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1995 Voter Information Guide
“1995 Voter Information Guide” is a voter handbook prepared in 1995 by Bob Taft, the Secretary of State of Ohio, in lead up to the May 2, 1995 Primary Election and the November 7, 1995 General Election. The guide is meant to provide voters with information about registering and voting, absentee voting including the armed services absentee voting, to inform them about their rights as voters and the procedures that lead to a correct exercise of voting. It also provides short descriptions of each one of the offices for which Ohio voters will express their votes.
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Wired for Democracy: Using Emerging Technology to Educate Voters
Provided by the League of Women Voters Education Fund in 1995, this essay entitled, “Wired for Democracy: Using Emerging Technology to Educate Voters” argues for the implementation of new technology in election systems. Written by Ellen Weir, this paper focuses on bypassing traditional media, pilot projects currently in place, future technologies, and the impact new technology has had in the past elections as well its potential for the upcoming 1996 presidential elections.
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State of Illinois Candidate's Guide
“Candidates Guide 1995,” was produced by the State Board of Elections in Illinois with the express intent to educated prospective candidates as to how to become a balloted candidate. The booklet contains sections for partisan, new party and non party candidate filing as well as sections on filling requirements for non party candidates.
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Supply List 21G
This 1995 document contains a list of election supplies necessary for running an orderly polling station. Included on this list were items such as: “votomatic” machines, economy voting units, a precinct binder and ballot box. The document also contains copies of the supporting affidavits necessary to make the charge of voter tampering.
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Tell it to Washington: A Guide for Citizen Action Including Congressional Directory 1995-1996
“Tell it to Washington: A Guide for Citizen Action Including Congressional: Directory 1995-1996” is a 1995 pamphlet from the League of Women Voters Education Fund that explains to readers how to reach out to elected officials in order to have their voices heard. The pamphlet serves as a guide for effective communication with members of Congress and their staff: how to make personal visits, place phone calls and write letters. The document describes different branches of government that citizens can reach out to and how to do so; yet the bulk of the pamphlet is a directory of names of elected officials for the USA.
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How to vote in Maryland
This document, published in the year 2000 by the Maryland State Board of Elections, contains information about the upcoming year 2000 elections and the overall voting process in Maryland. The piece specifically touches on who may register, where and when they should do so and if registration via mail is acceptable. Also covered are general election logistics, absentee ballot and essential dates to the election season. The November 7, 2000 elections would feature the presidential race between the Republican nominee George W. Bush and the democratic nominee Al Gore.
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Office of the Secretary of State: History & Duties
This document, published in 1995, describes the duties of Maryland’s Secretary of State. Some of these duties include regulating charitable organizations in the state, establishing community outreach programs, real-estate registrations and the distribution of several state documents and publications. The secretary of state also welcomes foreign dignitaries to the state and presides over the commissioning of military monuments.
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Ohio Citizen's Digest
“Ohio’s Citizens Digest” is a brochure, published in 1995 by Bob Taft, Secretary of State of Ohio, designed to provide general information about Ohio, due to the large numbers of inquiries coming from the people of Ohio about basic detail related to Ohio’s government and history. Among the topics covered are Ohio’s statehood, State of Ohio Organizational Chart, Ohio Government and Presidents, Symbols of Ohio, and some facts about Geography, Education and Sports. Additionally, there is a brief chapter that provides information about the qualifications for voting in Ohio and the ways to register to vote.
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Instructions on Voter Registration in Chicago for the Volunteer Deputy Registrar Program
This booklet, published in 1995, was distributed to help voters from Chicago, Illinois who were interested in working to help register voters for upcoming local and national elections. The booklet contains information regarding how to deal with registering under a changed name or address, what the necessary steps for voting are and how to fill out a registration card.