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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'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>All,<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#1F497D'>Deadline to do this is Noon tomorrow, Sunday, July 12, 2020. <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Those wishing to be able to vote during the national convention, for example for resolutions and during elections, need to take one additional step to be able to do so. Individuals who: 1) are current dues-paying members of a local chapter or division of NFBMD; and 2) registered for the national convention on or before June 15, 2020, are eligible to enroll to vote. To enroll to vote, those individuals should visit </span></b><a href="https://nfbvote.org"><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>https://nfbvote.org</span></b></a><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>, enter their first and last name exactly as they entered them when they registered for Convention, and enter the phone number they plan to use to either text or call in their votes. Each household member will need to enroll in voting using a different phone number. All voting enrollment must be completed by July 12, 2020. <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Please note the following:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>-<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Each voter will need a distinct and separate phone number, and more than one voter cannot share a single voting phone number. <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>-<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Once an individual enrolls using </span></b><a href="https://nfbvote.org"><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>https://nfbvote.org</span></b></a><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>, the registered phone number and name will be compared with both the convention registration list and the active membership list. Anyone who fits into any of the below categories will not have their vote counted: 1) fails to enroll in voting via </span></b><a href="https://nfbvote.org"><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>https://nfbvote.org</span></b></a> <b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>using the same name that was used to register for the convention (it’s fine to use a different phone number than the one used to register for the convention); 2) did not register for the NFB National Convention prior to or on June 15, 2020; or 3) was not an active, dues paying member of an NFB local chapter or local division on or before June 15, 2020.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>-<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Once a person enrolls in voting using </span></b><a href="https://nfbvote.org"><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>https://nfbvote.org</span></b></a><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>, they will be provided a phone number. It is critical to save this phone number, write it down, store it in contacts, or put it in a place where it is quickly and easily accessible. <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>-<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>When items on the agenda come up for a vote, eligible voters will have a short time to contact the phone number they received on enrollment to cast their vote. Thus it is important to use a phone or method that is fast and with which individuals are comfortable. There is no web-based voting, and individuals cannot vote using an app.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>-<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>There are two distinct ways to vote:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>o<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Call the phone number provided when an item is opened for voting – the system will guide individuals through the question and choices, and voters will select the option that has a number on the keypad assigned to it, e.g. 1 for yes and 2 for no.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>o<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Text the phone number provided – simply put a 1, 2, yes, or no (or whatever instructions the chair gives) as the content of the message, and hit send.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>-<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> Please remember that if you do not meet all three criteria above, your vote will not count.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>-<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Please remember that if you try to vote from a phone number other than the one that you enrolled using </span></b><a href="https://nfbvote.org"><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>https://nfbvote.org</span></b></a><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>, your vote will not count.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>-<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>If an individual is accessing the convention using a phone, and that individual enrolled in voting using that same phone number, the individual needs to be able to swop back and forth between the convention and the voting phone line – and thus the individual may miss things that are said as part of the convention. So if at all possible, we recommend enrolling a different phone number for voting than the number that will be used to access the convention.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>If you need assistance enrolling to vote, please contact your chapter president or me at </span></b><a href="mailto:President@nfbmd.org"><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>President@nfbmd.org</span></b></a><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> or at 443-426-4110. <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Looking forward to the best convention so far.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Ronza Othman, </span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>President</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>National Federation of the Blind of Maryland<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>443-426-4110<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Pronouns: she, her, hers<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The National Federation of the Blind of Maryland knows that blindness is not the characteristic that defines you or your future. Every day we raise the expectations of blind people, because low expectations create obstacles between blind people and our dreams. You can live the life you want; blindness is not what holds you back.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>