HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOW 2004-07-12 Item 2 - Proclamation - Voter Registration Month - July l Office of the Mayor
............ Tukwila, Washington
PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS the right of American citizens to vote is fundamental to our
democracy; and
IArHEREA$ citizens wishing to vote have certain responsibilities to register
and to keep their voter registration information current; and
WHEREAS citizens wishing to vote in the primary election on September
should complete voter registrations, updates and requests for absentee ballots
during the month of Iuly in order for the county election office to have all the
paperwork in hand by the deadline of August 14; and
WHEREAS we encourage registration for young citizens who will be 18 by
the date of the first election where they plan to vote; and
W'I-IEREAS the many students, business people, and other travelers who may
be out of town on voting days need to request absentee ballots soon; and
WHEREAS, the City of Tukwila, as part of its service to the public, provides
voter registration forms and information at City Hall during all of its business
hours,
NOW THEREFORE, I, Mayor Steve Mullet, Mayor of Tukwila, do hereby call
upon all citizens of the City of Tukwila to join the City Council of the City of
Tukwila, in cooperation with the League of Women Voters of King County South,
to proclaim the month of July 2004 to be:
Voter R.egistration Month
Signedthis qJ~ dayof ~t~!~r;_~ ,2004.
Steven M. Mullet, Mayor of Tukwila