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<br />PROCLAMATION <br /> <br /> <br />“Celebrating Good Citizenship on National Voter Registration Day” <br />September 19, 2023 <br /> <br />WHEREAS: the League of Women Voters of Kittitas County believes that active and engaged <br />citizens, regardless of gender, ethnicity, or political affiliation, are the hallmark of democracy, <br />and; <br /> <br />WHEREAS: for any democracy to work, all eligible citizens must protect the right to vote as <br />well as exercise it, and; <br /> <br />WHEREAS: the hallmark of good citizenship is community participation, including voting in <br />every election in which a ballot is received, and; <br /> <br />WHEREAS: good citizenship includes respecting other points of view, keeping an open mind, <br />and taking care of one another and the environment that sustains us, and; <br /> <br />WHEREAS: a thriving democracy includes governments that are open, transparent, <br /> <br />WHEREAS: the League champions government systems that are open, transparent, inclusive, <br />and equitable, and; <br /> <br />NOW THEREFORE be it Proclaimed that September 19, 2023, National Voter Registration <br />Day, citizens are encouraged to remind friends and family to always be #VoteReady. We join <br />the Kittitas County League of Women Voters in reminding citizens to check their voter <br />registration at VoteWA.gov to ensure they are ready and able to vote in the upcoming election. <br /> <br /> Dated this 5th day of September, 2023. <br /> THE KITTITAS COUNTY <br /> BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> <br /> <br /> Cory Wright, Chairman <br /> <br /> <br /> Brett Wachsmith, Vice-Chairman <br /> <br /> <br /> Laura Osiadacz, Commissioner <br />ATTEST: <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Julie Kjorsvik, Clerk of the Board <br /> <br />