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Official Sample Ballot Referendum Election
This document contains a sample ballot and voter instructions for the Tuesday March 2, 1999 election in Sacramento City Council District 6. The booklet also includes a “Voter’s Pamphlet” which contains profiles of and statements from the elections candidates. A section on absentee voting is also included.
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The Citizen
The Citizen serves as the official publication of Arlington County, Virginia and this edition was published in the fall of 1999. This issue focuses primarily on the upcoming November 2nd, 1999 local elections and provides candidate information, voting rules and regulations, as well as brief summaries of local issues. This edition also highlights upcoming Arlington County events, news from the public school system, and a guide preparing residents for the upcoming Y2K scare.
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Executive Summary on Findings of National Youth Survey
“The Executive Summary on Findings of National Youth Survey Conducted for 20/20 Vision” is a 1999 report on the overall feelings of youth on several key political issues. The study focused on youth’s views on government, their personal current concerns, the US’ role in the world and their views on environmental protection. The report, based on telephone surveys of 500 young adults 18-29 years of age, concluded that while this demographic has an engaged world view they believe that they can make the biggest impact closer to home.
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Voter Assistance Record Form
“Voter Assistance Record Form” is a form meant for the assistant that will be helping the voter in need to cast his/her vote. The form was released in August 1999 but does not mention the body authorizing the form and whether it is meant for a specific election in the District of Columbia, USA.
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Motor Voter News
The summer 1999 Edition of Motor Voter News, includes recent news regarding Virginia voter registration, information specifically regarding the Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles and key upcoming election dates. This newsletter is produced by the Virginia DMV and the Virginia State Board of Elections.
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County Boards of Elections
This one page document provides important voter information related to the 1998 Maryland elections; the piece was released by Maryland’s “board of supervisors of Elections.” The page contains information on election dates for in-person and absentee voting as well as information for the 24-hour tapeline. The November 3, 1998 races would feature a state governor race as well as Congressional and Senate races.
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Your Vote Your Voice
“Your Vote Your Voice” is a 1999 publication by the National Association of Independent Colleges. The Booklet address voter education, coalition building, “get out the vote,” and the time table for the 2000 presidential election. The publication was created in part to provide solutions to the apathy expressed by younger voters towards the electoral process.
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The Youth Vote
This document analyzes trends in youth voting from 1971 onward. The piece purposely picks 1971 as it was the year which the 26th amendment was passed. That amendment moved the age for universal suffrage from 21 to 18 years of age. This 1999 study provides statistical breakdowns of youth voting figures as well as an analysis of what the data suggests. Also included is a chapter on why youth don’t vote; that section also acknowledges that voter turnout has been on the decline since the 1960s.