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How Students Elected a president
In May of 1996, Altay Kozhaev wrote this article in the New Generation, entitled “How Students Elected a President,” which discusses a political game played by Kazakh first and second graders in a local school. Kozhaev explains the game, conducted in the frame “Days of Political Science,” and continues to present the election process of these students as a serious one, emphasizing to the Kazakh people the importance of political education in Kazakh youth. This article is provided in both English and Russian.
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Fiches Pedagogiques a L'Usage des Animateurs de la Culture Democratique
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Haiti Training and Voter Education Report for the December 17 Presidential Election
This report summarizes IFES results from the Pollworker Training and Voter Education component of the Haiti Election Support Program (HESP). The report discusses the impact of IFES’ work and provides a final evaluation of this component of the HESP
February 28, 1996
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Los Valores Democraticos
“The Democratic Values” is an informative booklet, available in Spanish, issued in 1996 by the Federal Electoral Institute in Mexico. The booklet discusses democratic values and is intended to familiarize the youth with its implications. The values discussed in the booklet include the following: the idea of responsibility, freedom, equality, tolerance, justice, pluralism, and participation.
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Mi Voto vale por dos...
“My Vote is Worth Two” is a youth participation work booklet, available in Spanish, issued in 1996 in Colombia. The informational workbook is intended to guide youth towards becoming conscientious and responsible citizens in a democratic society. The workbook puts a great emphasis on the importance of rights and the need for young people to grow up in the spirit of respecting each other’s rights as a prerequisite for the existence of a peaceful and democratic society in Colombia.
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We do not want to be non-political
“We do Not Want to be Apolitical” is an article, originally available in Russian and translated into English, written in 1996 by Natalya Vorobtsova, Aliya Rustemova in the “Kazakhstanskaya Pravda” newspaper in Kazakhstan and which briefly describes a political science game organized by Gulnara Kanapievna in Kazakhstan. The article also touches on the importance of having young people actively participate and understand the political life of the country.
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Young Texas Voters
“Young Texas Voters” is a voter handbook issued in 1996, available in both English and Spanish, by the Election Division of the Office of the Texas Secretary of State, in lead up to the November 5, 1996 General Election. The guide is meant to provide voters with information about voting, the voter registration process, and the procedures that lead to a correct exercise of voting. Additionally, it contains an Election Calendar with the most important dates of the November 5, 1996 General Election in Texas.
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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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Jovenes x Jovenes
“Youth x Youth” is a civic education program description, available in Spanish, issued in 1996 by IFES, USAID and the Women and Democracy group in Paraguay. The document outlines and briefly describes the program’s objectives and methods, whose purpose is to promote the values of a democratic society through civic participation. Additionally, it includes a civil registration form.