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29 Jan 2014 | Election FAQ
On February 2, Costa Rica will hold national elections to elect a new President. IFES FAQs gives insight into these elections.
5 Feb 1994 | Election Material
Ballot used for Presidential elections held in Costa Rica on 6 February, 1994.
5 Feb 1994 | Election Material
Ballot used for municipal elections in Costa Rica on 6 February 1994. The ballot shows parties running in the Central Canton in the Province of San Jose.
3 Feb 1994 | Election Material
Ballot used for Parliamentary elections in Costa Rica on 6 February 1994. Ballot is for the Province of San Jose.
31 Dec 1990 | Election Material
“Student Political Parties” is an informative document, available in Spanish, issued by the Ministry of Public Education in Costa Rica, and intended to lay out the obligations and duties of...
28 Feb 1990 | Election Material
“Youths’ Elections in Costa Rica” is civic education program description, available in Spanish, issued in 1990 in Costa Rica. The document describes the history and objectives of child elections...
3 Feb 1990 | Election Material
Ballot used in municipal elections held in the Canton of Potosi, Costa Rica on 4 February 1990.
3 Feb 1990 | Election Material
Ballot used for Parliamentary elections in Costa Rica, held on 4 February 1990.
31 Dec 1989 | Election Material
“Legal Paper Nr. 98126 E” is an informative document, available in Spanish, issued in 1990 by the MANO, a student government political party from the Nocturnal High school of Limon, Costa Rica,...
31 Dec 1989 | Election Material
“Student Electoral Code” is an informative booklet, available in Spanish, issued in 1990 by the Ministry of Public Education in Costa Rica, presenting the student electoral code for the student...
31 Dec 1989 | Election Material
“Calendar of Activities” is an activities calendar, available in Spanish, issued in 1990 by Ana Rosa Ulate Badilla from the National Advisory of the Student Governments, Costa Rica. The calendar...
31 Dec 1989 | Election Material
“The Year of the Costa Rican Democracy” is a ceremony program brochure, available in Spanish, believed to be issued in the 1990s in lead up to the student government elections in Costa Rica. The...
27 Jun 1989 | Election Material
“The Transfer of Powers in the Student Government” is a ceremony program, available in Spanish, issued in 1989 by the student government at the Professional Technical High school of Heredia, Costa...
31 May 1989 | Election Material
“Ballot for the Election of the President of the Student Community Executive Committee of the Nocturnal High School in Limon” is a ballot sample, available in Spanish, issued in 1989 at the...
31 Dec 1988 | Election Material
“Student Integral Party for the Fight” is an informative brochure, available in Spanish, issued in 1989 by the student body of the Student Integral Party for the Fight (“Partido Integro Estudantil...
31 Dec 1988 | Election Material
“Ballot for the Student Government Executive Committee of Marcelino Garcia Flamenco High School” is a ballot sample, available in Spanish, approved in 1989 by the Ministry of Public Education,...
31 Dec 1988 | Election Material
“Nocturnal High School of Limon” is an informative leaflet, available in Spanish, Issued in 1989 by the student body of the Student Integral Party for the Fight (“Partido Integro Estudantil por la...
31 Dec 1988 | Election Material
“Student Electoral Tribunal” is a sample ballot, available in Spanish, issued in 1989, by the Student Electoral Tribunal of the San Antonio of Belen Spanish School, Costa Rica, in lead up to the...
31 Dec 1988 | Election Material
“Sample Ballot with Parties MOTA and MAE” is a sample ballot, available in Spanish, issued in 1989 by the Student Electoral Tribunal, in lead up to the student government elections. The ballot...
30 Nov 1988 | Election Material
“Analysis of the IDEAS Center’s Activities-1988” is a training outcome report, available in Spanish, issued in 1988 by IDEAS, Costa Rica. The report summarizes a Civic Education Organization’s...
22 May 1988 | Election Material
“Participation of the Executive Committee of 1987-1988 in the Regional and National Activities” is a youth Civic-Education project description, available in Spanish, issued in 1988 by the...
15 May 1988 | Election Material
“The Student Government was Elected” is an election results document, available in Spanish, issued in 1988 by the Student Electoral Tribunal and meant to outline the integral student government...
31 Dec 1987 | Election Material
“Say Yes, Vote No” is an informative leaflet, available in Spanish, issued by IDEAS-Temuco organization, Costa Rica and intended to encourage voters to vote “Yes” and “No” on specific issues. The...
31 Dec 1987 | Election Material
“One Government…” is a high school government campaign poster, available in Spanish, issued in 1988 by a high school party in Costa Rica in lead up to the elections of the student government.
31 Dec 1987 | Election Material
“Training Guide for Table Agents” is a table agent training guide, available in Spanish, issued in 1988 by IDEAS in Costa Rica, in lead up to the 1988 Referendum in Costa Rica. The guide outlines...
25 May 1987 | Election Material
“Government’s Five Goals Plan for the Joaquin Lizano Gutierez High School” is a proposal document, available in Spanish, issued in 1987 by the Student Electoral Tribunal of Joaquin Lizano...
31 Dec 1986 | Election Material
“Student Electoral Process” is an informative document, available in Spanish, issued in 1987 by the Clodomiro Picado T. Institute of Education in Turrialbe, Costa Rica. The document describes the...
31 Dec 1986 | Election Material
“Student Government Report” is a student government report, available in Spanish, issued in 1987 by the newly elected student government body of the Joaquin Lizano Gutierez High school in Heredia...
31 Dec 1976 | Election Material
"Regulations of the Student Community” is a normative booklet, available in Spanish, issued in 1977 by the Ministry of Public Education in Costa Rica. The booklet is a student body ordinance...