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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Just letting everyone know who’s registered to join, Zoom’s been odd and the passcode to enter has been listed in the discussion area of the facebook event at the link below, to use with your emailed link access URL. See you soon! PM me if you aren’t on FB and need the digits. See you there soon. – D <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b> Debra Hawkins [mailto:dhawkins913311@gmail.com] <br><b>Sent:</b> Saturday, February 20, 2021 10:23 PM<br><b>To:</b> 'inc listserv' <inc-list@lists.deltaforce.net>; npna@groups.io; 'Colonial Village Durham' <colonial-village-durham@googlegroups.com>; stadium-heights@googlegroups.com; walltown-neighbors@googlegroups.com; 'Trinity Park Listserv' <trinityparkdurhamnc@groups.io>; DukePark@groups.io; owdna@googlegroups.com; main@ondna.groups.io<br><b>Subject:</b> Invite/reminder: electoral reform initiative for NC, info session & state meeting tomorrow, 3:15pm (Zoom link)<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Hi neighbors – sharing just for any who might be interested, an info session (& meeting) tomorrow for an electoral reform initiative akin to those happening in Maine, NYC, Alaska & parts of CA. Many states have launched nonprofit initiatives and NC is in the swim to consider this too. Details and links below! <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>(Feel free to cross post and share as you wish, please excuse any missed duplicate postings!)<br><br><em><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#283C46;background:white;font-style:normal'>Better Ballot NC will hold its 4th Statewide meeting by Zoom tomorrow, February 21, 2021. An introductory meeting for people new to Ranked Choice Voting will start at 3:15 PM. The business meeting starts at 4:00 PM and ends at 5:00 PM. Implementation of Ranked Choice Voting (RCV) is an important milestone in the search for inclusive democratic practice in electoral politics. If you can't attend, please consider donating to support the nonprofit initiative here (and thank you) --- > </span></em><a href="https://www.betterballotnc.org/contribute">Donations - Better Ballot (betterballotnc.org)</a> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><u>What’s RCV / Why have electoral, ballot reform for NC?</u><i><span style='color:#283C46'><br><br></span></i><em><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#283C46;background:white;font-style:normal'>Many observers of the US political system characterize it as broken, dysfunctional or unfair. One of the underlying reasons for the general disenchantment is our first-past-the-post, winner-take-all voting system. Fortunately, there is an easy and useful upgrade to our voting system - Ranked Choice Voting - that offers a chance to renew our political system. To learn more about Ranked Choice Voting and get involved, join Better Ballot NC at our statewide Zoom conference on February 21, 2021. Visit the link below for details, then RSVP for yourself and a friend. If you can't attend this meeting, consider donating to this important effort.</span></em><i><span style='color:#283C46;background:white'><br><br></span></i><em><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#283C46;background:white;font-style:normal'>See you there!</span></em> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Direct registration link to get code to join meeting: <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="https://www.betterballotnc.org/statewide_meeting_february_2021?fbclid=IwAR1ASuqu0Dxz1I-7d3X1bNovWnCgnV0Xfs0SxtjYhukU68--SrPiqMGdomU">https://www.betterballotnc.org/statewide_meeting_february_2021?fbclid=IwAR1ASuqu0Dxz1I-7d3X1bNovWnCgnV0Xfs0SxtjYhukU68--SrPiqMGdomU</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>-------------------------------------<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Donation link to support NC’s initiative: <a href="https://www.betterballotnc.org/contribute">Donations - Better Ballot (betterballotnc.org)</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>More details & info on the event, RCV and our nonprofit BBNC: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/130141682278718">https://www.facebook.com/events/130141682278718</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>BBNC website: <a href="http://www.betterballotnc.org">www.betterballotnc.org</a> <o:p></o:p></p></div></body></html>