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Proclamation Declaring July 15 through 19, 2019 as National Disability Voter Registration Week. (City Manager)
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Proclamation
Whereas, in July, people with disabilities and their supporters celebrate the anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), which was signed into law on July 26, 1990; and
Whereas, over 50 million people of all ages live with disabilities in communities throughout the United States; and
Whereas, the disability community has a critical interest in policies enacted at the local, state, and national levels that help integrate people with disabilities into our communities; and
Whereas, the disability community’s participation in influencing public policy is essential for these policies to meet the real needs of people with disabilities; and
Whereas, voting is one way for the disability community to exert their influence in local, state and national elections; and
Whereas, REV UP (Register! Educate! Vote! Use your Power!) America is a national effort to increase the political power of people with disabilities while engaging candidates and the media to recognize the disability community; and
Whereas, the Alameda League of Women Voters are partnering with the national disability rights community in organizing National Disability Voter Registration Week July 15-19, 2019.
Now therefore, be it resolved, that I, Marilyn Ezzy Ashcraft, Mayor of the City of Alameda, proclaim July 15 through 19, 2019 as
National Disability Voter Registration Week
in the City of Alameda, to support the growing involvement of the disability community in the political process.
Marilyn Ezzy Ashcraft
Mayor