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<p class="MsoPlainText">Hello. As part of an ongoing effort to alert the public about the upcoming deadline for REAL ID, Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson asked me to once again request your assistance. As you know, this federally mandated requirement
for identification means <span style="font-family:"FranklinGothic-Book",sans-serif;color:black">
standard state-issued driver’s licenses and identification cards will no longer be accepted for boarding domestic flights within the United States, or when entering certain federal facilities,
</span>beginning <b>Oct. 1</b>. Currently, just 47 percent of Michigan driver’s licenses and state ID cards are REAL-ID compliant which means raising public awareness is a high priority.
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><b>Here’s how you can help ...<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">We’re hoping you can once again assist in spreading the word about REAL ID both internally with your own staff and externally through your organization’s communication channels. To make things simple, we’ve updated our online toolkit
that can be easily accessed through the following links:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<a name="_Hlk16002264">Text that can be shared on websites, via email or in newsletters (</a><a href="https://www.michigan.gov/documents/sos/REAL_ID_Short_Article_681703_7.docx">short message</a>)<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
Various images to share on social <o:p></o:p></li><ul style="margin-top:0in" type="circle">
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<a href="https://www.Michigan.gov/images/sos/REAL_ID_Deadline_Image_681708_7.png">Deadline for REAL ID (image)</a><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1">
<a href="https://www.Michigan.gov/images/sos/Are_you_ready_for_REAL_ID_681705_7.png">Are you ready for REAL ID? (image)</a><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1">
<a href="https://www.Michigan.gov/images/sos/Make_an_appointment_for_REAL_ID_681707_7.png">Make an appointment to get a REAL ID (image)</a><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1">
<a href="https://www.Michigan.gov/images/sos/Bring_these_docs_to_SOS_681706_7.png">Documents you’ll need to bring to the SOS for REAL ID (image)</a><o:p></o:p></li></ul>
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A flyer that can be posted (<a name="_Hlk33109968"></a><a href="https://www.michigan.gov/documents/sos/FLIER_full_color_REAL_ID_8_x_11_662456_7.pdf"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk33109968">full color</span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk33109968"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk33109968">
or </span><a href="https://www.michigan.gov/documents/sos/FLIER_bw_REAL_ID__8_x_11_662455_7.pdf"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk33109968">black/white</span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk33109968"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk33109968">).</span><a name="_Hlk16072965"><o:p></o:p></a></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk16072965">Images that can accompany any communication you share
<a name="_Hlk33109943">(</a></span><a href="https://www.michigan.gov/images/sos/Circular_REAL_ID_image_662699_7.gif"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk16072965"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk33109943">circular image</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk16072965"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk33109943"></span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk16072965"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk33109943">,
</span></span><a href="https://www.michigan.gov/images/sos/IMAGE_Rectangular_REALID_662457_7.png"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk16072965"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk33109943">rectangular image</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk16072965"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk33109943"></span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk16072965"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk33109943">,
</span></span><a href="https://www.michigan.gov/images/sos/IMAGE_REAL_ID_drivers_license_662700_7.gif"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk16072965"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk33109943">REAL ID driver’s license image</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk16072965"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk33109943"></span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk16072965"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk33109943">).</span></span><o:p></o:p></li></ul>
<p class="MsoPlainText">Our plan is to reach out to you periodically between now and Oct. 1 for your continued help. Please know that any assistance you provide with raising public awareness will be greatly appreciated.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText">Thank you for your consideration,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Cathleen P. Simlar</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Communications Specialist</span></i><i><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Michigan Department of State</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Office:
</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">(517) </span>
<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">335-3263<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Cell:
</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">(248) 761-7145</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></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><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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