of the election process. The 1995 publication was made possible in part by USAID, the European Community and the International Development and Research Center.
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Register now!
“Register Now” was produced by Black Sash, the South African Catholic Bishops’ Conference, and the South African Council of Churches in 1995 in order to urge South Africans to vote in the October local elections. Not only does this document repeatedly promote the importance of voter participation, but ensures voter confidentiality. Provided is a description of the electoral procedure as well as voter registration information.
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Technikon SA & Chris
“Technikon and Chris SA” is a story booklet that was sponsored by International Business Machines (IBM) of South Africa and published by Solidarity Publications. The booklet was released in 1995, the same year as the South African local elections, and was aimed at educating the public on the election process. The piece also tries to enhance voter efficacy by indicating all of the beneficial aspects of voting.