[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Con. Res. 146 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







107th CONGRESS
  2d Session
S. CON. RES. 146

 Supporting the goals and ideas of National Take Your Kids to Vote Day.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           September 24, 2002

 Mrs. Lincoln submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was 
         referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration

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                         CONCURRENT RESOLUTION


 
 Supporting the goals and ideas of National Take Your Kids to Vote Day.

Whereas voting is a civic duty and critical to democracy;
Whereas voting participation rates in the United States for all age groups have 
        fallen dramatically since 1972;
Whereas voting participation rates are lower among young voters;
Whereas only 32 percent of individuals 18 through 24 years of age voted in the 
        last Presidential election;
Whereas large numbers of young people feel disconnected from government;
Whereas many younger adults report that they do not know how to vote;
Whereas, according to a 2002 study by the Council for Excellence in Government, 
        children who go to the polls with their parents are more likely to go to 
        the polls and vote as adults than their peers;
Whereas parents should talk to their children about the importance of voting;
Whereas a number of businesses and organizations have designated November 5, 
        2002, as National Take Your Kids to Vote Day in order to encourage 
        people to vote; and
Whereas many Americans will go to the polls on November 5, 2002, to elect a new 
        Congress: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives concurring), 
That Congress--
            (1) supports the goals and ideas of National Take Your Kids 
        to Vote Day;
            (2) encourages all voting eligible parents with children 
        who are younger than 18 years of age to talk to their children 
        about the importance of voting and, if possible, take their 
        children to the polls; and
            (3) requests that the President issue a proclamation 
        calling on the people of the United States to conduct 
        appropriate ceremonies, activities, and programs to promote 
        voting as a family tradition.
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