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Proclamation to Celebrate the 100th Anniversary of the
League of Women Voters
WHEREAS,on February 14, 1920,the League of Women Voters was formed and incorporated in
Washington, D.C., in anticipation of the ratification of the 19th Amendment of the United States Constitution
prohibiting the states and the federal government from denying the right to vote to citizens of the United States
on the basis of sex;
WHEREAS,the League was designed to help millions of women carry out their new responsibilities as
voters by educating them about issues;
WHEREAS,the League is a civic organization that has fought since 1920 to improve government,and from
the beginning has been nonpartisan, neither supporting nor opposing any political party or individual candidate,
and continues today as a nonpartisan political organization;
WHEREAS,the League supports a vision of a democracy in which everyone has the desire,the right,the
knowledge,and the confidence to participate;
WHEREAS,the League encourages informed and active involvement in government,works to increase
understanding of major public policy issues, and influences public policy through education and advocacy;and
WHEREAS, League members,at all levels,support our democracy through volunteering thousands of
hours registering voters and educating the public in a variety of methods and languages;
WHEREAS,the League will celebrate its 100th anniversary on February 14, 2020;
Centennial of the League of Women Voters
in Mason County,Washington, and I urge all people in our county to join me in this special observance.
Dated thisday of February,2020
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BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
MASON COUNTY,WASHINGTON
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