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Register 88: Make it a Class Act
This pamphlet entitled “Register 88: Make it a Class Act” was published by the National Association of Secondary School Principal in 1988 after the NASSP received a grant to sponsor student voter registration nation-wide. The pamphlet contains step-by-step instructions as how to successfully organize and implement student voter registration in each school. The goal of the NASSP was to register 100% of eligible high school students before graduation in order for all to participate in the 1988 presidential election.
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Register and vote … a winning combination for South Dakota's future
“Register and Vote…a Winning Combination for South Dakota’s Future” is a voter handbook issued in 1988 by Joyce Hazeltine, South Dakota Secretary of State in lead up to the 1988 Elections, and is designed to inform voters about the voter registration process and absentee voting in South Dakota in order to stimulate people to exercise their right to vote. Additionally, it contains an Election Calendar with the most important dates for the 1988 Elections.
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Rockingham County Voter Guide
“Rockingham County Voter Guide” is a voter booklet, published in 1988 by the Rockingham County Board of Elections, in lead up to the 1988 election. The guide offers a description of the basic voting procedures and a brief description of the types of elections, from the Primary Elections to the Presidential ones. It also lists the Precincts of the Rockingham County and the Polling places available.
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Seven Minor Party and Independent Presidential Candidates
“Seven Minor Party and Independent Presidential Candidates” explains the procedure for nominating petitions, the role of electors, and the “challenge period”. This news release, submitted on August 19th 1988 by the D.C. Board of Elections and Ethics informs the reader that seven independent or minor party candidates have met preliminary requirements to appear on the November 8th 1988 presidential election ballot in the District of Columbia, USA. Registered voters may then challenge signatures on the petition; after which qualified candidates will appear on the ballot in an order determined by public lottery.
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Single Member District Candidates for Advisory Neighborhood Commission Seats
“Single Member District (SMD) Candidates for Advisory Neighborhood Commission (ANC) Seats in the November 8th, 1988 General Election” is a map of the District of Columbia, USA, distributed by the D.C. Board of Elections and Ethics and published on September 1st 1988, which shows the reader which SMDs already have a candidate to appear on the ballot of the November Presidential Election 1988.
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The Minnesota Legislative Manual 1987-1988: Abridged Edition
“The Minnesota Legislative Manual 1987-88: Abridged Edition” was released in 1988 by the State of Minnesota. The piece contains biographies of the major politicians and law makers in the state, information about the state, a map of the state’s congressional districts and information about the state’s elections.
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The vote -- a basic American Freedom
“The Vote a Basic American Freedom,” was produced in St. Louis County, Missouri by the city’s Board of Election Commissioners in lead up to the 1988 general elections. The piece contains information on voter identification, election-day procedure, absentee voting, electronic voting and where one may register to vote. The pamphlet was released in 1988 the year of the presidential race between Democratic nominee, Michael Dukakis and Republican nominee George H.W. Bush.
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Voter 88
“Voter 88” is voter subscription sample issued in 1988 by the Office of the Secretary of State of Texas and intended to serve as a request form for the receipt of voting materials in Texas, such as voting brochures and/or posters.
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Voter Registration Closes Today: District Election Board Extends Office Hours to Midnight
“Voter Registration Closes Today: District Election Board Extends Office Hours to Midnight” is a news release by the D.C. Board of Elections and Ethics from October 11th 1988 informing the reader that the D.C. Board of Elections will be open until midnight to accommodate District of Columbia residents wishing to register to vote for the 1988 Presidential Election before the legal deadline.
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Voter registration in District up Nine Percent since 1984
“Voter registration in District up Nine Percent since 1984” is a news release from 1988 by the D.C. Board of Elections and Ethics stating that voter registration in the District of Columbia for the 1988 November Presidential General Election, USA, has risen 9.1% since the 1984 General Election.