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Box 8

 Container

Contains 95 Results:

League Day in Dover, 1963-1998

 File — Box: 8, Folder: 65
Scope and Contents

Annual event that allowed League members a chance to meet with legislators.

Dates: 1963-1998

State constitution consensus, 1965-1970

 File — Box: 8, Folder: 75
Scope and Contents

This consensus ended with the following conclusion regarding levels of government control: “rights of local government should be protected by constitution and should be allowed to exercise any power not denied by their own charter, state law or state constitution.”

Dates: 1965-1970

Position statements and information on the Sunshine bill, 1976-1977

 File — Box: 8, Folder: 78
Scope and Contents

The Sunshine bill, which eventually passed the Delaware legislature, provided that citizens be allowed an opportunity to witness governmental meetings, except for those of the strictest confidence. The League advocated citizen involvement through observation of government at the local, state and federal levels.

Dates: 1976-1977