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Fotolenguaje
“Photo language” is a civic education handbook, available in Spanish, issued by the “Decidamos” group in Paraguay and intended to familiarize Paraguayans with the general aspects of a municipality. The handbook explores the importance of the municipal government; it describes what a municipality consists of, its functions and the relation between the central government and the municipal government. Additionally, it contains photos depicting the characteristics of a municipality.
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Virginia Elections 1997
On October 30th, 1997, The Washington Post published a special section entitled “Virginia Election 1997: Voters Guide” which provides a detailed breakdown of all candidates and important issues for the upcoming November elections. In this section are articles focusing on key current issues, recent candidate voting history, a complete analysis of each local and national race, outside campaign advertisements, and a map of the House of Delegates Districts. This section provides in depth information on all components of the 1997 Virginia elections.
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Participacion Ciudadana: Estatutos Generales
“General Statutes: Citizens’ Participation” is an informational brochure, available in Spanish, believed to be issued in 1997 by the “Citizen Participation” movement in the Dominican Republic. The brochure describes the general ordinances for membership and internal activities of the civic movement organization called “Citizen Participation.” The brochure is comprised of six chapters indicating the goals, membership, structure and general dispositions of the organization, followed by a lay out of the declaration of principles that stand at the organization’s foundation of functioning.
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Republica de Colombia, Consejo Nacional Electoral y la Registraduria Nacional del Estado Civil
“Republic of Colombia. National Electoral Organization. National Electoral Council. National Registrar of Civil Status” is a flyer/certificate, available in Spanish, issued in 1997 by the National Electoral Organization, and is intended to serve as a certificate of participation for children involved in the first youth elections.
Election Material
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Vous voulez voter le novembre prochaine?
“Vous voulez voter le novembre prochain?” is a leaflet from 1997, available in French, explaining the measures which citizens must take in order to vote in the November 1997 Municipal Elections in Quebec, Canada. The main objective of this document produced by the Director General of Elections in Quebec is to make sure citizens register to vote with at their local registry.
Election Material
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I can Vote! A user-friendly Guide to voting in Canada
“I can Vote! A user-friendly Guide to voting in Canada” is a civic education pamphlet serving as a guide to first time Canadian voters in order to explain how to vote in Federal Elections and how the electoral system works. The document, published by Elections Canada in September 1997, includes diagrams, pictures and instructions on matters such as marking ballots which will help the readers successfully vote in the 1997 Federal Elections in Canada.
Election Material
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Do you want to vote on the 2nd of November?
“Do you want to vote on the 2nd of November?” is a flyer from 1997, available in French and English copies, which explains to readers how to correctly enter their name on the list of electors in order to vote in the Municipal Election in Quebec, Canada, on November 2nd 1997. The document, published by the Director General of Elections in Quebec, informs voters that there will be a revision of the voter lists and that they must ensure their name and address has been correctly added.
Election Material
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La Citoyenneté
“La Citoyenneté” is a booklet from August 1997, available in French, which is made up of a comic strip and text explaining to government structure in Guinea and the rights guaranteed to Guinean citizens. The document, published by SLECG (Syndicat Libre des Enseignants et Chercheurs de Guinee), states that the objective of the comic strip is the encourage youth to take a greater role in politics and their civic duties in order to deepen the state of democracy in Guinea.
Election Material
Civic Education Material
Voting : It's a College Matter (Guide for holding an election and referendum at the college level)
“Voting: It's a College Matter” is a guide designed to teach students how to hold an election or referendum vote in school. The guide, published in April 1997, is part of a larger project by the Director General of Elections in Quebec to instruct youths in the rules and regulation of the electoral system in Quebec, Canada. Since the guide was originally published in French, “college” refers to high school.