--- title: HR 1266. League of Women Voters of Georgia; commend collection: bills id: 2025-2026/hr1266 cite_as: HR 1266, 2025-2026 Regular Session (Ga.) canonical_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1266 md_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1266.md text_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1266/text source_url: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/72943 date: 2026-02-05 status: passed corpus_version: bills-2026-09-13 license: Public record of the Georgia General Assembly, via LegiScan; see about.md publisher: Georgia Commons, an independent project of Georgia Civic Data. Not the State of Georgia. Not legal advice. up: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026.md previous: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1265.md next: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1267.md index: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/index.md omitted: votes and history omitted_chars: 131 omitted_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1266.md?full=1 bill_number: HR 1266 session: 2025-2026 Regular Session session_slug: 2025-2026 chamber: House bill_type: resolution status_date: 2026-02-05 last_action: House Read and Adopted sponsors: - Carolyn Hugley - Rhonda Burnough - Lisa Campbell - Tanya Miller - Rhonda Taylor - Kimberly Alexander text_version: Introduced has_text: true legiscan_url: https://legiscan.com/GA/bill/HR1266/2025 upstream_id: 2109958 summaries_model: claude-sonnet-5 topic_tags: - voting rights - civic education - League of Women Voters - Georgia House resolution --- # HR 1266. League of Women Voters of Georgia; commend ## Text House Resolution 1266 By: Representatives Hugley of the 141st, Burnough of the 77th, Campbell of the 35th, Miller of the 62nd, Taylor of the 92nd, and others A RESOLUTION Recognizing the League of Women Voters of Georgia; and for other purposes. WHEREAS, on April 3, 1920, the League of Women Voters of Georgia (LWVGA) was born out of the women's suffrage movement during a meeting held in the home of Emily C. MacDougald, a prominent Atlanta suffragist and former president of the Equal Suffrage Party of Georgia; and WHEREAS, the LWVGA has played a significant role in advancing voting rights, civic education, and election integrity from the early suffrage era through modern advocacy and litigation efforts; and WHEREAS, the League's first president was Annie G. Wright of Augusta, Georgia, a major figure in the state's suffrage movement; and WHEREAS, under her leadership, the LWVGA supported legislation designed to protect women and children, such as the Sheppard-Towner bill, and was instrumental in making voting more accessible to women by allowing them to register to vote in department stores; and WHEREAS, after securing women's voting rights, suffragists dedicated their time and energy to educating women about the political process to ensure that they used their new rights properly, made informed decisions when voting, and could advocate for their own political beliefs; and WHEREAS, the LWVGA began lobbying in the 1920s, beginning its long history of fighting for labor laws, prison reform, election reform, public education, and civil rights; and WHEREAS, in 1952, led by President Frances Pauley, the LWVGA was victorious in its attempt to defeat an amendment that would have institutionalized the county unit system in Georgia, an election system that disproportionately gave power to rural, less populated counties; and WHEREAS, the LWVGA continued to fight discrimination, working to ensure equal access to public accommodations by advocating for all Georgia students to receive an equal opportunity, free education and supporting the national Voting Rights Act of 1965; and WHEREAS, the LWVGA would go on to support efforts to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment, the National Voter Registration Act of 1993, and the Help America Vote Act of 2002; and WHEREAS, in 2026, the LWVGA continues to focus its attention on issues of equality surrounding access to healthcare, quality public education, environmental protection, and election reform for safe, fair elections; and WHEREAS, the LWVGA also works to provide voters with the resources necessary to make educated decisions by publishing Georgia Government, Citizen’s Handbook and by reporting on current legislative news, lobbying for issues it deems important to all Georgia voters, and advocating for open and responsible government and smart spending. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that the members of this body recognize the League of Women Voters of Georgia for its historic and ongoing contributions to voter education, civic engagement, and the protection of democratic participation in the State of Georgia. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk of the House of Representatives is authorized and directed to make an appropriate copy of this resolution available for distribution to the League of Women Voters of Georgia. ## Summaries written by Georgia Commons The following was written by claude-sonnet-5 from the text above and is not part of the resolution. Quote the text, not the summary. A Georgia House resolution commends the League of Women Voters of Georgia for over a century of work on voter education, civic engagement, and election issues. ### Plain-language summary This resolution is a ceremonial statement from the Georgia House of Representatives honoring the League of Women Voters of Georgia (LWVGA). It recounts the organization's history since its founding in 1920 out of the women's suffrage movement, including its early work on voter registration access, labor and prison reform, opposition to the county unit system in the 1950s, support for civil rights and education access, and backing of federal voting laws over the decades. The resolution does not change any Georgia law. It formally recognizes the LWVGA's contributions to voter education and civic engagement and directs the Clerk of the House to prepare a copy of the resolution for distribution to the organization. ### What it does - Formally recognizes the League of Women Voters of Georgia for its history of work on voting rights and civic education. - Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to prepare and distribute a copy of the resolution to the organization. - Creates no new law, funding, or regulatory requirement; it is a commendation only. ### Who it affects The League of Women Voters of Georgia is the direct subject of the recognition. The resolution has no regulatory effect on other Georgians, businesses, or government agencies beyond the House Clerk's administrative task of distributing a copy. ### Why it matters Because this is a commendation resolution, it carries symbolic rather than legal weight. It does not alter voting rules, funding, or any Georgia statute; its practical effect is limited to a formal statement of recognition from the House and a distributed copy for the organization. ### Key provisions - The resolution recites the LWVGA's founding in 1920 and its role in the women's suffrage movement and later voting rights advocacy. - The resolved clause states that House members recognize the LWVGA for its contributions to voter education, civic engagement, and democratic participation. - A further resolved clause directs the Clerk of the House to make a copy available for distribution to the League of Women Voters of Georgia. ## Status - Status: Passed (2026-02-05) - Last action: House Read and Adopted (2026-02-05) - Sponsors: Carolyn Hugley, Rhonda Burnough, Lisa Campbell, Tanya Miller, Rhonda Taylor, Kimberly Alexander - Official page: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/72943 > The history, votes, and amendments (131 characters) are at https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1266.md?full=1