Resolution 1995-151
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RESOLUTION NO. 95-~
A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS OF COLLIER COUNTY, FLORIDA,
URGING THE U. S. CONGRESS TO REVISIT THE
NATIONAL VOTER REGISTRATION ACT AND PROVIDE
THE NECESSARY FUNDING FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF
THE ACT.
WHEREAS, in 1994 the united States Congress adopted the
National Voter Registration Act (NVRA), a/k/a the "Motor-Voter
Act," effective as a Federal law on January 1, 1995; and
WHEREAS, the NVRA requires the states to register voters at
various Departments of Motor Vehicles, public aid agencies, other
pUblic offices, and by U.S. mail; and
WHEREAS, the NVRA allows for voting by persons who have moved
without having changed their registration address. The NVRA also
limits purging voter registration rolls and prohibits states from
removing voter registrants from the rolls for non-voting; and
WHEREAS, the ability of persons to register simUltaneously to
vote in multiple jurisdictions due to inappropriate safeguards
regarding the forfeiture of currently held drivers licenses is of
grave concern to this Board and should be of grave concern to the
U. S. Legislature; and
WHEREAS, the ability of persons to register to vote without
clear and sufficient evidence of U.S. citizenship is of grave
concern to this Board and should be of grave concern to the U.S.
Legislature; and
WHEREAS, the NVRA is an unfunded federal mandate imposed
upon and shared by state and local governments; and
WHEREAS, there has been introduced in the current United
States Congress, H.R. 370, a bill to repeal the National Voter
Registration Act (NVRA); and
WHEREAS, there has been introduced in the United States
Senate, S.91, a bill that would delay implementation of the
National Voter Registration Act (NVRA) in the states until the
Congress appropriates funds to pay the state and local
governmental expenses of implementing the NVRA; and
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of Collier
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County, Florida, having knowledge of the National Voter Regis-
tration Act and being apprised of state and local implementation
issues, problems and funding short-falls, has determined that the
Board's position on this matter should be communicated to
Florida's U.S. Senators and Congressmen.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS OF COLLIER COUNTY, FLORIDA, that:
1) The Board of County Commissioners of Collier County,
Florida, urges the U. S. Congress to revisit the National Voter
Registration Act (NVRA) and provide the necessary funding for
implementing the act.
2) The Board of County Commissioners of Collier County
further urges the U.S. Congress to review and legislatively
address the lack of appropriate safeguards to prevent (1) the
simultaneous registration of voters in multiple jurisdictions and
(2) the ability of persons to register to vote without clear and
sufficient evidence of U.S. citizenship.
3) The Clerk to the Board is instructed to spread this
Resolution in the minutes of the Board, and
4) A certified copy of this Resolution be sent to each of
the State of Florida's United States Senators and Congressmen.
This Resolution adopted after motion, second and majority
vote favoring same.
DATED: ~~..r-
ATTEST-: .,':
, "DWIGHT E. 'I1ROCK, Clerk
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Approved'as to form and
legal sufficiency:
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
COLLIER COUNTY, FLORIDA
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