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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Hello. Below is today’s message as part of our voter awareness countdown to the election. If possible, please share the following message and image via social media or on your website. Please expect
 a daily message to share between now and Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 3.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Thank you so much for your help.
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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">Weekend Absentee Voting
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">All city and township clerks will be offering extended hours during the weekend. Find their hours and location at Michigan.gov/Vote, by visiting the clerk's website or contacting their office. You
 have 3 more days to request an absentee ballot!  #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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