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Participants' Manual for the voter trainers' programme
Published by the Independent Mediation Service of South Africa in 1993, “Participants’ Manual for the Voter Trainers’ Program” provides exercises to ensure fair and responsible behavior in voter trainers’ classes. This document provides a series of illustrations of different conflicts between the trainer and the trainees and asks the applicant to provide resolutions to these potential scenarios in order to test each applicant.
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Project X: A Different History Lesson
Project X – A Different History Lesson is a book written by Belinda Mendelowitz and first published in 1993 by Macmillan Boleswa Publishers is dedicated to the youth of South Africa and highlights the importance of youth voter education. This fictional story of a 4th grade class who become educated on ideas of tolerance, freedom of speech, and voting after the announcement of the first democratic election in South Africa serves as an example of South African attempts to educate the youth on the importance of democratic and free elections.
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Sample Ballot - County of Fairfax
“Sample Ballot – County of Fairfax” is a sample ballot for the County of Fairfax from the November 2nd 1993 General and Special election where voters elected a candidate for Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, Member of the House of Delegates as well as more local offices and questions. The ballot was authorized by the Fairfax County Electoral Board.
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Make a difference -- register to vote in '93!
“Make a difference register to vote in ’93!” is a piece of civic education material that includes information on how to register and also provides contact information for local registration centers. The piece was directed at spurring voter turnout for that years local elections in Florida’s Broward County. This flyer also includes information about changing party affiliation and absentee voting.
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National Voter Registration Act of 1993
This pamphlet, published in Alabama in 1993, explains the “National Voter Registration Act.” The act, as summarized, was intended to facilitate the voter registration process by making it more accessible to citizens. The piece describes “motor voter” registration, postcard voter registration and agency based voter-registration.
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New Registrations -- Motor Voter vs Mail-in 1989 to 1993
“New Registrations – Motor Voter vs. Mail-in 1989-1993” is a graph provided by the District of Columbia Board of Elections and Ethics in 1993 that highlights the disparity between DC residents using the Motor Voter Act to register to vote against those who used mail-in registration. The comparisons are broken down by month and show statistics from the years 1989 to 1993.
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Mighty Political Experiment
“Mighty Political Experiment” is a pamphlet by the League of Women Voters which gives a historical background to their organization and the option for the reader to become a member of the League of Women Voters (LWV). The document, made available in 1993, provides insight into the LWV’s mission of encouraging the informed and active participation of citizens in government as well as some of its achievement and goals.
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National Voter Registration Act 1993
This document from the Office of the Secretary of Defense explains the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 which designates Armed Forces recruitment offices as voter registration agencies.
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Communicating with your Elected Officials: 103rd Congress & State Governors 1993-1994
“Communicating with Your Elected Officials 103rd Congress and State Governors 1993-1994,” is a brochure that is geared at educating voters on how to best communicate with their elected officials. The brochure includes six sections including one on how to vote with an absentee ballot and one regarding communication with one's Congressional representative.