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Women Vote for Your Freedom Now
This flyer urges women to vote in the 1994 election. The flyer indicates that issues such as better health care, maternity leave, affordable housing, and protection for one’s children are all relevant matters that can be addressed through voting and the democratic process. The flyer is also available in Zulu and Afrikaans.
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Civic Education Material
You Your Vote and the Elections
“You Your Vote and the Elections” was published in 1994 in the lead up to the first elections in South Africa to have universal adult suffrage. The booklet, published by Black Slash and the Independent Forum for Electoral Education (IFEE), describes the structure of the new South African parliament and constitutional assembly, as well as, who can vote and how the process of voting works. The booklet was aimed at filling the knowledge gap that existed around the electoral process as a significant portion of South African’s had previously been denied voting rights.
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Our Time to Choose
“Our Time to Choose” is a comic book style story that follows South African’s as they learn about the voting process and get ready to cast their ballots in the upcoming 1994 national elections. The story’s aim is to energize and educate the public as to the concept of the vote and open elections. As this was the first election to feature universal adult suffrage, education material such as this was requried in order to fill the knolwege gap that existed in regards to the electoral process.
Election Material
Election and Political Party Law
Government Gazette Vol 344 No 15468 State President's Office
Government Gazette Vol 344 No 15468 State President's Office
Election Material
Election and Political Party Law
Government Gazette - Local Government Transition Act
Government Gazette - Local Government Transition Act
Election Material
Civic Education Material
Local Government Elections 1994
“Local Government Elections 1994” is a pamphlet containing reference material regarding the history, structure, and responsibilities of Guyanese local government. Also provided is a list of neighborhood district councils and towns as well as brief descriptions of local democratic organizations.
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Civic Education Material
Collection of Voter Education Materials from South Africa: Flyers, Posters, Instructions, etc.
This document contains a collection of posters, flyers and civic education literature pertaining to the 1994 national elections in South Africa. Included are posters with the exact date of the election and pamphlets depicting the voting and registration process. The material was part of an effort made to provide voter education to the large swath of the South African population who had been denied voting rights until this time.
Election Material
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.