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County Boards of Elections
This one page document provides important voter information related to the 1998 Maryland elections; the piece was released by Maryland’s “board of supervisors of Elections.” The page contains information on election dates for in-person and absentee voting as well as information for the 24-hour tapeline. The November 3, 1998 races would feature a state governor race as well as Congressional and Senate races.
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Your Vote Your Voice
“Your Vote Your Voice” is a 1999 publication by the National Association of Independent Colleges. The Booklet address voter education, coalition building, “get out the vote,” and the time table for the 2000 presidential election. The publication was created in part to provide solutions to the apathy expressed by younger voters towards the electoral process.
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The Youth Vote
This document analyzes trends in youth voting from 1971 onward. The piece purposely picks 1971 as it was the year which the 26th amendment was passed. That amendment moved the age for universal suffrage from 21 to 18 years of age. This 1999 study provides statistical breakdowns of youth voting figures as well as an analysis of what the data suggests. Also included is a chapter on why youth don’t vote; that section also acknowledges that voter turnout has been on the decline since the 1960s.
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Voter 1999
“Voter 1999” was produced in St. Louis County, Missouri by the city’s Board of Election Commissioners in lead up to that year’s general elections. The piece goes over voter identification, registration, absentee voting and also provides voters with a synopsis of key dates in the election season. The pamphlet also covers information related to registering if you have recently changed your name or domicile.
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Outreach
This piece published in 1999 describes the new voter registration card that California plans to adopt. The new system is purported to be more efficient and will also allow for the adoption of new voter technologies. Also included is a section of suggested reading on the topic of civic education as well as an article highlighting individuals who have excelled in the field of civic and voter education.
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Facts for Voters 1999
“Facts for Voters 1999” is a voter brochure published in 1999 by the League of Women Voters of the Fairfax Area, in lead up to the 1999 Elections and is intended to familiarize voters with the contact information of the members of the Cities and Towns, County and State offices. Additionally, it contains voting information, such as voter registration, voter qualifications, absentee voting and an Election Calendar with the most important dates of the 1999 Elections.
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History of the Constitutional Officers of Pinellas County
This 1999 edition of the Pinellas County publication “The Election Connection,” provides some updates for the 1999-2000 local and national elections. The two page flyer contains a section highlighting several elections in which only one vote has made a significance difference as well as biography on Sallie Parks the commissioner of Pinellas County. Also contained in the literature is an update for the countywide special elections that will be held on November 2, 1999.
Election Material
Civic Education Material
Politics for Generation X
“Politics for Generation X” is an article from the August 1999 edition of the “Atlantic Monthly;” it was written by Ted Halstead. The piece operates around the premise that young adults are the most politically unengaged members of the population and that a new agenda must be formulated to reengage them. Halstead investigates often incongruent value set of Generation X and then seeks to form a political agenda round them. This agenda includes solutions to balancing the budget, helping the little guy and solving global warming.
Election Material
Election and Political Party Law
Guidelines for Election in to the Office of President and the National Assembly
Guidelines for Election in to the Office of President and the National Assembly