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1 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS <br /> Action Agenda <br /> Item No. 'V-1B <br /> ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br /> Meeting Date: August 20, 1996 <br /> SUBJECT: PROCLAMATION FOR WOMEN'S EQUALITY DAY <br /> DEPARTMENT: Human Rights & Relations PUBLIC HEARING: Yes xx No <br /> BUDGET AMENDMENT NEEDED: Yes xx No <br /> ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: <br /> • Women's Equality Day Proclamation Lucy Lewis, eat. 2251 <br /> TELEPHONE NUMBERS: <br /> Hillsborough- 732 -8181 <br /> Chapel Hill- 967-9251 <br /> Durham- 688-7331 <br /> Mebane -227-2031 <br /> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ <br /> PURPOSE: <br /> - To recognize August 26, 1996 as the 76th Anniversary of ratification of the 19th <br /> Amendment to the U.S. Constitution giving women the right to vote, and encourage <br /> women and all citizens to exercise their right to vote <br /> - To recognize the 20th Anniversary of the Orange County Commission for Women <br /> - To demonstrate the Orange County Commissioners' support of equality for women in <br /> Orange County. <br /> BACKGROUND: <br /> August 26, I996 celebrates the 76th anniversary of the woman suffrage movement's <br /> greatest victory: ratification of the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution giving <br /> women the right to vote. However, in 1994, only 44.9% of the women eligible to vote <br /> actually cast their ballots. The Orange County Commission for Women was established by <br /> the County Commissioners on February 17, 1976. <br /> RECOM IENDATION(S): That the Board approve the Proclamation and authorize the <br /> Chair to sign. <br />