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Young Texas Voters
“Young Texas Voters” is a voter handbook issued in 1996, available in both English and Spanish, by the Election Division of the Office of the Texas Secretary of State, in lead up to the November 5, 1996 General Election. The guide is meant to provide voters with information about voting, the voter registration process, and the procedures that lead to a correct exercise of voting. Additionally, it contains an Election Calendar with the most important dates of the November 5, 1996 General Election in Texas.
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First Vote: People for the American way
“First Vote: People for the American Way” is a pamphlet produced by the People for the American Way which outlines their program First Vote, a high school voter education and registration program. This pamphlet, published in 1996 – a presidential election year in the USA – is aimed at high school seniors of voting age.
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Jovenes x Jovenes
“Youth x Youth” is a civic education program description, available in Spanish, issued in 1996 by IFES, USAID and the Women and Democracy group in Paraguay. The document outlines and briefly describes the program’s objectives and methods, whose purpose is to promote the values of a democratic society through civic participation. Additionally, it includes a civil registration form.
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Picture Yourself in Local Government
“Picture Yourself in Local Government: A Student Guide to California Local Government” was published in 1996 by California's Instituted for Local Self Government. The piece has chapters on the history, structure, players, services, finances of local government as well as citizen participation in local government. The booklet’s target audience was Californian youth and it also contains a glossary of political and electoral terminology. “Picture Yourself in Local Government” was released in lead up to the November 5, 1996 general and local elections.
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Power of the Ballot
“Power of the Ballot” is a pamphlet published by the People for the American Way in January 1996 explaining the importance of the ratification of the 26th amendment, which lowered the voting age to 18 years. The document outlines the importance of the youth vote to the results of presidential elections in the USA.
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Catalogo de Materiales y Actividades de Divulgacion de la Cultura Democratica
“Catalog of Materials and Activities of Democratic Culture Coverage” is a teacher’s material catalog, available in Spanish, issued in 1996 by the Federal Electoral Institute in Mexico. The catalog is intended to serve as a democratic culture promotion material and to help familiarize citizens with the exercising of their political electoral rights and obligations. The catalog contains information about the elections materials distributed as well as about a series of activity games of democratic culture distribution.
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El Mandato Nacional de los Ninos por la Paz
“Children’s National Mandate for Peace” is the resume of a youth participation work booklet, available in Spanish, issued in 1996 by the National Registrar of Civil Status, in Colombia. The informational workbook is intended to guide youth towards becoming conscientious and responsible citizens in a democratic society. The workbook puts a great emphasis on the importance of rights and the need for young people to grow up in the spirit of respecting each other’s rights as a prerequisite for the existence of a peaceful and democratic society in Colombia.
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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.
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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.
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Venezuela's School of Neighbors: 15 Years of Education for the Democracy
"Venezula’s School of Neighbors 15 years of Education for the Democracy" was published in 1995 and discusses the countries achievements in creating a viable NGO sector, a potent civil society and strong democracy education program. The article provides insight into the development of social capital and civic education institutions.