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Procedures for County, Municipal, and District Initiatives and Referenda
This July 1996 booklet summarizes the County of Sacramento, California’s “procedure for preparing and qualifying county, city and special district initiative[s] and referenda.” The piece contains detailed sections on county, municipal and district initiatives and referenda as well as appendixes that provide flow charts on the process for passing initiatives and referenda.
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Using Consumer Marketing to Increase Voter Turnout
“Using Consumer Marketing to Increase Voter Turn Out” was published in 1996 by The Center for Civic Literacy and argues that the best way to treat voter apathy is treat the problem as short fall of inafffective consumer marketing. The piece purports that general statements of apathy are often due to a lack of cogent information on the candidates and election process. “Using Consumer Marketing to Increase Voter Turn Out” was published in 1996 during the lead up to that year’s November 5 local elections and presidential election between incumbent Democrat Bill Clinton and Republican Nominee Bob Dole.
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Voting Information News
The Federal Voting Assistance Program (FVAP) provides the Voting Information News in order provide voting news for voters and potential voters around the country. Issued in June 1996, Volume 6, Number 6 provides information regarding overseas registration, absentee balloting, a calendar for the 1996 Presidential and state primaries, and additional voting information services.
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Nicaragua: Mision de Observacion: Inscripcion Ad-Hoc y Verificacion
May 31, 1996
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Teenagers Promote the Vote Through Slick Music Video
“Teenagers Promote the Vote through Slick Music Video” is an article in The Washington Post written by Patricia Davis on May 23rd, 1996. Teenagers from local Fairfax, Virginia schools incorporated music into a video addressed to their peers about the importance of the youth vote. The video was shown throughout District of Columbia high schools and local teachers and city officials use the video to promote voter education to teenagers as well.
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La Pandilla: Los candidatos y los ninos
“The Gang: the Candidates and Children” is an informative workbook, available in Spanish, issued in 1996 by the “El Comercio” newspaper in Ecuador. The workbook contains activities and comics for children. The centerfold segment features Questions and Answers between children and presidential candidates.
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Election Administration Reports
The Election Administration Reports serve as the newsletter for elected officials and keeps up to date with election notes and new articles from around the United States. This issue is Volume 26, Number 10 and was published on May 13th, 1993 by Editor Richard G. Smolka.
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The Role and Structure of Elections in Canada
“The Role and Structure of Elections in Canada” is a May 1996 report of Canada’s electoral system, available in both French and English, meant to provide professional advice and assistance to countries in the Caribbean region that are in the process of developing democratic institutions. The document gives an overview of the legislation behind the Canadian electoral system, explains the access to elections and voting, and states the mission and goals of the Elections Canada organization – who originally published the document.
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Project V.O.T.E
“Project V.O.T.E” is a newsletter published in 1996 by the Project V.O.T.E Newsbulletin Staff in Texas and is intended to point out the accomplishments of the project in education school students and teachers in becoming an active part of the electoral process in Texas. The newsbulletin contains a message letter from the Texas Secretary of State. Additionally, it includes the election results from March 12, 1996 in the Republican primary and Democratic Primary.
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The Register of Electors Project
“The Register of Electors Project” is a report from March 1996, published by Elections Canada, which summarizes the research and results of the Register of Electors Project where the possibility of setting up an automated national register of electors in Canada was examined – the report concludes that the project is both feasible and cost-effective.