Full Text of HR0738 99th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The national and Illinois chapters of the League | 3 | | of Women Voters were formed 95 years ago after women received | 4 | | the right to vote; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, The League of Women Voters is a grass roots | 6 | | organization dedicated to registering voters, informing the | 7 | | voting public, and fostering the civic and political life of | 8 | | the communities it serves; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, The League of Women Voters has a history of | 10 | | advocating for positive change, basing its positions on a | 11 | | foundation of research and fact; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Modeled after the example of the national and | 13 | | State chapters, the League of Women Voters of McLean County was | 14 | | formed in 1933 by Florence Fifer Bohrer; the organization has | 15 | | since led studies on such important civic matters as mental | 16 | | health, water resources, affordable housing, property tax | 17 | | caps, a graduated income tax, changes to procedure for | 18 | | establishing legislative districts, and the ward system in | 19 | | Bloomington; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, The McLean County League will launch new studies | 21 | | on affordable housing, effective and efficient government, and |
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| 1 | | recreational opportunities for youth in 2015 and 2016; and
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The McLean County League continues to engage in | 3 | | the civic education of young voters and the mentoring of | 4 | | students through its classroom visits and Juliana Sullivan | 5 | | Memorial Scholarship; and | 6 | | WHEREAS, The McLean County League continues to serve as | 7 | | poll watchers, observers of local government entities, and | 8 | | voter registrars; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, The McLean County League each year sponsors | 10 | | several community programs on topics of vital concern to the | 11 | | community, such as school funding and the justice system; the | 12 | | League also sponsors candidate forums as a way of educating the | 13 | | voting public on the positions of candidates for local, State, | 14 | | and national office; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, The McLean County League has cooperated with | 16 | | partner organizations, such as the Chamber of Commerce, to | 17 | | encourage citizens to run for office; and | 18 | | WHEREAS, The McLean County League is the third largest in | 19 | | the State of Illinois; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, The McLean County League was recently recognized |
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| 1 | | with an award from the American Civil Liberties Union; the | 2 | | League also recently received a Community Impact Award for its | 3 | | study on mental health; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, The McLean County League experienced a 50% growth | 5 | | in its membership over the past year; therefore, be it
| 6 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 7 | | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 8 | | commend the national and Illinois chapters of the League of | 9 | | Women Voters on its 95 years of service to the voters of the | 10 | | nation and State and congratulate the McLean County League of | 11 | | Women Voters for its past achievements and ongoing work to | 12 | | educate and advocate; and be it further
| 13 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 14 | | presented to the McLean County League of Women Voters as a | 15 | | symbol of our respect and esteem.
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