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Reglamento de la Comunidad Estudiantil
"Regulations of the Student Community” is a normative booklet, available in Spanish, issued in 1977 by the Ministry of Public Education in Costa Rica. The booklet is a student body ordinance compilation of rights and responsibilities for students. The booklet is meant to serve as an educative legal instrument that encompasses the functioning and attributes of the student community and lays out the main features of its role in educating young people become involved in the development of a democratic future of Costa Rica.
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Nebraska wants you to vote
“Nebraska Wants You to Vote” was published in 1982 in lead up to that year’s mid-term elections. The piece contains information on the registration and voting processes and also contains a listing of all of the county seats in Nebraska. Furthermore, the packet includes sections on absentee voting and voting for confined and disabled persons. The November 2, 1982 elections were the first mid-term congressional elections during the presidency of Ronald Reagan.
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Registering Tomorrow's Leaders Today: How to Conduct a High School Voter Registration Drive
“Registering Tomorrow’s Leaders Today: How to Conduct a High School Voter Registration Drive” is a Voter Registration Manual produced in 1985 by the New York State Youth Council and developed to help high school students and educators plan and conduct effective voter registration drives among eligible high school students. The manual discusses how to organize a voter registration drive, different methods of structuring the campaign, press and publicity coverage, materials required and ideas for following up after the drive has been completed. The manual also contains brief historical facts about voting in the U.S and questions and answers about voter registration.
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DC Elections Board Publishes Information Brochure Outlining Services for Senior Citizens and Handicapped Persons
“D.C. Elections Board publishes information brochure outlining services for senior citizens and handicapped persons” is a bulletin released by the D.C. Board of Elections and Ethics on August 7th 1986 announcing the publication of an information brochure – Voting Access Service – which will outline special provisions for senior citizens and handicapped persons for registration, accessibility to polls and voting for the 1986 Congressional Elections in the USA. The document also includes the actual 6 page brochure.
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Know your rights as an elderly or disabled voter
This pamphlet was released in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts during the lead up to the 1986 election season. The piece covers the voting process for elderly and disabled voters and answers questions related to their rights at polling stations and the absentee voting process. The literature also includes an election timeline, a list of offices on the ballot, and contact information for the office of Massachusetts Secretary of State. The November 4, 1986 mid-term elections would see Michael Dukakis win a second term as Massachusetts’ Governor.
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Education for Democracy: A Statement of Principles
“Education for Democracy: A Statement of Principles” is a booklet from 1987, created by the American Federation of Teachers, which seeks to provide guidelines for strengthening the teaching of democratic values. The booklet explains why it is important to convey the ideas and institutions of democracy in schools and to educate young minds so they may upkeep the tradition of democratic government in the USA.
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Informe del Gobierno Estudiantil
“Student Government Report” is a student government report, available in Spanish, issued in 1987 by the newly elected student government body of the Joaquin Lizano Gutierez High school in Heredia, Costa Rica. The report describes the preparation and execution of a student electoral process and presents the names of the officers of the government body. Additionally, it includes children’s attitudes and experiences, as seen by teachers, in the organizing of the elections for the student government.
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Proceso Electoral Estudiantil
“Student Electoral Process” is an informative document, available in Spanish, issued in 1987 by the Clodomiro Picado T. Institute of Education in Turrialbe, Costa Rica. The document describes the way the student electoral process takes place, with its functioning structures and the responsibilities of each one of them. The student electoral process was part of a mandatory student activity program implemented by the Ministry of Public Education and intended to stimulate student participation and understanding of the electoral system.
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Plan de Gobierno le los Quintos Grados de la Escuela Joaquin Lizano Gutierrez
“Government’s Five Goals Plan for the Joaquin Lizano Gutierez High School” is a proposal document, available in Spanish, issued in 1987 by the Student Electoral Tribunal of Joaquin Lizano Gutierrez High School, Costa Rica. The proposal document encloses a list of goals a student government party has and the rules for candidates/parties in the elections.
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DC Elections Board Lists Provisions for Elderly and Handicapped Voters
“DC Elections Board Lists Provisions for Elderly and Handicapped Voters” is a news release by the D.C. Board of Elections and Ethics from October 14th 1988 that lists the services available for voters with special needs. For the November 8th 1988 Presidential election in the District of Columbia, USA, elderly and handicapped voters can benefit from increased voting accessibility through assistance in voting, curbside voting or absentee voting.