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<p class="MsoNormal">The November election is right around the corner so we are once again asking libraries in communities with an election on Nov. 3 to
<span style="background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">post the attached flyer</span> and share the following message via your communication channels. To find out if there’s an election in your area, click
<a href="http://www.michigan.gov/documents/sos/Elections_by_County_444556_7.pdf?20150217141613">
here</a>. On Monday, we will send you a social media message that we hope you will also share. As always, thank you for your help!<o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="color:#C00000">Alert</span><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:.25in"><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt">Many Michigan communities to host elections Nov.3<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#232323">Secretary of State Ruth Johnson is encouraging all eligible voters to cast their ballots in local elections on Tuesday, Nov. 3. To find out if there is an election
in your community and to view your sample ballot, visit the Michigan Voter Information Center at
</span><a href="http://www.michigan.gov/vote"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1D5782">www.michigan.gov/vote</span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#232323">. The polls will be open
on Election Day from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:28.0pt;font-family:Mistral;color:#006600">Cathleen Simlar<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;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
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<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"><span style="color:blue">Simlarc@michigan.gov</span></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></i></b><b><i><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></span></i></b><b><i><span style="color:#4A442A"><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_5" src="cid:image001.jpg@01D110BF.4614EEF0" 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>
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