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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Do we have the go-ahead to write to Paul Pate? I found some good talking points on the national website in a Toolkit for use in advocating for voting accessibility. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I sent in our absentee ballot requests today, since we’ve both voted absentee for as long as we’ve been in Des Moines. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Here’s the address:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Paul D. Pate, Jr., Iowa Secretary of State<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>1007 East Grand Ave.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Room 105, State Capitol<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Des Moines, Iowa 50319<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I would recommend an old-fashioned, printed letter in an envelope rather than an email because such a letter reflects the importance of the matter to the writer and the desire to convey the message. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Is there any further word on a demonstration and the State Convention?<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Thanks!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Mary L. McGee3<br><br><o:p></o:p></p></div></body></html>