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Derechos de la Ninez
“Youth’s Rights” is a calendar, available in Spanish, issued in 1998 by several Human Rights groups in collaboration with the Federal Electoral Institute in Mexico and designed to familiarize children with the rights they are entitled to. In the calendar, each month describes a childhood right.
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El Sistema Electoral Mexicano y las Elecciones Federales
“The Mexican Electoral System and the Federal Elections” is an electoral guide, available in Spanish, published in 1997 by the Federal Electoral Institute in Mexico, in lead up to the July 6, 1997 Mexican Legislative Elections. The booklet presents a detailed overview, in a Q&A format, of the Mexican Electoral System and Federal Elections. Some of the topics covered touch on the electoral system in Mexico and its organizational structure, the political-electoral reform of 1996, the access to means of communications, and the characteristics of the campaign financing.
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1997 Federal Election process : Basic information
Published by the Instituto Federal Electoral (IFE) in 1997 before the July 6th, 1997 federal elections, this booklet provides information regarding offices up for election, updates to the Mexican electoral system, the electoral registry, campaign finance, and other important aspects of the Mexican election structure. Entitled, “1997 Federal Elections Process: Basic Information,” the objective of this booklet is to inform the Mexican public in order to promote increased voter participation.
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Bases and criteria to receive and inform international visitors interested in attending the 1997 Mexican Federal Electoral Process
In preparation for the July 6th, 1997 Mexican federal elections, the Instituto Federal Electoral (IFE) issued this booklet in May of 1997 outlining the “Bases and Criteria” for international visitors interested in attending and witnessing the Mexican election process. This agreement details 10 bases that must be followed by these international observers in order to attend the 1997 federal elections in Mexico.
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Sintesis Plataformas Politicas
“Analysis of Political Platforms” is an informative handbook, available in Spanish, published in 1997 by the ANCIFEM (National Civic Association for Women) in Mexico, in lead up to the July 6, 1997 Mexican Parliamentary Elections. The document is an analysis of the proposals made by five of the eight registered political parties in their electoral platforms on the issues of education, ecology, security, economy and family.
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Electoral Management Bodies as Institutions of Governance
“Electoral Management Bodies as Institutions of Governance,” is the lead article from the November 2000- April 2001 edition of “Elecciones Mexico.” The piece discusses the new process of electoral management as a new tool of the electoral and democratic processes. Specifcally, the work of the International Foundation for Electoral Systems’ (IFES) in this field is highlighted. This edition of the publication also contains an article on electronic vote counting.
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Valores Y Practicas Democraticas en la Nueva Gestion Publica
“Democratic Values and Practices in the New Public Management” is a flyer, available in Spanish, believed to be issued in 2001 by the Federal Electoral Institute and the National Institute of Public Administration in Mexico. The flyer advertizes a course in democratic values and practices in the new public conduct.
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Una Experiencia Democratica
“A Democratic Experience” is the first edition of the “Horizonte Ciudadano” informative bulletin, available in Spanish, issued in 1995 by the Federal Electoral Institute in Mexico. The bulletin discusses, through illustrations, a democratic experience for children, intended to familiarize young children with the benefits that come with actively participating in a democratic setting. This first edition discusses how a group of children organize themselves to participate in a camping trip and to take part in the elections of the student council of their school.
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The Magic Island. Una Exploracion por el Universo de la Democracia
“The Magic Island. Exploring the Universe of Democracy” is an informative illustration book for children, available in Spanish, issued in July 1995 by the Federal Electoral Institute in Mexico, and intended to teach children about the concept of democracy. The book tells a fictive story, where children from every corner in the world and having different interests are brought to a magic island and try to build a life together.
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Integracion de las mesas directivas de casilla
“The Integration of Polling Stations” is an instructive manual, available in Spanish, issued in 1994 by the Federal Electoral Institute in Mexico, and intended to serve as a guide for the directive table officials. The manual explains the administrative structure and function of the polling place directive tables and the responsibilities of its officials. Additionally, it includes a list of the electoral crimes, committed by the electoral officials, punishable by the Penal Code.