<div dir="ltr"><h4 style="margin:1.71429rem 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:14px;vertical-align:baseline;clear:both;line-height:1.84615;color:rgb(68,68,68);font-family:"Open Sans",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif">SOA’s 2025 elections are now open!</h4><p style="margin:0px 0px 1.71429rem;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:14px;vertical-align:baseline;line-height:1.71429;color:rgb(68,68,68);font-family:"Open Sans",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"><a href="https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fohiohistory.us14.list-manage.com%2Ftrack%2Fclick%3Fu%3D37ce5c8c24208a588c681edc5%26id%3Dbac32fa5a2%26e%3Dbc97b2b5d6&data=05%7C02%7Cerlockh%40uakron.edu%7Cea3676e1b49647d82e6008dd88b212e7%7Ce8575dedd7f94ecea4aa0b32991aeedd%7C0%7C0%7C638817020735081901%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=67fO%2F1fMtoGB72uEPjQVdCKFlimUXPoHeVXNH%2FOZZk8%3D&reserved=0">Voting</a> is open from May 1 through noon on May 16, 2025. Candidate statements are included in the spring issue of the <em style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;vertical-align:baseline"><a href="https://ohioarchivists.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/ohio-archivist-2025-spring.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;vertical-align:baseline;outline:none;color:rgb(33,117,155)">Ohio Archivist</a> </em>(starting on page 12) and <a href="https://ohioarchivists.org/council_and_officers/candidate-statements/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;vertical-align:baseline;outline:none;color:rgb(33,117,155)">online</a>.</p><p style="margin:0px 0px 1.71429rem;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:14px;vertical-align:baseline;line-height:1.71429;color:rgb(68,68,68);font-family:"Open Sans",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif">In order to verify that you are an eligible voter, we are asking that you provide the email address associated with your SOA membership. If you would like to change your email preference, please send an email to <a title="mailto:ohioarchivists@ohiohistory.org?subject=email%20address%20change" href="mailto:ohioarchivists@ohiohistory.org?subject=email%20address%20change" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;vertical-align:baseline;outline:none;color:rgb(33,117,155)">ohioarchivists@ohiohistory.org</a>. Please include the original email address and the one you’d like to change to.</p><p style="margin:0px 0px 1.71429rem;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:14px;vertical-align:baseline;line-height:1.71429;color:rgb(68,68,68);font-family:"Open Sans",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"><em style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;vertical-align:baseline">Questions? Contact the Nominating Committee chair, <a href="mailto:mdalton@preserve-it.com" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;vertical-align:baseline;outline:none;color:rgb(33,117,155)">Melissa Dalton</a>.</em></p></div>