Bill Text: IL HR0612 | 2009-2010 | 96th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Congratulates the members of the League of Women Voters of McLean County on the 75th anniversary of the organization.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: (Passed) 2009-10-14 - Resolution Adopted [HR0612 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2009-HR0612-Introduced.html
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| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
| 3 | Representatives are pleased to congratulate the members of the | ||||||
| 4 | League of Women Voters of McLean County on the 75th anniversary | ||||||
| 5 | of the organization; and
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| 6 | WHEREAS, The League of Women Voters of McLean County was | ||||||
| 7 | formed on November 24, 1933 and a celebration will be held on | ||||||
| 8 | September 22, 2009 to commemorate the anniversary; and
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| 9 | WHEREAS, The League of Women Voters of McLean County was | ||||||
| 10 | formed by members of the Florence Fifer Bohrer Club, a group of | ||||||
| 11 | women who supported Illinois' first female State Senator | ||||||
| 12 | Florence Fifer Bohrer and her legislative service; and
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| 13 | WHEREAS, The League is a nonpartisan political | ||||||
| 14 | organization that encourages informed and active participation | ||||||
| 15 | in government, works to increase understanding of major public | ||||||
| 16 | policy issues, and influences public policy through education | ||||||
| 17 | and advocacy; and
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| 18 | WHEREAS, The League encourages citizens to become informed | ||||||
| 19 | voters through registration drives, meetings with the | ||||||
| 20 | candidates, and Voters Guide publications; and
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| 1 | WHEREAS, The League studies all sides of government issues | ||||||
| 2 | to determine its position on those issues, at the local, State, | ||||||
| 3 | and federal levels; and
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| 4 | WHEREAS, The League works through its position on various | ||||||
| 5 | topics and issues, and then works to influence government | ||||||
| 6 | action on those important issues; therefore, be it
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| 7 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
| 8 | NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | ||||||
| 9 | congratulate the members of the League of Women Voters of | ||||||
| 10 | McLean County and wish them the best in their future endeavors; | ||||||
| 11 | and be it further
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| 12 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 13 | presented to the League of Women Voters of McLean County as a | ||||||
| 14 | symbol of our respect and esteem.
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