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Sumter Commission honors League of Women Voters with proclamation

By Staff Report

The League of Women Voters of The Villages/Tri-County was honored this week by the Sumter County Commission.

Members of the League of Women Voters, American Association of University Women, Sisters of Suffragists and the Southern Christian Leadership Foundation were honored with a proclamation by the Sumter County Commission on Tuesday.

The Commission presented a proclamation for National Women’s Suffrage Month to members of the League of Women Voters, American Association of University Women, Sisters of Suffragists and the Southern Christian Leadership Foundation.

League of Women Voters President Beth Hicks reminded those in attendance at the Commission meeting that the first proclamation for the 19th Amendment was proclaimed and fought for during a pandemic similar to the COVID-19 crisis. The 19th Amendment to the Constitution prohibits states and the federal government from denying the right to vote to United States citizens on the basis of sex.

The Sumter County Commission issued a proclamation Tuesday night in honor of National Women’s Suffrage Month.

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