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Absentee Voting Opens for November Presidential Election
“Absentee Voting Opens for November Presidential Election” is a news release by the D.C. Board of Elections and Ethics from October 5th 1988 explaining that absentee voting is now possible for registered voters of the District of Columbia for the 1988 Presidential Election in the USA. The document also briefly describes the difference between casting an absentee ballot in person or by mail.
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Alabama Election News
This March 1988 publication of “Alabama Election News” includes information on how candidates qualify to be nominated, how to vote absentee as well as an election season timeline. The publication also includes a glossary of election terms and a card people can use to provide feedback. This publication came out in 1988 the same year as the presidential election between Michael Dukakis and George H.W. Bush. Those elections were held on November 8, 1988.
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Alabama Voter Information Guide
This document breaks down the 1988 election cycle and timeline for Alabama voters. The pamphlet includes a timeline for the elections, information on absentee voting, election-day procedure and what specific elections will be held. Presidential elections between Michael Dukakis and George H.W. Bush were held that year as were elections for probate judges and city commissioners.
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Are You Properly Registered to Vote in the Presidential Election?
“Are You Properly Registered to Vote in the Presidential Election?” is a news release by the D.C. Board of Elections and Ethics from September 16th 1988 informing registered voters who have moved without sending written notice of their new address must do so in order to vote in the November 8th 1988 Presidential Election. The document issues a stern warning that voter registration will be cancelled if the address is not up to date.
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Candidates Preliminarily Qualified for Offices on November 8th Ballot
“Candidates Preliminary Qualified for Offices on November 8th Ballot” is a memo, released on September 1st 1988, listing the independent and minor party candidates that are preliminary qualified to appear on the ballot for the Presidential General Election in the District of Columbia, USA. The document from the D.C. Board of Elections and Ethics also states that the petitions of these candidates will be posted for any possible challenges.
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Cartilla de Formacion Democratica
“Booklet of Democratic Formation” is an informative handbook, available in Spanish, published in 1987 by CEDEP, the Center of Political Studies in Guatemala. The booklet contains drawings illustrating the formation of a democracy with citizen participation.
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Civic Education Organization Charts for Cruzada
“Civic Education Organization Charts for Cruzada”is a Civic Education organization chart, available in Spanish, issued in 1988 by the Crusade for Citizenships’ Participation (“Cruzada”), Chile, as a follow-up of the 1988 Chilean Plebiscite. The document is comprised of several charts indicating the reach/influence of the “Cruzada” Organization.
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Congratulations on becoming a citizen of the United States and a registered voter
This one page flyer, from 1988, offers congratulations to Floridians who have both recently been affirmed as citizens of the United States and have also registered to vote.
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Cruzada por la Participacion Ciudadana
“Crusade for the Citizens’ Participation” is a civic education program brochure, available in Spanish, issued in 1988 by the CIVITAS Foundation and the Inter-American Institute of Human Rights, Chile. The brochure describes the “Crusade for the Citizens’ Participation” project identity and objectives, some of these involving the promotion of democracy among the Chilean society by encouraging voter education.