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ESAURP Newsletter
This February 1994 edition of the ESAURP (Eastern and South African Universities Research Programme) Newsletter touches on issues of democracy promotion, governance stability in Africa and the Education for Democracy project. The Education for Democracy project was the initiative of the ESAURP Regional Council for Democracy and focused on work related to improving governance and developing civil society within its member countries such as Tanzania.
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Manual Do Eleitor
“Voter’s Guide” is an informative booklet, available in Portuguese, published by the National Electoral Commission of Guinea-Bissau. The guide is meant to enhance citizens’ participation through educating them on the voting procedure. The guide instructs voters on who is eligible to vote, where they can vote, and how to vote. Additionally, the booklet provides brief explanations on the requirements to run for public offices in Guinea-Bissau.
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Con Juego Limpio
“Mexico can Still Win With Fair Game” is an informative booklet, available in Spanish, issued in 1994 by the “Citizens’ Movement for Democracy” group in Mexico, in lead up to the August 21, 1994 Mexican Federal Election. The booklet encourages citizen participation in elections and conscientiousness so there may be no fraud and corruption involved. Additionally, the booklet describes voter qualifications and voting procedures.
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Democracy and Voter Education Initiative
The “Democracy and Voter Education Initiative” published in 1994 by the Institute for Contextual Theology covers topics such as forms of state, electoral systems and democracy. The impetus for the “Initiative” was to educated people in South Africa on political participation in the democratic system and the concept of the vote.
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Draft Constitution Selected Provisions
“The Draft Constitution Selected Provisions,” is a booklet published in 1994 that describes what the new constitution of Uganda specifies. Detailed in the booklet are topics such as how citizenship in Uganda is defined and what the function of the new constitutional assembly will be. Also included is a description of the five year referendum cycle that will use the vote to decide the form of government in Uganda every five years.
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Early voting in Texas
“Early Voting in Texas” is a voter handbook published in 1994, available in both English and Spanish, by the Elections Division of the Office of the Texas Secretary of State, in lead up to the 1994 Elections in Texas. The guide is meant to provide qualified voters with information about the early voting procedures, such as the time when early voting is conducted, the eligibility of the people who qualify for early voting and other information related to the early voting practices.
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Education Civique
“Education Civique” is a teaching guide from 1994, available in French, which provides a history of Guinean politics and an explanation of the government structure, citizen rights, decentralization and the constitution in Guinea. The document, published by SAEC (Societe Africaine d’Edition et de Communication), is split up into different sections based on the schooling level – with each level covering different topics of civic education and games and quizzes throughout the booklet.
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El Instituto Federal Electoral Naturaleza estructura y funciones
“The Federal Electoral Institute: Its Nature, Structure and Functions” is an instructor’s manual, available in Spanish, published in 1994 by the Federal Electoral Institute in Mexico. The manual is a guide for instruction on the Federal Electoral Institute: it nature, structure, and functions.
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1994 Oklahoma Voter's Guide
“1994 Oklahoma Voter’s Guide” is a voter guide published in 1994 by the Resource Institute of Oklahoma, in lead up to the November 8, 1994 Oklahoma State Election and is designed to inform Oklahoma voters about the candidates running for federal offices. The voter handbook was compiled upon the receipt of a questionnaire that was sent to candidates by the Resource Institute of Oklahoma in which they had to express their position on specific topics, such as budget/taxes, education, crime, labor, welfare reform, and health care being among the others. The voter guide presents the positions of each candidate on any of the topics mentioned above.