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7065
Senate
Resolution 865
By:
Senator Harbison of the 15th
A
RESOLUTION
Congratulating
Sharmel Veasley and commending the Muscogee County Office of Elections and
Registration and for other purposes.
WHEREAS,
the strength of any democratic society lies in the education, enlightenment, and
participation of its citizens; and
WHEREAS,
the continuity and vitality of any democratic society lies in the informed
participation on many levels of its citizens; and
WHEREAS,
it is the goal of the State of Georgia to encourage and to enlarge the numbers
of its citizens who actively and regularly participate in the democratic process
and who accept with eagerness and enthusiasm the responsibilities of citizenship
in a democratic society; and
WHEREAS,
the Muscogee County Office of Elections and Registration has, in conjunction
with Carver High School, implemented a program in which high school students are
trained to become qualified poll workers; and
WHEREAS,
on Tuesday, February 5, 2008, Sharmel Veasley, an 18 year old senior attending
Carver High School, participated in her very first election by casting her first
ballot and then working as a poll officer.
NOW,
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE that this body congratulates Sharmel
Veasley for receiving the requisite training for service as an election poll
officer and serving as a poll officer during an election.
BE
IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Muscogee County Office of Elections and
Registration is commended for actively working to make students aware of the
benefits of good citizenship by fostering their participation in the democratic
process through the exercise of their voting rights and by becoming qualified
poll workers; and
BE
IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Secretary of the Senate is authorized and directed
to transmit an appropriate copy of this resolution to Sharmel Veasley and the
Muscogee County Office of Elections and Registraton.