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Proclamation
WHEREAS, The City of Cupertino wishes to recognize the 100th
the 19th Amendment of the United States Constitution which
states, The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be
denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account
of sex; and
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November 1, 1919, after thousands of California women advocated
for the right to vote throughout the great state; and
WHEREAS,
government and running for office in unprecedented numbers
reminds us that we all continue following in the footsteps of
American suffragists; and
WHEREAS,
campaign to pass the 19th amendment and has since continued
their efforts to increase voter registration regardless of race or
gender and break down any barriers in the way of a citizen’s right
to vote; and
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City commends the LWV’s efforts to fight for voters’ rights.
THEREFORE,
hereby recognize the
100th anniversary of the 19th
Amendment
in the City of Cupertino and honor the role of the ratification of the 19th Amendment in
further promoting the core values of our democracy as promised by the Constitution of the
United States.
IN WITNESS THEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the City of
Cupertino to be affixed this Tuesday, August Eighteenth, Two Thousand and Twenty.
____________________________
Steven M. Scharf
Mayor