<div dir="ltr">Date: Wed, Sep 7, 2022 at 9:52 PM<br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">Subject: Fwd: MARTA TO HOST NATIONAL VOTER REGISTRATION DAY EVENT<br>To: Dorothy Griffin <<a href="mailto:dgriffin@nfbga.org">dgriffin@nfbga.org</a>><br></div><br><b>From:</b> MARTA Customer Experience Team <<a href="mailto:rac@itsmarta.com" target="_blank">rac@itsmarta.com</a>><br><div><div dir="auto"><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr">
<b>Date:</b> September 7, 2022 at 1:55:42 PM EDT<br>
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<b>Subject:</b> <b>MARTA TO HOST NATIONAL VOTER REGISTRATION DAY EVENT</b><br>
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<p align="center" style="text-align:center"><span><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Century",serif">MARTA TO HOST NATIONAL VOTER REGISTRATION DAY EVENT</span></b></span></p>
<p align="center" style="text-align:center"><span><i><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Century",serif">Civic Organizations Encouraged to Participate in Non-Partisan Voter Registration Effort</span></i></span></p>
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<p><span><span style="font-family:"Century",serif">ATLANTA - The Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) is encouraging local non-profit organizations to participate in
<b>National Voter Registration Day 2022 on Tuesday, Sept. 20, from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m.</b> at Five Points, College Park, H.E. Holmes, Lindbergh Center, Doraville, Kensington, and North Springs stations.
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<p><span><span style="font-family:"Century",serif"> </span></span><span style="font-family:Century,serif">National Voter Registration Day is celebrated every September by thousands of volunteers, organizations, and businesses around the country. For 13 years, MARTA has joined community
partners to expand civic engagement opportunities and encourage voter registration and election participation.</span></p>
<p><span><span style="font-family:"Century",serif"> </span></span><span style="font-family:"Century",serif">Organizations or agencies interested in participating this year should contact MARTA Sr. Public Engagement Officer Toni Thornton at
</span><a href="mailto:tthornton@itsmarta.com" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:"Century",serif">tthornton@itsmarta.com</span></a><span style="font-family:"Century",serif">. While organizations from
across the state may register, please remember the event is non-partisan and activities must not endorse any campaign or candidate.</span></p>
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<p><span><b><span style="font-family:"Century",serif">WHAT:</span></b></span><span><span style="font-family:"Century",serif">
<b>National Voter Registration Day event</b></span></span></p>
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<p><span><b><span style="font-family:"Century",serif">WHEN</span></b></span><span><span style="font-family:"Century",serif">:
<b>Tuesday, Sept. 20</b></span></span></p>
<p style="text-indent:.5in"><span><span style="font-family:"Century",serif"> 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. </span></span></p>
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<p style="margin-left:1.0in"><span><b><span style="font-family:"Century",serif">WHERE</span></b></span><span><span style="font-family:"Century",serif">:
<b>Five Points, College Park, H.E. Holmes, Lindbergh Center, Doraville, Kensington & North Springs
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<p><span><span style="font-family:"Century",serif">Those interested in registering to vote during the event must bring a state identification card or state-issued driver’s license or be prepared to give the last four digits of your
social security number. This information will be shared again as the event date approaches.
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</div><br clear="all"><div><br></div>-- <br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr">Dorothy Griffin - President <div>National Federation of the Blind of Georgia</div><div><a href="mailto:dgriffin@nfbga.org" target="_blank">dgriffin@nfbga.org</a></div><div>770-374-4832</div><div><br></div><div><p style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;font-size:14px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial"><span>The National Federation of the Blind 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.</span></p></div><div><span><br></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>