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.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
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 | ||
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Governor |