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Mongolia: An Assessment of the Election to the Great Peoples Hural - June 1992
This report summarizes IFES findings from observing the national legislative elections in Mongolia on June 28, 1992. These were the first elections conducted in Mongolia under its new constitution.
June 30, 1992
Election Material
Civic Education Material
The Guide to the Electoral Referendum
“The Guide to the Electoral Referendum” was published by the Electoral Referendum Panel in 1992 and regards the September 19th 1992 vote in which a system of elections will be chosen to challenge the existing voting system. In addition to a brief history of New Zealand’s electoral history and a voting procedure outline, this guide outlines the different potential electoral system and provides their implications on New Zealand politics. These systems are the Mixed Member Proportional System, the Preferential Voting System, the Supplementary Member System and the Single Transferable Vote System.
Election Material
Civic Education Material
Christians Democracy and the Elections
A letter from the leaders of the Natal Churches in South Africa, “Christians, Democracy, and the Elections” provided voter education as well as voter motivation in preparation for South Africa’s first ever national elections in 1994. Published by the Natal Church Group on June 10th 1993, this letter stressed how Christians in South Africa had the duty to defend democracy.
Election Material
Civic Education Material
Participants' Manual for the voter trainers' programme
Published by the Independent Mediation Service of South Africa in 1993, “Participants’ Manual for the Voter Trainers’ Program” provides exercises to ensure fair and responsible behavior in voter trainers’ classes. This document provides a series of illustrations of different conflicts between the trainer and the trainees and asks the applicant to provide resolutions to these potential scenarios in order to test each applicant.
Election Material
Civic Education Material
Project X: A Different History Lesson
Project X – A Different History Lesson is a book written by Belinda Mendelowitz and first published in 1993 by Macmillan Boleswa Publishers is dedicated to the youth of South Africa and highlights the importance of youth voter education. This fictional story of a 4th grade class who become educated on ideas of tolerance, freedom of speech, and voting after the announcement of the first democratic election in South Africa serves as an example of South African attempts to educate the youth on the importance of democratic and free elections.
Election Material
Civic Education Material
MMP and the Economy
“MMP and the Economy” is a pamphlet published in 1993 by the Electoral Reform Coalition (ERC) which argues for the implementation of the Mixed Member Proportional proposed system of electing members of the New Zealand parliament. This pamphlet rejects the assertion that such a system would lead to economic ruin, arguing instead that the MMP would actually promote government stability. This ERC pamphlet also leaves readers the opportunity to donate money to the campaign to implement the MMP system into New Zealand.
Election Material
Civic Education Material
MMP : Voting for Party Lists
Published in 1993 by the Electoral Reform Coalition in New Zealand, “MMP: Voting for Party Lists” advocates for the implementation of the Mixed Member Proportional system of electing New Zealand’s members of parliament on the basis that it provides more freedom for citizens to inflict change in government policy. Basic questions about the party lists are provided as well as further reasons for the implementation of the MMP system including increased voter freedom, flexibility, and fair elections.
Election Material
Civic Education Material
The Referendum. The Guide.
Published by the Electoral Referendum Panel of New Zealand in 1993, “The Referendum, the Guide” serves as an informative document to New Zealand voters comparing the existing system of electing members of parliament (First-Past-the-Post System) against the newly proposed system (Mixed Member Proportional System). This document also provides information on the effect of each system on minor parties, New Zealand policy, and Maori representation. Further information on candidates and electorate boundaries is also included.
Election Material
Civic Education Material
Voter education
“Voter Education,” published in 1993, describes democracy, free and fair elections, and the process of voting in the context of the upcoming 1994 South African elections. The 1994 elections were the first in which universal adult suffrage was permitted. The literature is interactive and requires the reader to participate in exercises testing his or her knowledge of the electoral process and voter participation.
Election Material
Election and Political Party Law
1993, No 87, Electoral Analysis
1993, No 87, Electoral Analysis