CITY OF FRESNO
___________________________________________ __________________________________________ JERRY P. DYER, Honorable Mayor TYLER MAXWELL, Council President
____________________________________________ __________________________________________ ANNALISA PEREA, Council Vice President MIKE KARBASSI, Councilmember, District 2
____________________________________________ ______________________________________ ____ MIGUEL ARIAS, Councilmember, District 3 LUIS CHAVEZ, Councilmember, District 5
____________________________________________ __________________________________________ GARRY BREDEFELD, Councilmember, District 6 NELSON ESPARZA, Councilmember, District 7
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Hereby Recognizes:
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WHEREAS, The National Voter Registration Day is September 19th, 2023, and California High School Voter Education week is September 18th through September 29th, 2023; and
WHEREAS, The Fresno County Clerk and California Secretary of State are committed to strengthening democracy by encouraging voter registration and increasing participation in all elections by all eligible Californians; and
WHEREAS, There are over 260,000 active registered voters in the City of Fresno and up to 50,000 more un-registered but eligible persons within the City; and
WHEREAS, 16- and 17-year-olds can now pre-register to vote and automatically become active voters when they turn 18. Pre-registration has been shown to increase the likelihood of participation once the pre-registrant turns 18; and
WHEREAS, Young people are instrumental in shaping our democracy through their roles in electing leaders and articulating perspectives on critical issu es. They are actively encouraged to partake in democratic processes, including civics education, voter outreach initia tives, serving as student polling officials, and encouraging their friends, families, and communities to register and vote in elections; and
WHEREAS, The Fresno County Clerk/Registrar of Voters and the Secretary of State's websites provide information for easy online voter registration for all eligible individuals, as well as the ability to verify one's registration status and information.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that we, Mayor Jerry P. Dyer, and the Fresno City Council, do hereby proclaim the 19th day of September 2023 as:
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in the City of Fresno
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, we have hereunto set our hands and affixed the Great Seal of the City of Fresno, California, this 14th day of September of the Year Two Thousand and Twenty-Three.