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Judge of Election Handbook
This piece describes the voting and election process, for the November 3, 1998 elections, to “election judges” from Chicago, Illinois. The piece provides sections on how to properly set up a polling station, what to do after the polls close as well as what the Judges’ overall duties are. The piece also provides a glossary of election related vocabulary.
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Junta Nacional de Escrutinio
“National Board of Scrutiny” is an informative brochure, available in Spanish, issued in 1998 by the Electoral Tribunal of Panama in lead up to the August 30, 1998 National Referendum. The brochure contains the CV’s of the members of the National Board of Scrutiny, in an attempt to familiarize voters with their professional background.
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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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A Guide to Conducting a Successful Voter Education Drive
A Guide to Conducting a Successful Voter Education Drive” is a voter handbook issued in 1998 by the Election Division of the Office of the Texas Secretary of State, in lead up to the 1998 General Election in Texas. The brochure is part of the secretary of State’s voter registration drive program designed to increase participation in the election process through registering new voters and encouraging voter turnout. Its aim is to provide guidelines for businesses, associations, schools, and other organizations that wish to plan and implement a voter registration/education drive. Additionally, it contains a list of the voter registrars by county and an Election Calendar with the most important dates of the 1998 General Election in Texas.
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Prohibiciones, delitos, faltas electorales y faltas Administrativas
“Prohibitions, Crimes, Electoral and Administrative Offenses” is an instructive brochure, available in Spanish, issued in 1998 by the Electoral Tribunal of Panama in lead up to the May 2, 1999 Panamanian General Elections. The brochure lists and describes the electoral and administrative crimes that could be committed during the entire electoral process and makes reference to the specific articles in the Electoral Code that deal with these infractions.
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Proposed Constitutional Amendments to be voted on at the November 3, 1998 Special Election
Authorized by Virginia State Board of Elections Secretary M. Bruce Meadows, this document provides information on five proposed constitutional amendments that appear on the November 3rd 1998 Special Election ballot. For each proposed amendment the ballot question, explanation, present constitution and background, as well as the proposed change are provided.
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The DC Wise Guide
“The DC Wise Guide” is a guide issued in 1998 by the League of Women Voters in the District of Columbia with the objective of providing background information about the government of the District of Columbia, USA, and how to participate in its politics by either running for local office or by voting in the upcoming elections. Descriptions of different positions such as Mayor of D.C. or Member of the Board of Education are given as well as contact numbers for members of these teams. Finally, the dates for the Primary and General elections in 1998 are made known to the reader.
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Tribunal Electoral de Panama Referendum
“Electoral Tribunal of Panama: Referendum” is an instructive sample ballot, available in Spanish, issued in 1998 by the Electoral Tribunal of Panama in lead up to the August 30, 1998 Panamanian Referendum. The sample ballot is meant to serve as a teaching guide and to familiarize voters with the issues addressed in the Referendum.
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Referendum 1998
“1998 Referendum” is an informative brochure, available in Spanish, issued in 1998 by the Electoral Tribunal of Panama in lead up to the 1998 Referendum to reform the Constitution of the Republic of Panama that would permit the reelection of the president. The brochure contains technical information about the referendum, such as opening hours of the polling stations, presence of international observers, statistical data regarding Panama and other similar information.