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PROCLAMATION
“Women’s Voting Rights Day”
February 14, 2020
WHEREAS: the League of Women Voters was founded in 1920 as a “mighty political experiment” by
the foremothers of the suffragist movement at the National American Woman Suffrage Association, and;
WHEREAS: their goal was to help the 20 million women who were granted the right to vote by the
19th Amendment understand and carry out their new responsibility as voters, and;
WHEREAS: with the success of this effort and the tireless efforts over the last 100 years to strengthen
and uphold its mission to empower voters and defend democracy, the League has become a trusted
nonpartisan, grassroots organization, and;
WHEREAS: the League has sponsored legislation and fought in the courts to protect and strengthen
voting rights and access, and for free and fair elections, civil rights, children, community health, and
education, and;
WHEREAS: the League has consistently been noted for its nonpartisan election information, including
sponsorship of candidate forums and information on state and local ballot issues, as well as its
commitment to register, educate and mobilize voters, and;
WHEREAS: the League champions government systems that are open, transparent, inclusive, and
equitable, and;
WHEREAS: the League believes that active and engaged citizens, irrespective of gender, ethnicity, or
political affiliation, are the hallmark of democracy and;
NOW THEREFORE be it Proclaimed February 14, 2020 as Women’s Voting Rights Day in Kittitas
County and to congratulate the League of Women Voters on its 100th Anniversary and commend the
League for its significant contributions to empowering voters and making democracy work.
Dated this 4th day of February, 2020.
THE KITTITAS COUNTY
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
Brett Wachsmith, Chairman
Laura Osiadacz, Vice-Chairman
Cory Wright, Commissioner
ATTEST:
Julie Kjorsvik, Clerk of the Board