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<p class="MsoNormal">Hello. As part of the statewide partnership with the Secretary of State, we are asking libraries in communities that are hosting elections on May 8 to
<span style="background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">post the attached flyer</span> where the public will see it and to include it on your website. Find out if your community is having an election by clicking
<a href="http://www.michigan.gov/documents/sos/Elections_by_County_444556_7.pdf">
here.</a> <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">In addition, please consider sharing the following message in any public communication channels your library provides, such as social media and newsletters.
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<b><span style="font-size:20.0pt">Election <span style="color:#C00000">Reminder </span>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:63.0pt;line-height:140%"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;line-height:140%">Voter registration deadline nears for May 8 election
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:63.0pt;line-height:140%"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:140%">Many communities across Michigan will be hosting elections on May 8. Residents have until Monday, April 9 to register to vote in this election.
You can register by mail, in person at your local clerk’s office or at any Secretary of State office. To find out if your community is hosting an election on May 8, please visit</span><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:140%">
</span><a href="http://www.michigan.gov/vote"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:140%">Michigan.gov/vote</span></a><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:140%">.</span></span><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:140%"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thank you so much for your help in sharing this reminder.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">With much gratitude,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:24.0pt;font-family:Mistral;color:#4F6228">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><span style="font-size:16.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></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_10" src="cid:image001.jpg@01D3CB6B.6B9E44F0" 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@01D3CB6B.6B9E44F0" alt="Description: Description: Description: Facebook logo"></span></a>
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