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El Ciudadano : Obligaciones Y Responsabilidades
“The Citizen: Obligations and Responsibilities” is an informative booklet, available in Spanish, issued in 1996 by the Federal Electoral Institute (FEI) in Mexico. The booklet is part of the FEI’s activities with citizen orientation to educate them on their rights and the accomplishing of their political-electoral responsibilities. The brochure explains citizens’ obligations and responsibilities in the context of their role as citizens in a democratic society.
Election Material
Civic Education Material
El Ciudadano y sus Derechos
“The Citizen and His/her Rights” is an informative booklet, available in Spanish, issued in 1996, by the Federal Electoral Institute (FEI) in Mexico. The booklet discusses citizens’ rights as part of FEI’s orientation activities to encourage citizens to take advantage of their rights and comply with their obligations. The booklet offers basic information about the concept of citizenship and its importance in the political life of a society and it makes reference to the rights and responsibilities of the Mexican citizens, as well as the ways they can participate in the electoral process.
Election Material
Civic Education Material
El Orden Politico Democratico
“The Democratic Political Order” is an informative booklet, available in Spanish, published in 1996 by the Federal Electoral Institute in Mexico. The brochure discusses the meaning of the democratic political order since the day of its creation and what it means in relation to Mexico’s existing democratic political order. The brochure touches on topics such as: the division of state powers, public opinion, and citizen participation.
Election Material
Ballot
Brazil General Election Electionic Ballot 1995
Printout of a sample electronic ballot from the Brazil in the Region of Minas Gerais.
Election Material
Constitution
War Veterans Act, Chapter 11:15
The War Veterans Act provides for the establishment of provisions of assistance for Zimbabwean war veterans and their dependents. Included in this measure, are the establishment of a fund to finance the assistance, in addition to a constitution and creation of the War Veterans Board.
Election Material
Election and Political Party Law
Electoral (Applications, Appeals and Petitions) Rules, 1995
Electoral (Applications, Appeals and Petitions) Rules, 1995
Publication
Report/Paper
Brazil 1994 Election: Technology Assessment Report, February 28, 1995
This Election Technology Assessment from the 1994 elections in Brazil details IFES’ audit of the vote tabulation software used in Brazilian elections. The report focuses on the technological innovations in Brazilian electoral administration, the future direction of its modernization, and the applicability of the concepts and technologies involved to election administration in other countries.
Specifically,
IFES conducted studies on the Brazilian development of a cost-effective indigenous election technology which could be applied to other developing countries.
February 27, 1995
Election Material
Civic Education Material
Eleicao Municipal de Xaxim
“Municipal Election of Xaxim” is a flyer, available in Portuguese, showing a sample of the keyboard used by the microcomputer in the electoral cabin for the February 12, 1995 Municipal Election in Xaxim, Brazil. The flyer was issued in 1995 by the Regional Electoral Tribunal of Santa Catarina, Brazil and intended to familiarize voters with the voting procedure inside the electoral cabin.
Election Material
Civic Education Material
Una Experiencia Democratica
“A Democratic Experience” is the first edition of the “Horizonte Ciudadano” informative bulletin, available in Spanish, issued in 1995 by the Federal Electoral Institute in Mexico. The bulletin discusses, through illustrations, a democratic experience for children, intended to familiarize young children with the benefits that come with actively participating in a democratic setting. This first edition discusses how a group of children organize themselves to participate in a camping trip and to take part in the elections of the student council of their school.
Election Material
Civic Education Material
The Magic Island. Una Exploracion por el Universo de la Democracia
“The Magic Island. Exploring the Universe of Democracy” is an informative illustration book for children, available in Spanish, issued in July 1995 by the Federal Electoral Institute in Mexico, and intended to teach children about the concept of democracy. The book tells a fictive story, where children from every corner in the world and having different interests are brought to a magic island and try to build a life together.