[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 45 (Wednesday, April 22, 1998)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E619]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




IN HONOR OF THE FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY OF THE BAY VILLAGE LEAGUE OF WOMEN 
                                 VOTERS

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                        HON. DENNIS J. KUCINICH

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                       Wednesday, April 22, 1998

  Mr. KUCINICH. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor a truly remarkable 
organization dedicated to promoting informed and active citizen 
participation in government. For the last fifty years, the Bay Village, 
Ohio chapter of the League of Women Voters has educated the citizens of 
Bay Village in each citizen's political responsibility. This 
organization effectively serves Bay Village in the arena of citizenship 
and public activism.
  Founded in 1920, the national nonpartisan League of Women Voters 
established itself on the principles of voter responsibility. Women had 
just received the right to vote, and this organization wanted to ensure 
that all voters would have the necessary resources to cast an educated 
vote. The League of Women Voters of Bay Village continued this proud 
tradition with the establishment of the local chapter in 1948. On the 
fiftieth anniversary of the founding of this chapter, the League 
continues to make an educated voter its first priority. By supporting 
citizen participation in government and influencing public policy 
through education and advocacy, the chapter clearly has an influence on 
the educated voter.
  For fifty years, the League of Women Voters of Bay Village has 
encouraged good citizenship and voter understanding of government. This 
organization's outstanding service to the community and to the country 
is commendable.
  My fellow colleagues, join me in celebrating the anniversary of a 
patriotic organization that is dedicated to the task of informing the 
average voter: The League of Women Voters of Bay Village, Ohio.

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