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The Electoral Regulations 1993
The Electoral Regulations 1993
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The Referendum. The Guide.
Published by the Electoral Referendum Panel of New Zealand in 1993, “The Referendum, the Guide” serves as an informative document to New Zealand voters comparing the existing system of electing members of parliament (First-Past-the-Post System) against the newly proposed system (Mixed Member Proportional System). This document also provides information on the effect of each system on minor parties, New Zealand policy, and Maori representation. Further information on candidates and electorate boundaries is also included.
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Election and Political Party Law
1993, No 87, Electoral Analysis
1993, No 87, Electoral Analysis
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Civic Education Material
Why you should vote for MMP
“Why you should vote for MMP” is a leaflet produced by the Electoral Reform Coalition in New Zealand in 1993 that provides 5 reasons to vote for the implementation of the Mixed Member Proportional system of electing New Zealand’s members of parliament. Reasons include fairness of the system, equal worth of each vote, and greater individual influence on the election result.
Election Material
Civic Education Material
The Guide to the Electoral Referendum
“The Guide to the Electoral Referendum” was published by the Electoral Referendum Panel in 1992 and regards the September 19th 1992 vote in which a system of elections will be chosen to challenge the existing voting system. In addition to a brief history of New Zealand’s electoral history and a voting procedure outline, this guide outlines the different potential electoral system and provides their implications on New Zealand politics. These systems are the Mixed Member Proportional System, the Preferential Voting System, the Supplementary Member System and the Single Transferable Vote System.
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Liberty
This 1992 July-September edition of “Liberty,” a Nigerian quarterly publication, contains articles on human rights work in the country, and “The Paradox of Reparations.” This edition's lead story was on Nigeria’s “Civil Liberties Organization (CLO).” The magazine also contains a copy of “The Universal Declaration of Human Rights.”
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The Campaigner
This August/September 1992 edition of the Niagara publication, “The Campaigner,” focuses on the trials of three military officers who had been imprisoned for life due to their alleged role in the country’s 1985 coup. The article raises questions regarding civil and legal rights violations of the three officers and also considers if there should be a retrial of the men.
Election Material
Civic Education Material
The Status of Refugee Rights in Nigeria
“The Status of Refugee Rights in Nigeria” is a 1992 report diseminated by Nigeria’s Civil Liberties Organization. The report provides background on the refugee camps in Nigeria, a look at refugee populations from Liberia and Chad and a legal analysis of the refugees and their status in Nigeria. The publication came out during in the middle of the Liberian Civil War and in the same year as the 1992 Chadian coup.
Election Material
Election and Political Party Law
State Government (Basic Constitutional and Transition Provisions) Decree 1991
State Government (Basic Constitutional and Transition Provisions) Decree 1991
Election Material
Civic Education Material
Speaker's Placards
This document entitled “Speaker’s Placards” from 1997 provides 8 potential designs focusing on aspects of the Mixed Member Proportional system of electing New Zealand’s parliament as well as New Zealand recent election information to be displayed on billboard-type material after approval.