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Democrats: Putting People First for Arlington and America
“Democrats: Putting People First for Arlington and America” is a political pamphlet made available by Arlington Democrats which urges readers to vote Democrat in the upcoming 1996 Presidential Elections. The pamphlet outlines the good actions Democrats have taken in the last four years in Virginia.
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Qualifications for Public Office in the District of Columbia
“Qualifications for Public Office in the District of Columbia” is a memo, published by the D.C. Board of Elections and Ethics in 1996, which lists and briefly describes the qualifications needed to hold various offices in the District of Columbia, USA. The offices listed are specific to the District of Columbia, most of them local positions, and candidates may be elected through a general or special election.
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Political Parties
This two page flyer provides summaries of the various political parties in the United States. The piece includes what the parties’ platform and goals were in lead up to the November 5, 1996 local elections and presidential Election between incumbent Democrat Bill Clinton and Republican Nominee Bob Dole.
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Guidelines for Placing and Removing Political Campaign Posters on Public Space in the District of Columbia
“Guidelines for Placing and Removing Political Campaign Posters on Public Space in the District of Columbia” is a memo published by the Government of the District of Columbia in 1996 that asks candidates to be responsible in their political campaigning for the 1996 General Presidential Election. Candidates are asked to remove their posters once the election is over and to be attentive of waste; the official law for political campaign posters in D.C. is quoted.
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Candidates in the November 5, 1996 General Election
This pamphlet issued by the District of Columbia Board of Elections and Ethics outlines basic federal and local candidate information for the upcoming November 5th, 1996 general election. Also provided is a public notice that provides a summary and the legislative text of Initiative Measure 51 which outlines property assessment and tax amendments.
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El Liderazgo Politico
“Political Leadership” is a civic education handbook, available in Spanish, issued in 1996 in Panama as part of an electoral civic education program of the Electoral Tribunal in Panama. The handbook explains and describes the concept of political leadership and its implications, such as the abilities a leader must possess, his/her qualities, his/her responsibilities and political and social status. Additionally, the handbook contains some games/questions related to the topic.
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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.
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Ley Electoral y de Partidos Politicos y su Reglamento (with how-to-vote guide)
“The Electoral Law and Political Parties Law and its Regulations” is an electoral guide, available in Spanish, issued in 1995 by the Supreme Electoral Tribunal in Guatemala, in lead up to the November 12, 1995 General Elections in Guatemala. The guide includes the texts of the electoral and political parties’ law as well as the regulations of these. Additionally, it contains a brief explanation of the voting procedures.
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Manual del Fiscal
“Censurer’s Manual” is an informative booklet, available in Spanish, published in 1995 by the Institute of Investigation and Political Auto Formation (“Instituto de Investigacion y Autoformacion Politica”) in Guatemala. The booklet describes the purpose, obligations, and importance of the Elections Table Censurer.
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Referendum 1995: Financing and Expenses
“Referendum 1995: Financing and Expenses” is a 1995 leaflet, available in French, which explains the regulations for expenses and financing towards national committees that will be represented in the 1995 Referendum in Quebec, Canada. The document, published by the Director General of Elections in Quebec, provides information on the official agent, financing reports, and affiliation.