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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body bgcolor=white lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>*** PLEASE CROSS POST ***<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Hi neighbors, sharing for those interested (delete/disregard if not) - a new NC nonprofit working for nonpartisan ballot reform (RCV, like that used in Maine, NYC, Alaska, San Fran & more) is celebrating its 1 year mark with a free fun Zoom event. Born into the intensity of the 2020 election season and the pandemic, Better Ballot North Carolina has had quite a 365 day ride! They’d love to share their story, accomplishments, and year 2 plans with interested Tar Heels, do a prize drawing, and have some social time to hear from YOU about ballot reform and future directions for our state. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>The Zoom session is on Monday Sept 27<sup>th</sup>, starting with a 6:30pm ‘ballot reform/RCV 101’ overview + Q&A, then the rest of the activities. All are welcome to attend, and if a friend joins too, you get an extra entry in the prize drawing for each one. Here’s the link to register! Also, a few passionate folks have pledged to match contributions for BBNC’s 1<sup>st</sup> ‘birthday’ celebration dollar for dollar, so if you can’t make the meeting – or want to support and double your gift – (all contributions 100% tax deductible, even if you don’t itemize in 2021 per pandemic legislation!) – you can do that at the second link. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Thanks and feel free to forward, cross post or share as you wish! Have a great & safe weekend! <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='line-height:18.0pt'><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333'>Register for birthday meeting/event:<br><a href="https://www.betterballotnc.org/september_2021_statewide_gathering?e=2536630e9964775c92f7ac2d42229bc6&utm_source=betterballotnc&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=match_anniv_campaign_q3_2021&n=3"><span style='color:#1488B9'>September 2021 Statewide Gathering - Better Ballot (betterballotnc.org)</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333'>Matching gift donation campaign: <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333'><a href="https://www.betterballotnc.org/contribute?e=2536630e9964775c92f7ac2d42229bc6&utm_source=betterballotnc&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=match_anniv_campaign_q3_2021&n=2"><span style='color:#1488B9'>https://www.betterballotnc.org/contribute</span></a><br><br>Event info on Facebook:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333'><a href="https://www.betterballotnc.org/r?u=27Ax0UmWOX2J8J_QwK9Z6nmUUukZrx1xgsPFq6NPPOWVVCyirgLe2vUOKetFs3n3MdsrvzykOvZp2q91JFh7tlaKwI298AAQqlkGPJtUeNM&e=2536630e9964775c92f7ac2d42229bc6&utm_source=betterballotnc&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=match_anniv_campaign_q3_2021&n=4"><span style='color:#1488B9'>https://www.facebook.com/events/897896761085900/?active_tab=about</span></a><br><br>More about RCV & BBNC on the web: <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333'><a href="http://www.betterballotnc.org/?e=2536630e9964775c92f7ac2d42229bc6&utm_source=betterballotnc&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=match_anniv_campaign_q3_2021&n=5"><span style='color:#1488B9'>http://www.betterballotnc.org/</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><img border=0 width=220 id="_x0000_i1025" src="http://d3n8a8pro7vhmx.cloudfront.net/betterballotnc/sites/1/meta_images/original/logo-200x61.png?1599316968" alt="Better Ballot North Carolina"><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></body></html>