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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">While this is nice, how much weight does the Governor’s interpretation carry in a court of law? I mean, this is not the same as an Attorney General’s Opinion, is it?
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">James B Lenze, Director jamesl@gardencitymi.org<br>
Garden City Public Library<br>
31735 Maplewood St<br>
Garden City, MI 48135<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> michlib-l-bounces@mcls.org [mailto:michlib-l-bounces@mcls.org]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Jeanette Marks<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, January 11, 2016 1:23 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> michlib-l@mcls.org; Pam Withrow <pwithrow@uproc.lib.mi.us><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Michlib-l] SB 571<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Thank you so much for sharing, Pam. I did not interpret the new bill as preventing librarians from providing reference service to patrons with election questions. Hopefully others
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Jeanette Marks, Managing Librarian<br>
Bay County Library System<br>
Pinconning Branch Library<br>
218 Kaiser St.<br>
Pinconning, MI 48650<br>
PH 989-879-3283 ext. 207<br>
FAX 989-879-5669<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">From</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">: "Pam Withrow" <<a href="mailto:pwithrow@uproc.lib.mi.us">pwithrow@uproc.lib.mi.us</a>><br>
<b>Sent</b>: Monday, January 11, 2016 12:42 PM<br>
<b>To</b>: <a href="mailto:michlib-l@mcls.org">michlib-l@mcls.org</a><br>
<b>Subject</b>: [Michlib-l] SB 571</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
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<p class="MsoNormal">Hello Everyone,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Because we have a millage coming up in March, we’ve been watching this legislation pretty closely. Governor Snyder offered a letter of clarification that should help put librarian minds at ease.
<a href="http://www.michigan.gov/documents/snyder/SB_571_signing_letter_510083_7.pdf">
http://www.michigan.gov/documents/snyder/SB_571_signing_letter_510083_7.pdf</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thank you,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Monotype Corsiva";color:#1F3864">Pamela Withrow, Director</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style",serif">Forsyth Township Public Library</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style",serif">180 W. Flint St.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style",serif">PO Box 1328</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style",serif">Gwinn, MI 49841</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style",serif">906-346-3433</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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