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Voter C'est Accessible a tous les Canadiens et Canadiennes
“Voter C'est Accessible a tous les Canadiens et Canadiennes” is a pamphlet from 1993, available in both an English and French copy, that outlines special services available for citizens with a handicap or reduced mobility wishing to vote in the upcoming Federal Elections in Canada. Special services include wheelchair accessibility, advance polls, interpreters, and special ballots. Elections Canada, the agency who produced this pamphlet, seeks to make voting accessible to all voters.
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Early voting in Texas
“Early Voting in Texas” is a voter handbook published in 1994, available in both English and Spanish, by the Elections Division of the Office of the Texas Secretary of State, in lead up to the 1994 Elections in Texas. The guide is meant to provide qualified voters with information about the early voting procedures, such as the time when early voting is conducted, the eligibility of the people who qualify for early voting and other information related to the early voting practices.
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Registration and Voting Information for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities in Chicago
This booklet, published in July of 1994, was distributed to help elderly and disabled people from Chicago, Illinois. The literature contains information regarding how to deal with registering under a changed name or address, what the necessary steps for voting are and how to fill out a registration card as well as information regarding the assistance of the hearing impaired and handicapped. The piece also goes over absentee voting for a hospitalized voter. There is also a Spanish version of the document included.
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Services Available to Voters with Special Needs
Services Available to voters with Special Needs” is a voter handbook published in 1994, available in both English and Spanish, by the Elections Divisions of the Office of the Secretary of State, in lead up to the 1994 elections in Texas. The guide is meant to inform qualified voters about the services available to those with special needs in order to stimulate the voter turnout at polls and to facilitate the voting process for those who need special services.
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Information for Voters with Disabilities
“Information for Voters with Disabilities” is a packet published by Ireland’s Department of the Environment in September 1994. This educational document outlines different arrangements for those Irish voters with disabilities to ensure their ability to vote. Assistance in voting in the form of companion voting, easier access to polling places, and other means of voter accessibility are covered in this packet.
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Referendum 1995: What you need to know
“Referendum 1995: What you Need to Know” is a 1995 leaflet, available in a French and English copy, which explains to readers the special measures taken for disabled voters in order for them to be able to access the polls to vote in the October 30th 1995 Referendum in Quebec, Canada. The document, published by the Director General of Elections in Quebec, includes information on voter lists, accessibility of premises for handicapped voters, and access to information.
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Referendum 1995: Inscrivez-vous et votez sans vous deplacer
“Referendum 1995: Inscrivez-vous et votez sans vous deplacer” is a 1995 leaflet, available in French and English copies, which informs readers on how citizens living in a reception or hospital centre can vote in the 1995 Referendum in Quebec, Canada. The document, published by the Director of Elections in Quebec, explains that people unable to move about may send in an application to be included on the voter list and then may vote from their room.
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A Non Partisan Guide to Voting
“A Non-Partisan Guide to Voting” compiled by the United Cerebral Palsy Associations in January of 1996, encourages voter registration amongst all Americans but primarily focuses on the disabled. This pamphlet provides necessary information on the 1996 Congressional Primaries as well as the positive impact the National Voter Registration Act, or “Motor Voter” has had on voter registration. The objective of this pamphlet is to emphasize the importance of voter registration and to provide services to ensure those who are disabled can also register.
Election Material
Civic Education Material
Accessible Facilities: How to Make Voting More Accessible
“Accessible Facilities: How to Make Voting more Accessible” is a guide from 1996, available in a French and English copy, meant to help election officials make the polling sites more accessible to handicapped voters so they may vote in the upcoming Federal Elections. The document, published by Elections Canada, gives advice on how to make the sites more accessible by setting up ramps, special parking and adapted doors and entrances. The document includes diagrams.