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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Linda W. Cohn has rendered outstanding service to |
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the League of Women Voters of the Houston Area during her two-year |
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term as president of the organization; and |
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WHEREAS, The granddaughter of a proud naturalized citizen, |
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Linda Cohn was born in Manhattan and studied government at City |
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College of New York; she later moved with her husband to Houston |
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and, while raising their three children, managed to find time in her |
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busy schedule to volunteer at the polls; and |
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WHEREAS, For more than a decade, Ms. Cohn has worked |
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tirelessly to increase voter participation in the Houston area; |
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before her election as director and president of the LWV chapter in |
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2011, she served as chair of the Repast with Political Pioneers |
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event and co-chair of the voter registration committee; in that |
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role, Ms. Cohn spearheaded the group's efforts to help qualified |
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applicants complete their citizenship documents; she has also |
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partnered with other civic groups to streamline voter registration |
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at the monthly naturalization ceremonies, increasing voting |
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applications from new citizens more than tenfold; and |
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WHEREAS, This dynamic Texan has coauthored the league |
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publication Handy Dandy Guide to the Election and has cooperated |
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with Houston Media Source TV to create a monthly league-sponsored |
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program, both of which inform citizens about relevant local issues; |
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in addition, she has actively encouraged young Texans to become |
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deputy voter registrars through the organization's youth |
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engagement program; she also developed a Voter Registration Tool |
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Kit to be used by other groups, such as nursing homes and assisted |
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living facilities, who conduct independent registration drives; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Through her energetic, determined leadership, Linda |
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Cohn has encouraged countless fellow Texans to fully participate in |
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the democratic process, and her work with the league has been of |
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immeasurable benefit to her community; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas |
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Legislature hereby honor Linda Cohn for her service as president of |
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the League of Women Voters of the Houston Area and extend to her |
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sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Ms. Cohn as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |
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Harless |
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______________________________ |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 2147 was adopted by the House on May |
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17, 2013, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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