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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:48.0pt;font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro",sans-serif;color:#201F1E;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;mso-ligatures:none">NEWS RELEASE</span></b><span style="color:#222222;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro",sans-serif;color:#201F1E;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;mso-ligatures:none">For Immediate Release Date: 08/21/2024</span></b><span style="color:#222222;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro",sans-serif;color:#201F1E;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;mso-ligatures:none">Contact: Public Information Office Phone: (919) 560-0000/Fax: (919) 560-0020</span></b><span style="color:#222222;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro",sans-serif;color:#201F1E;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;mso-ligatures:none">E-mail: </span></b><span style="color:black;mso-ligatures:none"><a href="mailto:publicinformationoffice@dconc.gov" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro",sans-serif;color:#467886;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">publicinformationoffice@dconc.gov</span></a></span><span style="color:#222222;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro",sans-serif;color:#201F1E;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;mso-ligatures:none">County Board of Elections Opens New Facility</span></b><span style="color:#222222;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro",sans-serif;color:#201F1E;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;mso-ligatures:none">Doors Open at 3825 S. Roxboro Street, Suite 101,
on Sept. 3</span><span style="color:#222222;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro",sans-serif;color:#201F1E;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;mso-ligatures:none">Durham, N.C. – </span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro",sans-serif;color:#201F1E;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;mso-ligatures:none">On
Tuesday, September 3, 2024, the Durham County Board of Elections will partially open its new facility at the Shoppes of Hope Valley located at 3825 S. Roxboro Street, Suite 101, Durham, NC 27713.</span><span style="color:#222222;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro",sans-serif;color:#201F1E;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;mso-ligatures:none"> </span><span style="color:#222222;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro",sans-serif;color:#201F1E;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;mso-ligatures:none">Operations at the downtown office will end Friday, August 30<sup> </sup>at 5 p.m. All Durham
County residents in need of Board of Elections services will be directed to the new building. Signage with the new facility address will be posted at the downtown office. Directional signage will be placed at the new facility to direct voters to the temporary
entrance.<br>
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<i>“</i>We are incredibly excited about this move and thankful to our County Board of Commissioners and County Manager for making this critical investment in election security,” Director Derek Bowens stated. “We believe this new facility will serve our dynamic
community well and will be essential to the execution of a successful 2024 Statewide General Election.”</span><span style="color:#222222;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro",sans-serif;color:#201F1E;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;mso-ligatures:none"> </span><span style="color:#222222;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro",sans-serif;color:#201F1E;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;mso-ligatures:none">The approximately 54,000 square feet of renovated space will consolidate all Board of Elections
operations within a single facility. This is the initial phase of the planned two-phase move into the facility. Phase two is expected to begin in mid-October 2024.</span><span style="color:#222222;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro",sans-serif;color:#201F1E;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;mso-ligatures:none">To receive updates about the move, Board Meeting Notices, or any other Board of Elections
news, visit the </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro",sans-serif;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;mso-ligatures:none"><a href="https://www.dcovotes.com/i-want-to/board-meeting-notices"><span style="color:#1155CC">GetElections
Notifications</span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro",sans-serif;color:#201F1E;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;mso-ligatures:none"> page found at dcovotes.com. </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro",sans-serif;color:#201F1E;mso-ligatures:none">Please
help spread the word. Click </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none"><a href="https://www.dconc.gov/home/showdocument?id=41601&t=638596773634439499"><span style="color:#1155CC">here</span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro",sans-serif;color:#201F1E;mso-ligatures:none"> to
download the “We Are Moving” flyer.</span><span style="color:#222222;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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