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Voter Education: Curriculum Methodologies
“Voter Education: Curriculum Methodologies,” published in 1999, is a booklet that explains the role of the Electoral Commission of Kenya in voter education. The Electoral Commision was focused on revamping the electoral process in Kenya and enhancing civic participation in the increasingly pluralistic Kenyan political process. This was particularly important as Kenya had been under virtual one party rule from 1969 until the early 1990s.
Election Material
Ballot
Colombia Presidential Ballot 1998
Presidential ballot from the first-round of the Colombian presidential election held on 31 May 1998.
Election Material
Ballot
Honduras Municipal Ballot 1997
Sample ballot paper used for the 30 November 1997 municipal election. This sample ballot shows support for the National Party of Honduras's candidate, Cesar CASTELLANOS.
Election Material
Ballot
Hounduras Presidential Ballot 1997
Ballot paper used in the 1997 Honduran Presidential election. The 1997 election was the first time in Honduran history that voters could cast seperate ballots for President, Parliament, and the municipal elections. The main candidates were Nora de MEIGAR and Carlos Roberto FLORES.
Election Material
Civic Education Material
Daraja Update
This November 1997 issue of “Daraja” touches on the struggle to achieve civic elections in Kenya and promoting democracy and good governance in Africa. The lead article focuses on the effort to enhance civic education and elections in the midst of executive governmental power that is not in favor of promoting political participation or expanding democracy. The second major piece describes the pathway to achieving peace in Africa and six major impediments to achieving strong democracy in the region. The challenges presented by the article to developing democracy in Africa are overcoming violence, sound democracy development managment, enhancing the role of civil society, mainstreaming women into politics, increasing the capacity of African institutions that allow for democracy development and developing an ownership of democratic reforms in order to bring about demcoracy that fits the region and culture that it will be governing.
Election Material
Civic Education Material
Republica de Colombia, Consejo Nacional Electoral y la Registraduria Nacional del Estado Civil
“Republic of Colombia. National Electoral Organization. National Electoral Council. National Registrar of Civil Status” is a flyer/certificate, available in Spanish, issued in 1997 by the National Electoral Organization, and is intended to serve as a certificate of participation for children involved in the first youth elections.
Election Material
Civic Education Material
Voto Por la Paz, la Vida Y la Libertad
“Vote for Peace, Life and Freedom” is an info flyer, available in Spanish, issued in 1997 in Colombia, and is intended to encourage voters to support the international humanitarian rights and to become promoters of peace and social justice and put an end to any war featured occurrences.
Election Material
Civic Education Material
Como Votar en Estas Elecciones
“How to Vote in These Elections” is a newsletter flyer, available in Spanish, published in 1997 by the “La Prensa” newspaper in Honduras, in lead up to the November 30, 1997 General Elections in Honduras and intended to instruct voters on the voting procedures. This special issue of the newsletter contains some cartoons reflecting the political parties participating in the elections.
Election Material
Civic Education Material
Participar, Y Votar, la Decision es Nuestra
“It is Our Decision to Participate and Vote” is a civic education discussion guidebook, available in Spanish, believed to be issued in the 1990s by the National Registrar of Civil State, Colombia. The guidebook encourages citizens to participate and vote while offering various options for participation. Additionally, the guidebook includes surveys and an evaluation.
Election Material
Civic Education Material
Comunicado de Prensa
“Press Release” is a press statement, available in Spanish, issued in 1996 by Orlando Abello Martinez-Aparicio from the National Registrar of Civil Status, Colombia. The press statement comes to inform about a civic education program involving a youth initiative proposal by the Electoral Organization of Colombia.