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Los derechos de los ninos y democracia: "Yo Tambien"
“Children’s Rights and Democracy: “I Also”” is an informative brochure, available in Spanish, issued in 1990 by the Supreme Electoral Tribunal and UNICEF in Ecuador. The brochure encourages participation in child elections by briefly explaining the steps to be taken prior to the Election Day; it lists children’s rights and contains an illustration on how to vote.
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Las Elecciones Infantiles en Costa Rica
“Youths’ Elections in Costa Rica” is civic education program description, available in Spanish, issued in 1990 in Costa Rica. The document describes the history and objectives of child elections in Costa Rica and the experience of educating the youth in the spirit of civic participation, making them a big part of the development of a democratic Costa Rican society.
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Resumen de los Derechos de los ninos
“Summary of Children’s Rights” is an informative flyer, available in Spanish, issued in 1990 by the Central Bank of Ecuador in lead up to the 1990 organized child elections in Ecuador. The flyer presents a summary of children’s rights published by the Central Bank of Ecuador.
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Update Your Pinellas County Voter Registration Now
This letter titled “Update your Pinellas County Voter Registration Now!” was sent out in 1990 by Pinellas County, Florida Supervisor of Elections, Charles J Kaniss. In the letter are instructions to Pinellas County citizens on how to update their voter registration and the corresponding form.
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Voter rights and registration resource guide
“Voter Rights and Registration Resource Guide” is document produced in 1990 by the Texas Young Lawyers Association and designed to stimulate the voter turnout of eligible voters in Texas. The document is intended to help educate Texans about the importance of voting as well as the correct ways to exercise this right. Included in the document are important historical dates and brief descriptions of the events in the development of National Voter Rights under the U.S Constitution and a number of case studies on voting rights and the decisions involved. Additionally, after a brief description of the state voter registration, the document provides important information on Texas’s voter registration, voter qualifications, and the women’s suffrage movement.
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Los ninos y la democracia
“Children and Democracy” is a periodical article, available in Spanish, published by Marcia Gilbert de Babra in the “El Telegrafo” in Ecuador. The author agrees with the innovative idea of holding child elections but only as being complementary to other methods that a society must commit in respect of children’s rights. She questions and criticizes that anything durable will be achieved by holding these elections and if children would actually benefit from it.
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Preguntas y Respuestas Sobre las Elecciones Infantiles
“Questions and Answers about Child Elections” is an informative document, available in Spanish, issued in 1990 by the Supreme Electoral Tribunal and the Central Bank of Ecuador through its “Child Worker Program” in lead up to 1990 organized child elections. The document describes the meaning of child elections, the way they will be carried out and identifies the groups involved in hosting the elections. Additionally, the document contains a list of the locations for voter registration and sets the terms for registering.
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Students Learn About Voting Through Election Rally
“Students Learn about Voting through Election Rally” is a news release by the DC Board of Elections and Ethics from April 20th 1990 that informs the reader of a student election rally to elect the Student Member of the D.C. Board of Education and the Citywide Student Council set to happen on April 24th 1990. The goal of this program is the increase the participation of youth in D.C. Elections through exposure to voting in school.
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Calendario de Actividades
“Calendar of Activities” is an activities calendar, available in Spanish, issued in 1990 by Ana Rosa Ulate Badilla from the National Advisory of the Student Governments, Costa Rica. The calendar lists the student electoral process chronologically, from March 26-June 15, 1990.