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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Hello. With just</span>
<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">five days until the election, the Secretary of State’s office is looking for every opportunity to continue educating voters on their options to vote.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">We are hoping you can help
<strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;font-weight:normal">get the word out</span></strong><strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
</span></strong>to your community <strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">by sharing a</span></strong></span><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> daily message
</span></strong><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;font-weight:normal">that we will provide to you. Please consider sharing it via</span></strong><strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;font-weight:normal"> social
media, your library’s newsletter or website, or email.</span></strong><strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> </span></strong><strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;font-weight:normal">As always,
thank you for your help!</span></strong><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<strong><span style="font-size:16.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Today's message:
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<strong><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Early Absentee Voting
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<strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Post:</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Michigan voters: You have the safe and secure option to vote early by absentee ballot at your city or township clerk’s office until 4 p.m. the day before the election. Find your clerk's hours and
location at Michigan.gov/Vote. #MIPlan2Vote<o:p></o:p></span></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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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#76923C;text-transform:uppercase">Join My Professional network on
</span></i></b><b><i><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;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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