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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Greetings</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">,
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Michigan needs more poll workers for August and November, and on behalf of the Michigan Department of State, I’m reaching out to ask for help from
you and the Libraries in Michigan.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Participating as a<b>
</b>poll worker during the early voting period as well as on Election Day is a direct way for Michigan residents to support safe, secure, and accessible elections locally. Michigan residents aged 16 and up can sign up to serve at
<b><a href="https://www.michigan.gov/sos/elections/pollworker">Michigan.gov/PollWorker</a></b>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Our team has developed a
</span><b><a href="https://www.michigan.gov/sos/-/media/Project/Websites/sos/Elections/DemocracyMVP/2024-Democracy-MVP-Toolkit.pdf?rev=0999e836214f456fa624b7f2ebe85238&hash=1D5A3C67BC1FA74AFADE9A2B8E172AFD"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Poll
Worker Recruitment Toolkit</span></a></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">, which is available for you to support recruitment efforts, and contains easy to use resources including:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Pre-drafted email and newsletter templates<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Direct links to other ways you and your employees can support our elections.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Please use these resources to share the need for more poll workers in Michigan and to promote the opportunity to serve. You can learn more about the State of Michigan’s
poll worker recruitment program at <b><a href="https://www.michigan.gov/sos/elections/pollworker">Michigan.gov/PollWorker</a></b>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Thank you for your existing partnership and civic leadership.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Sincerely,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;background:white"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#242424">Sarah Reinhardt</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#242424"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;background:white"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#242424">Interim Deputy Chief of External Affairs</span></i><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#242424"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#242424">Michigan Department of State</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#242424"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#242424">Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson<br>
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0563C1"><a href="mailto:ReinhardtS@Michigan.gov">ReinhardtS@Michigan.gov</a></span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#242424"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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