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i I F0 I R'%P L T-I A 0 WAR DESIGNATING SEPTEMBER 22, 2015, AS National Voter Registration Day WHEREAS, September 22, 2015 will be recognized as National Voter Registration Day; and i WHEREAS, National Voter Registration Day was started in 2012 for the presidential election and was designed to create an annual movement where the entire nation focusses on registering Americans to exercise our most basic right — the right to vote; and I WHEREAS, National Voter Registration Day seeks to encourage eligible citizens to register to vote through community voter registration activities so they are eligible to participate in the decisions that choose our representation and shape the policies of our government; and WHEREAS, National Voter Registration Day involves a network of grassroots, local organizations engaged in their own community operating on the ground and through social media with the goal of registering tens of thousands of voters in the field and tens of thousands more online; and I WHEREAS, the ability to freely cast a ballot and vote is fundamental to a healthy civic life, and registering to vote is a prerequisite to exercise that right; and WHEREAS, this single day of coordinated field, technology and media efforts will create pervasive awareness of voter registration opportunities, reaching voters who might not be reached otherwise. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT PROCLAIMED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA that September 22, 2015, be designated as "National Voter r Registration Day" in Indian River County and the Board encourages all citizens to register to vote and take part in activities designed to promote greater participation in the electoral process. Adopted this 22nd day of September, 2015. BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS i INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA i I Wesley S. Davis, Chairman 1 /52 a ,5 `�=' B olari, Vice Chairman f t *• Peter D. O'Bryan l oc 0 h ,_FJescher Tim`Zarb_.`(__,, 4