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A Citizen's Guide to Secretary of State Bob Taft's Office
“A Citizen’s Guide to Secretary of State Bob Taft’s Office” is a brochure, published in 1994 by the Office of the Secretary of State of Ohio, designed to inform its people about the duties and responsibilities held by the Office of the Secretary of State of Ohio. Additionally, the brochure provides a brief biography of Bob Taft, Ohio’s Secretary of State and a brief voter guide intended to instruct electors about basic registering steps and qualifications for voting.
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A Guide to Conducting a Successful Voter Education Drive
“A Guide to Conducting a Successful Voter Education Drive” is a voter handbook issued in 1994 by the Election Division of the Office of the Texas Secretary of State, in lead up to the 1994 General Election in Texas. The brochure is part of the secretary of State’s voter registration drive program designed to increase participation in the election process through registering new voters and encouraging voter turnout. Its aim is to provide guidelines for businesses, associations, schools, and other organizations that wish to plan and implement a voter registration/education drive. Additionally, it contains a list of the voter registrars by county and an Election Calendar with the most important dates of the 1994 General Election in Texas.
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Minnesota Voters Guide 1996
This Minnesota voting guide published in 1996 goes over the key events in the upcoming election season. The guide provides information related to the dates of the elections, who can vote, where can people to register and who citizens may contact for further information on the elections. The November 5, 1996 elections featured the presidential race between Democratic incumbent Bill Clinton and Republican nominee Bob Dole.
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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.
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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 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.
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Voter 1999
“Voter 1999” was produced in St. Louis County, Missouri by the city’s Board of Election Commissioners in lead up to that year’s general elections. The piece goes over voter identification, registration, absentee voting and also provides voters with a synopsis of key dates in the election season. The pamphlet also covers information related to registering if you have recently changed your name or domicile.
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Motor Voter News
The summer 1999 Edition of Motor Voter News, includes recent news regarding Virginia voter registration, information specifically regarding the Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles and key upcoming election dates. This newsletter is produced by the Virginia DMV and the Virginia State Board of Elections.
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Outreach
This piece published in 1999 describes the new voter registration card that California plans to adopt. The new system is purported to be more efficient and will also allow for the adoption of new voter technologies. Also included is a section of suggested reading on the topic of civic education as well as an article highlighting individuals who have excelled in the field of civic and voter education.