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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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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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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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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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Make No Mistake
This 1996 score card entitled “Make No Mistake,” paid for by the US Taxpayers Party National Committee serves as propaganda promoting Presidential candidate Howard Phillips on a multitude of different issues against other candidates Bill Clinton, Bob Dole, and Harry Browne. Phillips is the founder of the US Taxpayers Party and was their 1996 Presidential candidate.
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Master Index Clerk
“Master Index Clerk” is a guide from 1996 believed to be published by the D.C. Board of Elections and Ethics which gives detailed instructions to the Master Index Clerk to be followed on Election Day for the USA’s Presidential Election in 1996. Instructions include subjects such as confirming names and addresses of voters, issuing voter cards and referring voters to other clerks.
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Minnesota Voters Guide 1996
This Minnesota voting guide published in 1996 goes over the key events in the upcoming election season. The guide provides information related to the dates of the elections, who can vote, where can people to register and who citizens may contact for further information on the elections. The November 5, 1996 elections featured the presidential race between Democratic incumbent Bill Clinton and Republican nominee Bob Dole.
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Montgomery County Maryland Demonstration Ballot
This is a sample of the Montgomery County, Maryland demonstration ballot from the 1996 elections. The mock ballot was released in lead up to the general elections that would feature the November 5th, 1996 presidential race between Democratic incumbent Bill Clinton and Republican nominee Bob Dole.