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Que tienes que hacer el 12 de noviembre del 2000?
“What do You have to do on November 12, 2000?” is an election brochure, available in Spanish, issued in 2000 by the Electoral Council of the State of Jalisco, Mexico, in lead up to the November 12, 2000 Elections and intended to stimulate citizens’ participation in the election process. The brochure describes the voting procedure, as well as it explains the concept of voting and the implications of it.
Election Material
Civic Education Material
Ruta Democratica
“The Democratic Route” is an educational game, available in Spanish, issued in 2000 by the Federal Electoral Institute in Mexico. The board game guides players through the democratic and anti-democratic attitudes and concepts in an effort to familiarize all groups of citizens with their implications.
Election Material
Civic Education Material
Apuntes Democraticos
“Democratic Notes” is an informative guidebook, available in Spanish, issued in 1999 by the Electoral Council of the State of Jalisco in Mexico. The guidebook explains the concept of democracy and it encourages citizens to be responsible and to participate politically. Some of the specific topics covered are: the democratic values and its implications, the idea of free and fair elections, and the political culture/civic education for citizens.
Election Material
Civic Education Material
Referendum, Plebescito, e Inicativa Popular
“Referendum , Plebiscite and Popular Initiative” is an informative guidebook, available in Spanish, issued in 1999 by the Electoral Council of the State of Jalisco in Mexico, and it is intended to inform citizens about the mechanisms of direct democracy that were adopted in Jalisco with the constitutional approval of the referendum, the popular initiative and the promulgation of the Citizen Participation Law in 1998. The guidebook explains the concepts and characteristics of referendum and popular initiative.
Election Material
Civic Education Material
Formacion Civica y Etica
“Civic and Ethical Formation” is a teacher’s guide, available in Spanish, published in 1999 by the “Grupo Noriega Editores” in Mexico and meant to serve as a curriculum and guide for teaching civic and ethic classes. The guide discusses the concepts and implications of human nature and values, the role of citizens in the society, the role of the individual in the community, social organization of people and democracy. The guide contains reflection activities, for students, on the topics covered.
Election Material
Civic Education Material
Derechos de la Ninez
“Youth’s Rights” is a calendar, available in Spanish, issued in 1998 by several Human Rights groups in collaboration with the Federal Electoral Institute in Mexico and designed to familiarize children with the rights they are entitled to. In the calendar, each month describes a childhood right.
Election Material
Civic Education Material
Manual de cabildeo en medios de comunicacion
“Manual for Lobbying” is an informative booklet, available in Spanish, published in 1998 in Mexico, and intended to increase the presence of the civil society organizations in the means of communications, in this way exposing and influencing the public opinion. The booklet describes the concept of lobbying and it explains how to deal with the press effectively. Additionally, the booklet contains a citizen proposal divulging their request for a series of rights.
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Report/Paper
Mexicos Mid-Term Elections, July 6, 1997 International Visitors Report
This report is structured to provide the reader with background information on the political-electoral system in Mexico and the electoral reforms that have been implemented. The report focuses on the July 1997 mid-term elections.
August 31, 1997
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Report/Paper
Elecciones Mexicanas 6 de Julio de 1997 Informe de Los Visitantes Extranjeros
August 31, 1997
Election Material
Civic Education Material
The Mexican Electoral System and the Federal Election
The Mexican Electoral System and the Federal Election was published by the Instituto Federal Electoral (IFE) in June of 1997 in preparation for the July 6th, 1997 Mexican Federal Elections. This book provides an extensive overview of the Mexican political-electoral structure, the responsibilities of the IFE, characteristics of the 1996 political reform, and concludes with details on campaign finances and media access to elections.