PRINTER'S NO. 810
No. 88 Session of 2007
INTRODUCED BY RUBLEY, ROSS, HENNESSEY, HERSHEY, McILVAINE SMITH,
ARGALL, BAKER, BEYER, BISHOP, CALTAGIRONE, CAPPELLI, CAUSER,
COHEN, COX, CREIGHTON, CUTLER, DiGIROLAMO, DONATUCCI,
EVERETT, FAIRCHILD, FRANKEL, FREEMAN, GALLOWAY, GEIST,
GEORGE, GIBBONS, GILLESPIE, GINGRICH, GRUCELA, HESS,
HICKERNELL, M. KELLER, W. KELLER, KILLION, KULA, LEACH,
MAJOR, MANDERINO, MANN, MANTZ, MARKOSEK, MARSICO, McILHATTAN,
MILLARD, MOYER, MUNDY, MUSTIO, MYERS, PALLONE, PARKER, PAYNE,
PHILLIPS, PICKETT, QUINN, RAMALEY, RAPP, READSHAW, ROHRER,
SAINATO, SANTONI, SAYLOR, SCAVELLO, M. SMITH, SOLOBAY,
SONNEY, SWANGER, TANGRETTI, TRUE, VEREB, VULAKOVICH, WALKO,
WATSON, WHEATLEY, WILLIAMS, WOJNAROSKI, YOUNGBLOOD AND
FABRIZIO, MARCH 13, 2007
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
MARCH 13, 2007
A RESOLUTION
1 Designating the week of April 9 through 16, 2007, as "Voter
2 Awareness Week" in Pennsylvania.
3 WHEREAS, The cornerstone of a democracy is an educated,
4 informed and participatory electorate; and
5 WHEREAS, Voting is the voluntary act of an individual
6 expressing his or her belief in a representative democracy; and
7 WHEREAS, The right to vote is perhaps the most basic and
8 fundamental of all the rights guaranteed by our democratic form
9 of government; and
10 WHEREAS, The Pennsylvania Voter Hall of Fame was established
11 to acknowledge and honor citizens of this Commonwealth who have
12 demonstrated a commitment to democracy by voting in every
1 November election for at least 50 consecutive years; and
2 WHEREAS, The Pennsylvania Vote With a Vet Program was
3 established to encourage voter participation among our high
4 school youths of voting age and to teach them about the
5 sacrifices our veterans have made; and
6 WHEREAS, Voter awareness leads to a healthy democracy in
7 which citizens have the information and skills to participate
8 effectively in all aspects of civic life; and
9 WHEREAS, Voter awareness campaigns and get-out-the-vote
10 efforts emphasize the importance of voting and registering to
11 vote; therefore be it
12 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives designate the
13 week of April 9 through 16, 2007, as "Voter Awareness Week" in
14 Pennsylvania.
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