Bill Text: PA SR261 | 2009-2010 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Recognizing March 9, 2010, as "League of Women Voters Making Democracy Work Day" in honor of The League of Women Voters' 90th anniversary.

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Passed) 2010-03-09 - Introduced and adopted [SR261 Detail]

Download: Pennsylvania-2009-SR261-Introduced.html

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PRINTER'S NO. 1735
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE RESOLUTION
No. 261 Session of2010
INTRODUCED BY ERICKSON, PILEGGI, FERLO, BOSCOLA, DINNIMAN, MENSCH, LOGAN, YAW, BAKER, ARGALL, WILLIAMS, MELLOW, HUGHES, ROBBINS, FONTANA, WAUGH, KASUNIC, GREENLEAF, O'PAKE, COSTA, ORIE, D. WHITE, FARNESE, RAFFERTY, BRUBAKER, WOZNIAK, ALLOWAY, TARTAGLIONE, PIPPY, STACK, TOMLINSON, LEACH AND EARLL, MARCH 9, 2010
INTRODUCED AND ADOPTED, MARCH 9, 2010
A RESOLUTION
Recognizing March 9, 2010, as "League of Women Voters Making
Democracy Work Day" in honor of The League of Women Voters'
90th anniversary.
WHEREAS, The League of Women Voters is an organization where
hands-on work to safeguard democracy leads to civic improvement;
and
WHEREAS, The League is a nonpartisan political organization
that has fought since 1920 to improve our system of government
and impact public policies through citizen education and
advocacy; and
WHEREAS, League members are constantly striving to serve
their communities to make them strong, safe, fair and vibrant
places to live; and
WHEREAS, The League believes in representative government and
in the individual liberties established in the Constitution of
the United States; and
WHEREAS, The League has always worked to promote the values
and processes of representative government; and
WHEREAS, The League collaborates with other organizations to
achieve mutual goals, increase civic participation, create
lasting change in the community and to make democracy work; and
WHEREAS, For 90 years, the League of Women Voters has held
the public trust by respectfully bringing elected leaders and
the public together through nonpartisan, civil means and through
thoughtfully advancing solutions; and
WHEREAS, The Commonwealth has benefited tremendously from the
countless volunteer hours donated by League members over its
90-year history of enhancing our democracy; therefore be it
RESOLVED, That the Senate urge the residents of Pennsylvania
to pay great tribute and respect to the League of Women Voters
for all they do to make our community healthy, vibrant and
strong; and be it further
RESOLVED, That the Senate recognize March 9, 2010, as "League
of Women Voters Making Democracy Work Day" in honor of the
League of Women Voters' 90th anniversary.
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