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Eleicao Municipal de Xaxim
“Municipal Election of Xaxim” is a flyer, available in Portuguese, showing a sample of the keyboard used by the microcomputer in the electoral cabin for the February 12, 1995 Municipal Election in Xaxim, Brazil. The flyer was issued in 1995 by the Regional Electoral Tribunal of Santa Catarina, Brazil and intended to familiarize voters with the voting procedure inside the electoral cabin.
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Register of Electors
“Register of Electors” is a flyer from 1995, published in both French and English copies by Elections Canada, which explains the “register of electors” project - a register of electors intended as a national database of voters shared among all electoral jurisdictions. The document explains the goals and history of the project and how it will benefit Canadian voters.
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Wired for Democracy: Using Emerging Technology to Educate Voters
Provided by the League of Women Voters Education Fund in 1995, this essay entitled, “Wired for Democracy: Using Emerging Technology to Educate Voters” argues for the implementation of new technology in election systems. Written by Ellen Weir, this paper focuses on bypassing traditional media, pilot projects currently in place, future technologies, and the impact new technology has had in the past elections as well its potential for the upcoming 1996 presidential elections.
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Plebiscito de Ermo/Turvo
“The Referendum in Ermo/Turvo” is a voter handbook, available in Portuguese, issued in 1993 by the Regional Electoral Tribunal of Santa Catarina, in lead up to the September 19, 2003 Referendum in Ermo/Turvo, Brazil. The handbook is meant to provide voters with information about voting and to instruct them, step by step, on how to make use of the electronic voting machine.
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1-800-FOR-VOTE Analysis 1988
1-800-VOTE Analysis: 1988.” This report is an analysis of the New York State Board of Elections' 1-800-FOR-VOTE program in the year 1988. The program which started July 1 was successfully serving the residents of New York State. This toll-free telephone number made available to the caller, 24 hours a day, the ability to request that a voter registration form(s) be mailed to them, obtain the telephone number and address of any local board of elections in the state, or speak directly with a board of elections operator during business hours to obtain information about voter registration.
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Voter information for Registration Pushcard Voting and Absentee Voting for Chicago
This 1982 pamphlet from Cook County, Illinois was released in lead up to that year’s congressional and local elections held on November 2. The piece walks voters through the registration process as well and gives them information related to absentee voting.
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Wyoming Guidelines for Punchcard Elections
In May 1981, Wyoming Secretary of State Thyra Thompson prepared the “Wyoming Guidelines for Punch Card Elections” in order to educate residents of Wyoming counties using this system on ballot format, color codes for primary versus general elections and partisan versus non-partisan offices, and regulations regarding ballot publications and requirements per polling station. Within this guide are examples of election ballots and further instructions regarding the appropriate process of counting and submitting votes. Instructional diagrams of punch card ballots are included to further educate Wyoming voters.
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Sample Punch Cards
This document is a sample punch card from the November 7, 1978 elections held in Brevard County, Florida. The piece also contains instructions for separating ballot stubs from the official ballot and instructions for counting write in votes.