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An Overview of the Easy Reader Voter Guide
This pamphlet summarizes the “Easy Reader Voter Guide,” which provides a non-partisan breakdown of state wide races and ballot measures in hopes of facilitating voters’ decision making. The guide provides a description of California’s eight political parties as well as statements and photographs of 1996’s presidential candidates. The guide was used by business leaders, senior groups, civil organizations and “County Voter Registrars.” “Easy Reader Voter Guide” was published in 1996 during the lead up to that year’s November 5 local elections and presidential election between incumbent Democrat Bill Clinton and Republican Nominee Bob Dole.
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Ballot Box Clerk
“Ballot Box Clerk” is a guide from 1996 believed to be published by the D.C. Board of Elections and Ethics which gives a set of instructions to the Ballot Box Clerk to be followed on Election Day for the USA’s Presidential Election in 1996. Instructions include how to open the ballot box, ballot casting and how to seal the ballot box.
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Ballot Clerk
“Ballot Clerk” is a guide from 1996 believed to be published by the D.C. Board of Elections and Ethics which gives detailed instructions to the Ballot Clerk to be followed on Election Day for the USA’s Presidential Election in 1996. Instructions include topics such as issuing ballots, ballot accounting and processing spoiled ballots.
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Ballot Return Envelope
This is a ballot return envelope sample from Montgomery County, Maryland complete with measurement and ink requirements and mailing instructions for the year 1996.
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Ballot Transmission Envelope
This is a ballot transmission envelope sample complete with measurement and ink requirements for the year 1996.
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1989 Manhattan Voter Guide
This piece of civic education material was produced by the “New York Campaign Finance Board” 1989 in lead up to that year’s general elections. The booklet goes over voter’s rights, campaign finance and also provides council district maps. It was produced in lead up to the local elections in the city held on Tuesday November 7, 1989.
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Your Vote Your Voice
“Your Vote Your Voice” is a 1999 publication by the National Association of Independent Colleges. The Booklet address voter education, coalition building, “get out the vote,” and the time table for the 2000 presidential election. The publication was created in part to provide solutions to the apathy expressed by younger voters towards the electoral process.
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The Citizen
The Citizen serves as the official publication of Arlington County, Virginia and this edition was published in the fall of 1999. This issue focuses primarily on the upcoming November 2nd, 1999 local elections and provides candidate information, voting rules and regulations, as well as brief summaries of local issues. This edition also highlights upcoming Arlington County events, news from the public school system, and a guide preparing residents for the upcoming Y2K scare.
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The Youth Vote
This document analyzes trends in youth voting from 1971 onward. The piece purposely picks 1971 as it was the year which the 26th amendment was passed. That amendment moved the age for universal suffrage from 21 to 18 years of age. This 1999 study provides statistical breakdowns of youth voting figures as well as an analysis of what the data suggests. Also included is a chapter on why youth don’t vote; that section also acknowledges that voter turnout has been on the decline since the 1960s.