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Politics for Generation X
“Politics for Generation X” is an article from the August 1999 edition of the “Atlantic Monthly;” it was written by Ted Halstead. The piece operates around the premise that young adults are the most politically unengaged members of the population and that a new agenda must be formulated to reengage them. Halstead investigates often incongruent value set of Generation X and then seeks to form a political agenda round them. This agenda includes solutions to balancing the budget, helping the little guy and solving global warming.
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Kids Voting USA New Hampshire
“Kids Voting USA,” is a pamphlet that was distributed in lead up to the midterm local and Congressional elections in 1998. The pamphlet was part of a two fold movement to get parents to bring their children with them to the polls in New Hampshire as a way to educate them in the many facets of the electoral process and simultaniously spur voter turnout. Included in the literature was a sample ballot and the “Kids Voting USA” news letter featuring articles on the projected success of the organization's initiative as well as the program’s goals and philosophy.
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Vote 3-6 Speak Out
This document was released by the Illinois State Board of Elections in 1998. The piece was intended to energize the electorate and spur a high voter turnout for that year’s mid-term congressional and local elections and for future elections to come. The literature covered sections on absentee voting, election-day procedures, and how to close the polls.
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An Invitation From the Chief Electoral Officer
“An Invitation from the Chief Electoral Officer” is a flyer published by Elections Canada in 1998, available in both an English and French copy, which advertizes the launch of a CD-ROM called “Exploring Canada’s Electoral System”. The CD-ROM is aimed at student and seeks to educate them about the major aspects of the Canadian electoral system and the historical evolution of voting.
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Young Texas Voters
“Young Texas Voters” is a voter handbook issued in 1998, 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 3, 1998 General Election in Texas. 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 3, 1998 General Election in Texas.
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I can Vote! A user-friendly Guide to voting in Canada
“I can Vote! A user-friendly Guide to voting in Canada” is a civic education pamphlet serving as a guide to first time Canadian voters in order to explain how to vote in Federal Elections and how the electoral system works. The document, published by Elections Canada in September 1997, includes diagrams, pictures and instructions on matters such as marking ballots which will help the readers successfully vote in the 1997 Federal Elections in Canada.
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Voting : It's a College Matter (Guide for holding an election and referendum at the college level)
“Voting: It's a College Matter” is a guide designed to teach students how to hold an election or referendum vote in school. The guide, published in April 1997, is part of a larger project by the Director General of Elections in Quebec to instruct youths in the rules and regulation of the electoral system in Quebec, Canada. Since the guide was originally published in French, “college” refers to high school.
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Voter C'est Collegial!
"Voter c’est Collégial!”is a guide, available in French, designed to teach older high school students how to hold an election or referendum vote in school. The guide, published in 1997, is part of a larger project by the Director General of Elections in Quebec to instruct youths in the rules and regulation of the electoral system in Quebec, Canada.
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First Vote Connecticut
“First Vote” was released in Connecticut in 1996 in lead up to that 1996 and 1997 election seasons. The piece was aimed at educating high school students and first time voters on the voter registration and physical voting process. This piece also contains a frequently asked question section and information on absentee voting. Specifically this piece was released in the lead up to the November 5, 1996 congressional and presidential elections between Democratic incumbent Bill Clinton and Republican Nominee Bob Dole and the following year's (1997) local elections in Connecticut.
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You be the judge
This is the November 1996 edition of “You Be the Judge,” a local publication from Chicago, Illinois. This particular issue contains stories on educating children on the voting process, how to make your vote count, and information suggesting that voter registration is on the rise. Also featured, was information on how to become an election judge for the upcoming November 5 elections.