HR0612 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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HOUSE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of Representatives are pleased to congratulate the members of the League of Women Voters of McLean County on the 75th anniversary of the organization; and

WHEREAS, The League of Women Voters of McLean County was formed on November 24, 1933 and a celebration will be held on September 22, 2009 to commemorate the anniversary; and

WHEREAS, The League of Women Voters of McLean County was formed by members of the Florence Fifer Bohrer Club, a group of women who supported Illinois' first female State Senator Florence Fifer Bohrer and her legislative service; and

WHEREAS, The League is a nonpartisan political organization that encourages informed and active participation in government, works to increase understanding of major public policy issues, and influences public policy through education and advocacy; and

WHEREAS, The League encourages citizens to become informed voters through registration drives, meetings with the candidates, and Voters Guide publications; and

WHEREAS, The League studies all sides of government issues to determine its position on those issues, at the local, State, and federal levels; and

WHEREAS, The League works through its position on various topics and issues, and then works to influence government action on those important issues; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we congratulate the members of the League of Women Voters of McLean County and wish them the best in their future endeavors; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the League of Women Voters of McLean County as a symbol of our respect and esteem.