PROGRAMA ELEITOR DO FUTURO EM RORAIMA NO CONTEXTO DA DEMOCRACIA CONTÍNUA: o voto como um dos instrumentos para o estímulo à cidadania

Abstract

The purpose of this research is to identify possible contributions of the social program entitled "Eleitor do Futuro” (Voter of the Future), sponsored by the Superior Electoral Court of Brasil - TSE, and written by the Minister Sálvio de Figueiredo Teixeira in 2003, whose general objective is "Strengthening electoral bases in understanding the rules and laws that govern the conduct electoral claims in the Brazilian elective system, as well as the perception of the importance of the right to vote and be voted, focusing mainly on individual capacity of assessment of political platforms and the improvements of the plans of work submitted to the society in the electoral process. It had been applied to the Escola Estadual São Vicente de Paula in Boa Vista, Roraima, among young people from 10 to 15 years, in 2014. The relevance of this study has its base in preparing young people for voting and increasing the interest in a partisan and political culture, as a condition to understand both the electoral laws and regulations, regarding the importance of voting and being voted, as well as encouraging evaluation of political platforms, and to offer suggestions for improvements in campaign proposals to society. It was adopted a quantitative and qualitative research. It was used as a technical resource the application of evaluation questionnaires about the program, among students, technicians and administrative servants, teachers and the principal the school. The results show a slight political maturity of these students and the motivation of the teachers.