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The Next Step: Why are we voting again
The Next Step features a dialogue between two families in order to highlight the prevailing needs of South Africans in advance of the 1995 local government elections. The document also provides basic information about the role and functioning of the Reconstruction and Development Program and an overview of national, provincial, and local government.
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Your Guide to the Local Government Elections
“Your Guide to the Local Government Election” provides information to South African voters explaining the importance of local governance and what the registration and voting process is like. The book was issued in response to survey data that suggested many first time South African voters lacked a clear understanding of the election process. The 1995 publication was made possible in part by USAID, the European Community and the International Development and Research Center.
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Civic Education Material
Guide to Local Government Elections
“The Guide to Local Government Elections” training manual published in 1995 focuses on the concepts and implication of local governance in South Africa’s North West Province. The manual was released on the eve of democratization in rural South Africa and provides a wealth of information on the importance of local government and the overall election process. “The Guide,” was intended to educate the public on governmental procedures and assist with educating voters regarding the issues of the upcoming local elections.
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Notice of a Poll
“Notice of Poll” is a sample ballot for the Referendum vote in Quebec on October 30th 1995. The document, made available by the Director General of Elections in Quebec, states the referendum question in English and French of whether Quebec should claim sovereignty from Canada. The names of the chairmen and official agents for the committees of Yes and No are also provided.
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Election and Political Party Law
Provincial Gazette Extraordinary: Department of Local Government
Provincial Gazette Extraordinary: Department of Local Government
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Civic Education Material
Community News
This volume of "Community News" addresses the slow progress with regards to local government in rural areas of South Africa. Following the 1994 general elections, local communities begin discussing the procedures for local government elections in 1995. Constitution-building at the local level and the progress of women's organizations with regards to democratization are also covered in this issue.
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Election and Political Party Law
Government Gazette Vol 353 No 16099 - Office of the President No 2004, No 34 of 1994: Local Government Transition Act Amendment Act
Government Gazette Vol 353 No 16099 - Office of the President No 2004, No 34 of 1994: Local Government Transition Act Amendment Act
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Election and Political Party Law
Local Government: Election Regulations - Draft
Local Government: Election Regulations - Draft
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Civic Education Material
South Africa Election
Entitled “South African Election: April 26-28 1994,” this publication from the Embassy of South Africa on April 19th, 1994 provides basic information to South African citizens living in the United States on their ability to participate in the first universal franchise election from April 26-28 1994. Included is a map of the nine regions of South Africa and complete instructions as to how to vote absentee as well as a list of voting locations.
Election Material
Election and Political Party Law
Trilateral Conference on Electoral Systems - Habits of Democracy
Trilateral Conference on Electoral Systems - Habits of Democracy