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"At
the Virginia Discovery Museum until November 17th, a wonderful voting exhibit
which includes ballots (thanks to Jim Heilman) from New Guinea, Indonesia
and Bosnia. The exhibit is entitled Kids Count Goes Global and this year
focuses on voting around the world. This exhibit is dedicated to the memory
of Jan Bush Jennings, a passionate voice for children and democracy.
Featured in the Back Gallery (until January 5, 2003) is the exhibit
Secrets of the Nile: Exploring Ancient Egypt. Visitors will enjoy a beautifully
designed (original) exhibit in which they will have an opportunity to learn
about the daily life of an average Egyptian, the extensive preparation for
the Pharaoh's afterlife and how archeology helps us solve the mysteries
of the past.
The Virginia Discovery Museum is located at the East End of the Downtown
Mall. It is open Tuesday-Saturday 10:00-5:00 and Sunday from 1:00-5:00.
www.vadm.org or 977-1025." (Peppy Linden, Executive Director, Virginia
Discovery Museum)
An Indonesian poster showing voters and election
officials the proper setup of a polling place. Most polling places in Indonesia
are outside.
An enlarged sample ballot, campaign flag, and
tee-shirt from the 1999 Indonesan election. This was the third largest democratic
election in the world (behind India and the U.S.).
A montage of polling places in Indonesia and
the Solomon Islands, and ballots from Papua New Guinea.
The Discovery Museum's exhibit includes a voting
game to help children understand the effect of making choices.
A sample ballor from a recent Bosnian election.
This balloting system is called the "open list proportional respresentation"
system and could include as many as 300 candidates on one ballot. Could
Floridians figure out this one?
In a project sponsored by the International
Foundation for Election Systems, voter education trainers explain the
ballot process to a group of factory workers. Below are Bosnian campaign
posters.
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