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Face to Face: A Guide to Candidate Debates
“Face to Face: A Guide to Candidate Debates” is a handbook created by the League of Women Voters Education Fund to help groups and voters to stage and produce effective, fair and interesting candidate debates. The guide, produced in 1996, prompts the reader to consider sponsorship and financing for the debates as well as outlining possible criteria, format and legal issues.
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Filling Vacancies in Advisory Neighborhood Commission Offices by Appointment of the ANC
“Filling Vacancies in Advisory Neighborhood Commission Offices by appointment of the ANC” is an information circular made available by the D.C. Board of Elections and Ethics in 1996 which explains the steps in filling a vacancy in the Advisory Neighborhood Commission (ANC) Office. The document also provides information about qualification of candidates and how an election is scheduled if there is more than one qualified candidate for the open position.
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First Vote: People for the American way
“First Vote: People for the American Way” is a pamphlet produced by the People for the American Way which outlines their program First Vote, a high school voter education and registration program. This pamphlet, published in 1996 – a presidential election year in the USA – is aimed at high school seniors of voting age.
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Connaissez vos Droits
“Connaissez vos droits” is a booklet from 1996, available in French, with the objective of providing support to human rights NGOs in Guinea by informing citizens of their rights. The document, published by the Guinean Organization for the Defense of Human Rights, is made up of images and different sections that explain the right to a fair trial, what an illegal detention is, and the rights of a prisoner in Guinea.
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Conociendo la Historia Civica de Mexico : 6
“Getting to Know the Civic History of Mexico 6” is an informative booklet, available in Spanish, published in 1996 by the Federal Electoral Institute, and it presents the civic historical facts and personalities throughout the months of April-June. The pamphlet is meant to amplify the knowledge of Mexican citizens regarding the most important happenings that have shaped the creation of Mexico, its identity and its historical memories that have been significant factors in the building of a democratic culture in Mexico.
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Conociendo la Historia Civica de Mexico : 7
“Getting to Know the Civic History of Mexico 7” is an informative booklet, available in Spanish, published in 1996 by the Federal Electoral Institute, and it presents the civic historical facts and personalities throughout the months of July-September. The pamphlet is meant to amplify the knowledge of Mexican citizens regarding the most important happenings that have shaped the creation of Mexico, its identity and its historical memories that have been significant factors in the building of a democratic culture in Mexico. Some of the events covered are: the death of Jose Maria Luis Mora, the coming out of the “Regeneracion” periodical, and the birth of Jose Maria Morelos y Pavon.
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Conociendo la Historia Civica de Mexico : 8
“Getting to Know the Civic History of Mexico 8” is an informative booklet, available in Spanish, published in 1996 by the Federal Electoral Institute, and it presents the civic historical facts and personalities throughout the months of October-December. The pamphlet is meant to amplify the knowledge of Mexican citizens regarding the most important happenings that have shaped the creation of Mexico, its identity and its historical memories that have been significant factors in the building of a democratic culture in Mexico. Some of the events covered are: the Revolutionary Convention of Aguascalientes and the citizenship rights decree.
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Corporacion Excelencia en la Justicia
“Corporation of Excellence in Justice “is an informative brochure, available in Spanish, issued in 1996 by the Corporation of Excellence in Justice, Colombia. The brochure is intended to inform readers of the origins, the objectives, the mission and the structure of the project “Excellence in Justice”, as well as it provides a membership application as “citizen’s commitment to justice.”
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Crezi Ca Votul Tau nu Conteaza
“Do You Think Your Vote does not count?” is a voter brochure developed in 1996, available in both Romanian and English, by the Pro Democracy Association in lead up to the June 2, 1996 Local Elections in Romania and intended to stimulate people to exercise their right to vote. The brochure contains a description of the local offices to be elected by the voters: the Mayor, the Local Council, and the Regional Council. Additionally, it contains information about voting instructions and voter registration as well as it includes a list of the irregularities that could be detected during the voting process and how to deal with them when needed.