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ID HCR035
Concurrent Resolution
Status
3/4/2020
Primary Sponsor
Health and Welfare Committee
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AI Summary
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Recognizes August 26, 2020, as "Women's Suffrage Day" in honor of the ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
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Documents Idaho's early leadership in women's suffrage, noting that Idaho's Territorial Legislature enfranchised women in 1896, becoming one of the first four states to grant women the vote.
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Acknowledges Idaho's ratification of the proposed women's suffrage amendment on February 11, 1920, during an Extraordinary Session called by Governor D. W. Davis, with Idaho becoming the thirtieth state to ratify.
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Celebrates the hundredth anniversary of the Nineteenth Amendment's ratification in 2020 and recognizes the profound effect that women's suffrage has had on Idaho and the nation.
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Encourages Idahoans to celebrate Women's Suffrage Day with appropriate events and ceremonies.
Legislative Description
Stating findings of the Legislature and recognizing August 26, 2020, as Women's Suffrage Day.
WOMEN'S SUFFRAGE
Last Action
Delivered to Secretary of State at 10:27 a.m. on March 3, 2020
3/4/2020