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2016 Federal Election Ephemera

Election fever has hit again, and the National Library is after election material from our area. What do they want? -Printed federal election campaign material: leaflets, how-to-vote cards, letters to constituents, stickers, badges or posters. Basically anything printed to promote a party or candidate, or to lobby on election issues like education funding, immigration, marriage equality, taxation, Pistol and Boo.... No item - or issue - is too small! -Original published material, rather than photocopies, scans or digital files. - Hot tips and recommendations for election-related websites might digitally archive: pass these on via the PANDORA nomination form . - Some election-related satire and a bit of silly stuff (like the 2013 Boney Abbott and Chewlia Gillard dog toys), as well as commercial tie-in product advertising like the Muffin Break “Bean Poll” counter displays  or  Nick Xenophon’s empty Pyne pizza box . Why do they want it, and what do th...