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Voter Awareness Guide
The 1996 “Voter Awareness Guide” is written to inform voter educators on procedures they will have to undertake before the upcoming 1996 Presidential and Parliamentary elections in December. Instructions include details on the Voter Educator Outreach Programme, timelines and requirements of presentations on the importance of voting and the meaning of political posters. Also included is a question and brief answer section on general facts regarding the December elections.
Election Material
Civic Education Material
Droits et Promotion de la Femme
“Droits et Promotion de la Femme” is a pamphlet from 1996, available in French, which seeks to explain why women in the Democratic Republic of Congo have been discriminated against and gives possible solutions in order to give women more rights and better their position in society and the economy. The document is published by a Christian group called l’Epiphanie and also touches on women’s place in the Church and spiritual solutions to the problem. Overall, the pamphlet makes the point that as democracy becomes important in Africa, countries should try and increase women’s rights in order to hold true to the values of democracy.
Election Material
Civic Education Material
Voters' Registration News
“Voters’ Registration News” is a special feature published by the Electoral Commission of Ghana in September 1995 in preparation for the 1996 presidential and parliamentary elections. This article explains the new registration process and provides general election and voting information including an illustrated step-by-step process of the new voter registration. This article was funded by Supporting the Electoral Process (STEP) with a grant from USAID and IFES.
Election Material
Civic Education Material
Registration 1995: Public Education Workshop guide
This guide explains the steps, timing, and materials involved in planning and facilitating an educational workshop on voter registration.
Election Material
Civic Education Material
Let's Register Together (poster)
This advertisement encouraging the Ghanaian people to register to vote from September 15th to the 30th in 1995 was circulated in preparation for the 1996 national elections. This poster is aptly titled “Let’s Register Together” and depicts two hands both holding new voter registration cards.
Election Material
Civic Education Material
Some Questions and Answers on Voter Registration
This document entitled “Some Questions and Answers on Voter Registration” was published in 1995 by the Electoral Commission of Ghana and provides brief answers to basic questions on the new registration process, general voting rules and regulations, and the electoral structure in Ghana. This pamphlet was funded by Supporting the Electoral Process (STEP) with a grant from USAID and IFES.
Election Material
Civic Education Material
Kofi & Ama Learn about Voter Registration
In order to educate and encourage the Ghanaian public, the Electoral Commission of Ghana produced this comic strip in 1995, a year before the national elections. Aimed directly at the youth population, this comic strip provides information regarding the new registration process, voting rules and qualifications, and other facets of basic electoral knowledge. This document was funded by the Supporting the Electoral Process (STEP) with a grant from USAID and IFES.
Publication
Report/Paper
Voter Identification and Registration in Ghana: A Technical Assessment December 15 December 22, 1993
This report summarizes IFES’ efforts at improving voter identification and registration in Ghana in 1993.
March 22, 1994
Election Material
Ballot
United Kingdom Election for Fulwell Ward City of Sunderland Ballot 1993
Ballot used in the Fulwell Ward of the City of Sunderland on 16 September 1993 to elect a member of the City Council. Voters are instructed to vote for one candidate, who are listed on the right hand side of the ballot.
Election Material
Ballot
United Kingdom Referendum Ballot 1993
Ballot used for a referendum held on 23 January 1993 in the town of Bognor Regis, United Kingdom. The referendum was in reference to proposals by the Arun District Council to close the Regis Centre, as well as the town museum and weather recording service.