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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Just another reminder … o.k., I’m nagging … to please print, vote, and mail in your ballot to the ABATE State Office. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Thanks,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Nancy<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Nick Benson Sr [mailto:nick.benson@dc.twcbc.com] <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>enews@abate.org<br><b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Tuesday, January 14, 2014 4:33 PM<br><b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> news@abate.org<br><b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> ABATE Bylaws Change Ballot<o:p></o:p></span></font></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center'><font size=2 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%'><img width=432 height=159 id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.jpg@01CF1146.3E8D1510" alt="local 23"><o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font size=2 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font size=2 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%'>January 14, 2014<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font size=2 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font size=2 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font size=2 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%'>Fellow ABATE members:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font size=2 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font size=2 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%'>Over the past 3 months, our Bylaw committee spent many hours reviewing and recommending some bylaw changes to your organization. The ballots were in the last Bailing Wire and to date, very few have been returned. Because this is your organization, your vote on these changes is critical. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font size=2 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font size=2 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%'>I have attached a ballot for your convenience and a copy of the Policy and Procedures section(s) that the ballot applies too. The deadline to have this ballot in is January 27, 2014. Please take a few minutes and fill out the ballot and then mail it to the state office at the below address, fax it to the number at the below number listed, or email it to <a href="mailto:carol@abate.org">carol@abate.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font size=2 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font size=2 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%'>Thank you for being an ABATE member!<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font size=2 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%'><img border=0 width=224 height=65 id="Picture_x0020_2" src="cid:image002.jpg@01CF1146.3E8D1510"><o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font size=2 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%'>Nick Benson Sr – Member<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font size=2 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%'>ABATE Board of Directors<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center'><font size=2 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center'><font size=2 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center'><font size=2 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center'><font size=2 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center'><font size=2 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center'><font size=2 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center'><b><font size=2 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-weight:bold'>ABATE of California, INC<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center'><font size=2 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%'>10240 7<sup>th</sup> AVENUE<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center'><font size=2 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%'>HESPERIA, CA 92345-2631<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center'><font size=2 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%'>Phone: 760.956.1669 / Fax 760.956.6519<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center'><font size=2 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%'><a href="http://www.abate.org">http://www.abate.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center'><font size=2 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;line-height:normal'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><hr size=1 width="100%" noshade style='color:#A0A0A0' align=center></span></font></div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:normal'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>No virus found in this message.<br>Checked by AVG - <a href="http://www.avg.com">www.avg.com</a><br>Version: 2014.0.4259 / Virus Database: 3658/7002 - Release Date: 01/14/14<o:p></o:p></span></font></p></div></body></html>