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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">Please excuse multiple postings…<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">Sent on behalf of the office of
<a href="https://www.sos.state.oh.us/">Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose</a></span></i></b><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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</v:shape><![endif]--><![if !vml]><a href="https://www.sos.state.oh.us/secretary-office/office-initiatives/sticker/share-on-social-media/"><img border="0" width="400" height="266" style="width:4.1666in;height:2.7708in" src="cid:image002.png@01D4EADF.EE86DF50" align="right" hspace="12" v:shapes="Picture_x0020_2"></a><![endif]><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:#203864">Contest Overview and Timeline:
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">The Ohio Secretary of State’s office is holding a statewide contest for students in grades 6-12 to design Ohio’s new official
<b><span style="color:#9A0000">“I Voted”</span></b><span style="color:#C00000"> </span>
sticker. The top 5 finalists will be selected by a panel and then voted on by the public to choose the winning design.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p style="mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:8.25pt;margin-left:1.0in;mso-add-space:auto;background:white">
<b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:#C00000">March 25 - April 28: Submission period<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p style="mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:8.25pt;margin-left:1.0in;mso-add-space:auto;background:white">
<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:black">May 3: Announcement of the top five finalists<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:black">May 6 - May 10: Public voting period<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:black">May 13: Winning sticker announced<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:#203864">Attached, you will find the following:
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">IVT_LibrarianLetter – A letter addressing librarians from the Secretary, encouraging student participation<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">IVT-Flyer – Promotional poster
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">IVT-RulesGuidelines – Rules and guidelines<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">All of the attached, along with
<a href="https://gcc01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sos.state.oh.us%2Fsecretary-office%2Foffice-initiatives%2Fsticker%2Fshare-on-social-media%2F&data=02%7C01%7Cwmorris%40library.ohio.gov%7Cec436380f63449ad177408d6b16ae5da%7C50f8fcc494d84f0784eb36ed57c7c8a2%7C0%7C1%7C636891470545686801&sdata=c8PMeelR0BIRqY7UhZvymgn4EvzKwl6CgqnCRBiWJTg%3D&reserved=0">
social media graphics</a> to share, and the submission form can be found <span style="color:#1F497D">
<a href="https://gcc01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sos.state.oh.us%2Fsecretary-office%2Foffice-initiatives%2Fsticker%2F&data=02%7C01%7Cwmorris%40library.ohio.gov%7Cec436380f63449ad177408d6b16ae5da%7C50f8fcc494d84f0784eb36ed57c7c8a2%7C0%7C1%7C636891470545686801&sdata=leznVxVeIA4NRyxwNxi%2BKEHFKZPXKQRRmkT3Vn9z3N0%3D&reserved=0">here</a>
</span>or by visiting Sticker.Ohio.gov and clicking on the hero image. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:#203864">Finally, here are our social media posts with the announcement video:
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif"><a href="https://gcc01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2FFrankLaRose%2Fstatus%2F1110248892032057344&data=02%7C01%7Cwmorris%40library.ohio.gov%7Cec436380f63449ad177408d6b16ae5da%7C50f8fcc494d84f0784eb36ed57c7c8a2%7C0%7C1%7C636891470545696806&sdata=EuTOiyEdxW%2FW10kRnD0ijXKwr9bKh%2BYWp9f0sLwojsI%3D&reserved=0">twitter</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif"><a href="https://gcc01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.instagram.com%2Fp%2FBvcRCOCAcGq%2F%3Futm_source%3Dig_web_button_share_sheet&data=02%7C01%7Cwmorris%40library.ohio.gov%7Cec436380f63449ad177408d6b16ae5da%7C50f8fcc494d84f0784eb36ed57c7c8a2%7C0%7C1%7C636891470545706815&sdata=0ozeQsDj6%2BdcOZej%2BeSFBsPdXLEEw%2FY3WlwjhKEjyls%3D&reserved=0">Instagram</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif"><a href="https://gcc01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Ffranklarose%2Fvideos%2F1095917870588434%2F%3F__xts__%255b0%255d%3D68.ARCG41hUkge2xmd6K0hH3SuYUMy_bEnKWU-mIEh_UnGgU_P3YL1VfmIGNtymSwO5GimzZR1iJPBiATKLBMdgY2YKzIiBgsCg4AVxjNrv-9psCHOp-mD3AKuWgfd1qJoXJHDkrXGzRODA2X5MyGztH0KcWAl4tHpEIKY3Y-sfi0zU_P9ep-QAdMPjzN0wy7zJHqhQPNZgJ8geOi_pEAhNoYuS9TkSp9lBr6i7r4fpMcRvc_Nx5pmv_1CRhrDEuP8ven0TPmdkyV2Xpj9bPk97DKxCpHHyDKpscwAzhJz1vGCEzo3TENEGKrQ7mzHAQxRPn9uHhhwNsVWcYytYGGPp5RITNcHsH7fiz2-K-A%26__tn__%3D-R&data=02%7C01%7Cwmorris%40library.ohio.gov%7Cec436380f63449ad177408d6b16ae5da%7C50f8fcc494d84f0784eb36ed57c7c8a2%7C0%7C1%7C636891470545706815&sdata=ig8JvDf2SK%2BHzUjBXbYJmQC2pqJyKINbw83ihHg%2BhOg%3D&reserved=0">facebook</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">Contact Alicia Lang for more information.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">Alicia Lang<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">Marketing Specialist
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif"><a href="mailto:alang@ohiosecretaryofstate.gov">alang@ohiosecretaryofstate.gov</a><i><o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">614-752-8110<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:#002E62">Marsha McDevitt-Stredney, Ph.D.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:#002E62">Public Information Officer<br>
Director, Marketing & Communications<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:#002E62">274 E. 1<sup>st</sup> Avenue<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:#002E62">Columbus, OH 43201<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:#002E62">Tel: 614-644-6875<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:#1F497D"><a href="http://library.ohio.gov/"><span style="color:blue">library.ohio.gov</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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