PRINTER'S NO. 2266
No. 251 Session of 2001
INTRODUCED BY STRITTMATTER, E. Z. TAYLOR, ARMSTRONG, M. BAKER,
BARD, BARRAR, BASTIAN, BEBKO-JONES, BELARDI, BROWNE,
CALTAGIRONE, CAPPELLI, CLARK, CLYMER, L. I. COHEN, CORRIGAN,
COY, CREIGHTON, CRUZ, DeWEESE, DONATUCCI, J. EVANS,
FAIRCHILD, FEESE, FICHTER, FLEAGLE, FLICK, FORCIER, FREEMAN,
GABIG, GEIST, GEORGE, GRUCELA, HARHAI, HARHART, HERMAN,
HERSHEY, HESS, JAMES, JOSEPHS, KELLER, KENNEY, KIRKLAND,
LAUGHLIN, LEDERER, LEH, LESCOVITZ, LEWIS, LUCYK, MAITLAND,
MAJOR, MANDERINO, MANN, MARSICO, McILHATTAN, McNAUGHTON,
MELIO, R. MILLER, S. MILLER, PALLONE, PHILLIPS, PICKETT,
PIPPY, PISTELLA, READSHAW, ROBERTS, ROHRER, ROONEY, ROSS,
RUBLEY, SAINATO, SANTONI, SATHER, SAYLOR, SCHRODER, SCHULER,
SEMMEL, SHANER, B. SMITH, SOLOBAY, STABACK, STURLA, SURRA,
THOMAS, TIGUE, TRAVAGLIO, WALKO, WASHINGTON, WATSON,
C. WILLIAMS, WILT, WOJNAROSKI, YOUNGBLOOD AND ZIMMERMAN,
JUNE 19, 2001
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
JUNE 19, 2001
A RESOLUTION
1 Designating the week of September 23 through 29, 2001, 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 an exercise of citizen power that makes
6 this country work; and
7 WHEREAS, The Pennsylvania Voter Registration Act of 1995 has
8 increased the number of registered voters in this Commonwealth
9 from 6.1 million in 1995 to 7.7 million in 2000; and
10 WHEREAS, Voter participation based on a percentage of the
1 voting-age population of the United States was just over one-
2 half (51.3%) in the 2000 presidential election; and
3 WHEREAS, The Voter Hall of Fame was established to
4 acknowledge and honor citizens of this Commonwealth who have
5 voted in every November election for at least 50 consecutive
6 years; and
7 WHEREAS, Voter awareness campaigns and get-out-the-vote
8 efforts emphasize the importance of voting and registering to
9 vote; therefore be it
10 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives designate the
11 week of September 23 through 29, 2001, as "Voter Awareness Week"
12 in Pennsylvania.
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