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Voter Registration in Texas
“Voter Registration in Texas” is a voter handbook issued in 1988, available in both English and Spanish, by Jack M. Rains, Secretary of State of Texas, and designed to inform Texans about voter qualifications, the voter registration process, such as obtaining the voter certificate, registering when change of address occurs and/or in case of name change.
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Newcomer information
This booklet was produced in 1989 by the Office of the Secretary of State of Iowa to educate “new comers” to the city of Des Moines. The piece includes sections on the city’s higher education, recreational opportunities as well as maps of the city and information on voting registration of new residents. Voter registration cards and details about what documents are necessary for a successful registration process the registration process are included in the pamphlet as well.
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Register and Vote: Your Most Basic and Important Freedom as a Citizen
This 1989 publication was released in lead up to the February 28 special mayoral primary and April 4 special mayoral election held in Chicago, Illinois. The pamphlet contains information related to how the voter registration process works; there is also a Spanish version of the pamphlet.
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Update Your Pinellas County Voter Registration Now
This letter titled “Update your Pinellas County Voter Registration Now!” was sent out in 1990 by Pinellas County, Florida Supervisor of Elections, Charles J Kaniss. In the letter are instructions to Pinellas County citizens on how to update their voter registration and the corresponding form.
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Voter Information Guide for 1990 Elections
“Voter Information Guide for 1990 Elections” is a voter handbook prepared in 1990 by Sherrod Brown, the Secretary of State of Ohio, in lead up to the May 8, 1990 Primary Election and the November 6, 1990 General Election. The guide is meant to provide voters with information about registering and voting, absentee voting including the armed services absentee voting, to inform them about their rights as voters and the procedures that lead to a correct exercise of voting. It also provides short descriptions of each one of the offices for which Ohio voters will express their votes.
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Voter rights and registration resource guide
“Voter Rights and Registration Resource Guide” is document produced in 1990 by the Texas Young Lawyers Association and designed to stimulate the voter turnout of eligible voters in Texas. The document is intended to help educate Texans about the importance of voting as well as the correct ways to exercise this right. Included in the document are important historical dates and brief descriptions of the events in the development of National Voter Rights under the U.S Constitution and a number of case studies on voting rights and the decisions involved. Additionally, after a brief description of the state voter registration, the document provides important information on Texas’s voter registration, voter qualifications, and the women’s suffrage movement.
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The vote -- a basic American Freedom
“The Vote a Basic American Freedom,” was produced in St. Louis County, Missouri by the city’s Board of Election Commissioners in lead up to the 1990 general elections. The piece contains information on voter identification, election-day procedure, absentee voting, electronic voting and where one may register to vote. The pamphlet was released prior to the first congressional elections of the presidency of George H.W. Bush.
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Thousands Fought for your Right to Vote
In this letter to residents of Louisiana issued by the state, the headline “Thousands Fought For Your Right to Vote” is used to compel residents to provide correct mailing addresses to the state in order to maintain individual voter registration. A form is provided to submit corrected addressed and a November 15th, 1990 deadline is given.