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This is what happens when you vote on April 27 or 28
This poster depicts the voting process using an educational comic strip. The poster is significant because it is informing the large portion of South African voters, who will be voting for the first time in the upcoming April 27th and 28th 1994 election, as to how voting is physically conducted.
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Know Your Rights
“Know Your Rights,” written by Deputy National Director of the Legal Resource Centre Ms. Shehnaz Meer and published by Macmillan Boleswa informs South Africans of the rights they will soon be entitled to following the April 27th 1994 ushering in of the new Constitution. After an introduction explaining the importance of this event, Meer provides explanations of the new rights South Africans will soon have in the vernacular complete with illustrations. Also provided is information regarding the protection of these rights by local and state offices.
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Les Elections et nous
“Les Election et Nous” is a pamphlet from 1994, available in French, which informs readers of election laws and procedures in preparation for the 1995 Legislative Election in Guinea. The document, published with the help of GERDDES, includes information about voter registration, a breakdown of the different types of elections, and important articles from election law.
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Let's Vote: Everything you should know about the 1994 election
Let's Vote is a comprehensive voter's guide to everything about the 1994 election in South Africa. It includes information on voter eligibility, voter identification, ballot secrecy, and polling stations among other topics. The guide conveys this information in a storyboard format and encourages citizens to vote throughout.
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Voting is easy
“Voting is Easy” was distributed in lead up to the 1994 South African Election; the historical '94 election was the first to have universal adult suffrage. The seven page pamphlet delves into the voting process, what one needs to bring to be able to vote and provides a mock ballot. The literature was put together and distributed by the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) of South Africa.
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Why Should We Vote
“Why Should We Vote” is a brief advertisement that appeared in South Africa’s “The Star” in 1994. The piece addresses questions about the importance of local government, who can vote and how one can register. This advertisement was released in lead up to the 1994 South African election's, the first to feature universal adult suffrage.
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Will you be allowed to vote?
“Will You Be Allowed to Vote?” was published during the run up to the 1994 South African presidential election. The article explains who may vote, who the candidates are, what the ballots look like and how the physical process of voting works. This article is significant because the 1994 election was the first election that featured universal adult suffrage and many South African's were voting for the first time.
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Women Vote for Your Freedom Now
This flyer urges women to vote in the 1994 election. The flyer indicates that issues such as better health care, maternity leave, affordable housing, and protection for one’s children are all relevant matters that can be addressed through voting and the democratic process. The flyer is also available in Zulu and Afrikaans.
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You Your Vote and the Elections
“You Your Vote and the Elections” was published in 1994 in the lead up to the first elections in South Africa to have universal adult suffrage. The booklet, published by Black Slash and the Independent Forum for Electoral Education (IFEE), describes the structure of the new South African parliament and constitutional assembly, as well as, who can vote and how the process of voting works. The booklet was aimed at filling the knowledge gap that existed around the electoral process as a significant portion of South African’s had previously been denied voting rights.
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Our Time to Choose
“Our Time to Choose” is a comic book style story that follows South African’s as they learn about the voting process and get ready to cast their ballots in the upcoming 1994 national elections. The story’s aim is to energize and educate the public as to the concept of the vote and open elections. As this was the first election to feature universal adult suffrage, education material such as this was requried in order to fill the knolwege gap that existed in regards to the electoral process.