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<p class="MsoNormal">Hello. As part of the ongoing partnership between libraries and the Secretary of State’s Office, I’m hoping you will consider sharing the following information as well as the attached flyers with your patrons. As always, thanks so much
for your help!<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><![if !supportLists]><b><span style="mso-list:Ignore">1.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></b><![endif]><b>New Veterans Designation for Driver’s Licenses and State IDs<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Note: In May, I provided you with a short message to share on the new veteran’s designation for driver’s licenses and state IDs. I subsequently received a request from a library
director for a flyer on this new service that could be posted in libraries. Thanks for that suggestion! In response, we created the attached flyer that we hope you will post and if you didn’t get a chance to share the original message with your patrons,
here it is:<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<span style="font-size:17.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Secretary of State announces veteran designation for licenses and ID cards<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Michigan veterans can now display their proof of service right on their Michigan driver's license or state ID card, making it easer to receive benefits that often
go unclaimed, such as retail discounts, promotions and special offers. According to Secretary of State Ruth Johnson, the new designation is available to all honorably discharged Michigan veterans and is free of charge when renewing a state license or ID or
applying for one.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><b><span style="mso-list:Ignore">2.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></b><![endif]><b>Voter Registration Deadline<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%">Please share the following message on the upcoming registration deadline for the August 5 election. I’ve also provided a flyer for you to post (see attached).<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><span style="font-size:20.0pt;color:#1F497D">Election</span></b><b><span style="font-size:20.0pt">
<span style="color:#C00000">Alert</span><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Election Day in Michigan is
<b>Tuesday, August 5</b>. To vote, you must be registered by July 7. For information on how to register or to see if you are already registered, go to
<a href="http://www.michigan.gov/vote">Michigan.gov/vote</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif"">Cathleen P. Simlar</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Communications Specialist, Executive Office</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Michigan Department of State</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Office: (517) 373-9080
</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Cell: (248) 761-7145</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Email:
<a href="mailto:Simlarc@michigan.gov">Simlarc@michigan.gov</a></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#76923C;text-transform:uppercase">Join My Professional network on
</span><span style="color:#4A442A"><a href="blocked::http://www.linkedin.com/pub/cathleen-simlar/18/798/235" title="blocked::http://www.linkedin.com/pub/cathleen-simlar/18/798/235"><span style="color:#4A442A">LinkedIn</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:8.0pt"> </span><a href="http://www.michigan.gov/sos"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;color:windowtext;text-decoration:none"><img border="0" width="67" height="67" id="Picture_x0020_10" src="cid:image001.jpg@01CF7F2D.1BEA4EB0" alt="Description: Description: Description: SOS logo small"></span></a><span style="font-size:8.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">STAY CONNECTED:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/MichiganSoS"><span style="color:windowtext;text-decoration:none"><img border="0" width="25" height="25" id="Picture_x0020_9" src="cid:image002.gif@01CF7F2D.1BEA4EB0" alt="Description: Description: Description: Facebook logo"></span></a>
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