Bill Text: TX HCR119 | 2015-2016 | 84th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Designating September as Valley Voter Awareness Month for a 10-year period beginning in 2015.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2)
Status: (Passed) 2015-06-19 - Signed by the Governor [HCR119 Detail]
Download: Texas-2015-HCR119-Enrolled.html
| H.C.R. No. 119 | ||
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| WHEREAS, The framers of the Constitution established the | ||
| United States as a representative democracy that relies on civic | ||
| engagement; and | ||
| WHEREAS, A fundamental element of effective democracy is the | ||
| principle that all eligible citizens should participate in fair and | ||
| open elections; however, the Rio Grande Valley has historically low | ||
| voter turnout; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Rio Grande Valley residents increased their | ||
| registration rates by 72 percent between 2010 and 2014; | ||
| nevertheless, only about 24 percent of registered voters cast a | ||
| ballot in the 2014 mid-term election; and | ||
| WHEREAS, In order to reach those who have not fully embraced | ||
| their rights and responsibilities as citizens, the community must | ||
| expand opportunities for voter education and nonpartisan voter | ||
| registration; vital contributions in this regard can be made by | ||
| grassroots organizations, by the media, by educational, cultural, | ||
| and religious institutions, and by other entities in both the | ||
| public and private sector; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Across the Rio Grande Valley, there is an urgent | ||
| need to increase participation in the electoral process; now, | ||
| therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the 84th Legislature of the State of Texas | ||
| hereby designate September as Valley Voter Awareness Month; and, be | ||
| it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That, in accordance with the provisions of Section | ||
| 391.004(d), Government Code, this designation remain in effect | ||
| until the 10th anniversary of the date this resolution is finally | ||
| passed by the legislature. | ||
| Muñoz, Jr. | ||
| ______________________________ | ______________________________ | |
| President of the Senate | Speaker of the House | |
| I certify that H.C.R. No. 119 was adopted by the House on May | ||
| 22, 2015, by the following vote: Yeas 133, Nays 7, 2 present, not | ||
| voting. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
| I certify that H.C.R. No. 119 was adopted by the Senate on May | ||
| 27, 2015, by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays 1. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| APPROVED: __________________ | ||
| Date | ||
| __________________ | ||
| Governor | ||
