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Comunicado de Prensa
“Press Release” is a press statement, available in Spanish, issued in 1996 by Orlando Abello Martinez-Aparicio from the National Registrar of Civil Status, Colombia. The press statement comes to inform about a civic education program involving a youth initiative proposal by the Electoral Organization of Colombia.
Election Material
Civic Education Material
Electoral Vote
“Electoral Vote” is an October 1996 issue of the Mini Page mock newspaper published by Universal Press Syndicate that explains to children the process of the Presidential Election which will take place in November 1996. The document provides a simplified description of the role election workers play in the process and how presidents are elected; there are also several games and puzzles that teach children more about the USA and its electoral system.
Election Material
Civic Education Material
Democracia para los jovens
“Democracy for the Youth” is a youth voter informative booklet, available in Spanish, issued in 1996 by the National Electoral Council of Colombia, and intended to help the Colombian youth understand the meaning and implications of a democratic society and why one should prefer it over the other forms of government; to learn about the separation of the three branches of power, as well as how to integrate oneself into a political party or movement. The booklet is meant to trigger the youths’ desire to participate in the building of a more democratic Colombia by educating them to fully understand the importance of having a democratic society and its attributes.
Election Material
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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.
Election Material
Civic Education Material
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.
Election Material
Civic Education Material
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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Report/Paper
Haiti Training and Voter Education Report for the December 17 Presidential Election
This report summarizes IFES results from the Pollworker Training and Voter Education component of the Haiti Election Support Program (HESP). The report discusses the impact of IFES’ work and provides a final evaluation of this component of the HESP
February 28, 1996
Election Material
Civic Education Material
Los Valores Democraticos
“The Democratic Values” is an informative booklet, available in Spanish, issued in 1996 by the Federal Electoral Institute in Mexico. The booklet discusses democratic values and is intended to familiarize the youth with its implications. The values discussed in the booklet include the following: the idea of responsibility, freedom, equality, tolerance, justice, pluralism, and participation.
Election Material
Civic Education Material
Mi Voto vale por dos...
“My Vote is Worth Two” is a youth participation work booklet, available in Spanish, issued in 1996 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.