HomeMy WebLinkAbout1970 Mayors Proclaim D. C. Petition WeekTHE DAILY EAGLE —SECTION C
Sunday, April 19, 1970 Bryan - College Station, Texas Pa
Mayors Proclaim
Petition Week
Mayor Jerome (Jack) Zubik
has officially proclaimed Anril
16 -22 "D. C. Petition Week"
in Bryan. The proclamation
came as the League of
Women Voters began its drive
to secure signatures on
petitions asking congress to
begin legislative procedures
necessary for obtaining
congressional representation
for residents of the District
of Columbia.
Mayor D. A. (Andy) An-
derson initiated the drive in
College Station by signing the
petition presented to him by
Mrs. Stanley Lowy.
T h e drive to secure
congressional representation
for the District of Columbia
is an important part of
League of Women Voters
activities during its 50th
Anniversary year. The League
has designated 1970 as The
Year of the Voter and, in
addition to the D. C. petition
drive, will be placing em-
phasis on the importance of
t h e franchise for all
Americans.
Representation in Congress
for the District of Columbia will
require the passage of a con
stitutional amendment by a two-
thirds vote of both houses of
Congress and ratification by
three - fourths of the states.