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<p class="MsoNormal">Hi Maryanne,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">This is great news! I remember when you testified about the bill on guide dogs and health insurance back in 2015. We were successful because of testimonies like yours.
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<p class="MsoNormal">It’s always great to see an affiliate president taking leadership like this.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Best of luck!<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Justin<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Justin Mark Hideaki Salisbury<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">he/him/his<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Phone: 808.797.8606<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Email: <a href="mailto:President@Alumni.ECU.edu">President@Alumni.ECU.edu</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">LinkedIn: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/justin-salisbury"><span lang="EN" style="color:blue">https://www.linkedin.com/in/justin-salisbury</span></a> <span lang="EN"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">ResearchGate: <a href="https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Justin_Salisbury">
<span style="color:blue">https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Justin_Salisbury</span></a>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Lucida Console"">“Once social change begins, it cannot be reversed. You cannot un-educate the person who has learned to read. You cannot humiliate the person who feels pride. You cannot oppress the people who are
not afraid anymore.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Lucida Console"">Cesar Chavez<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> CT-NFB <ct-nfb-bounces@nfbnet.org> <b>On Behalf Of
</b>Maryanne Melley via CT-NFB<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Friday, March 26, 2021 12:49 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> ct-nfb@nfbnet.org; deb.reed57@gmail.com; 'Gary Allen' <garyallenct@gmail.com>; 'James Cronin' <jcronin442@gmail.com>; 'josefina martinez' <jcmartinez5757@gmail.com>; erival@comcast.net; 'Rosario, Isabel M.' <rosarioi4@southernct.edu>; mdiggs2@peoplepc.com;
'Shonda' <shonda.r.rosetta@gmail.com><br>
<b>Cc:</b> maryanne.melley@gmail.com<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [CT-NFB] Voting Testimony<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dear Federation Family,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">I will be testifying this afternoon around 3:00 on
</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">Government Administration and Elections Public Hearing which can be seen on YouTube Live and CT-N.com. This has to do with getting electronic voting return systems in our state.</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Best Regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Maryanne Melley<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">President<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">National Federation of the Blind of Connecticut<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">860-212-5549<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="mailto:maryanne.melley@gmail.com">maryanne.melley@gmail.com</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">“Live the Life You Want; Blindness is Not What Holds You Back”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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