WEBVTT - QLS: A Conversation with Adrianne Shropshire of BPAC

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<v Speaker 1>Quest Love Supreme is a production of iHeartRadio.

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<v Speaker 2>Okay, I'm going to downplay this and say I'm a

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<v Speaker 2>little excited to have some good old political talk in

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<v Speaker 2>this good old political season with somebody who knows what

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<v Speaker 2>they're talking about. And it's excited to get people out

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<v Speaker 2>and vote, ladies and gentlemen, voters and voters. Introducing Adrianne Shopshire,

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<v Speaker 2>the executive director of B Pack.

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<v Speaker 3>Hi, Adrian, how are you doing?

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<v Speaker 4>I am doing well, Thank you?

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<v Speaker 2>Are you like the rest of us, We're a little

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<v Speaker 2>more excited than maybe we were in uh let's say

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<v Speaker 2>early August.

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<v Speaker 4>Yes, well, if I could quote Michelle Obama at the DNC,

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<v Speaker 4>hope is making a comeback.

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<v Speaker 3>So yes it is. And let's talk about you and

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<v Speaker 3>your place in this process.

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<v Speaker 2>Let's talk about b packs because I like to have

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<v Speaker 2>conversations too on a very basic level. So everybody understands

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<v Speaker 2>the language. So b pack Black Progressives correct.

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<v Speaker 4>Black Coggre'sive Action Coalition.

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<v Speaker 2>Action Coalition, and you guys are a pack correct in

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<v Speaker 2>the formal sense of the word pack.

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<v Speaker 4>So there are two different organizations that work together. So

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<v Speaker 4>b pack is our nonpartisan entity. We make sure that

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<v Speaker 4>people do the education with folks to make sure that

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<v Speaker 4>they understand how to vote, where to vote, understand the issues.

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<v Speaker 4>We talk about what's at stake with folks. Black pack

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<v Speaker 4>is the actual pack, and so that work is much

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<v Speaker 4>more partisan. We're talking about candidates. We're making sure that people,

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<v Speaker 4>you know, understand not just what's at stake, but how

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<v Speaker 4>dangerous some candidates might be versus others.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I was just thinking to myself, Okay, so I'm

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<v Speaker 2>going to try to make this really an easy conversation

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<v Speaker 2>for you to stay nonpartisan. However, this election kind of

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<v Speaker 2>makes it a little hard. But I'm sure you understand

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<v Speaker 2>that as.

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<v Speaker 4>What do I do?

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<v Speaker 3>So let's talk about a voting plan. What is it?

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<v Speaker 3>What should it look like in the season.

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<v Speaker 4>Well, so we know that the last few elections that

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<v Speaker 4>we have had in this country have been chaos, both

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<v Speaker 4>leading into them and in twenty twenty coming out right,

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<v Speaker 4>and so what we always encourage people to do is to,

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<v Speaker 4>like you make a plan for doing anything else that

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<v Speaker 4>you put a plan together for how you're going to

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<v Speaker 4>get your vote cast, and then figure out if there's

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<v Speaker 4>something you need to do to make sure that your

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<v Speaker 4>vote actually gets counted. If you end up in that category.

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<v Speaker 4>So what we say to people, particularly right now because

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<v Speaker 4>election laws have been changing in states, right we know

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<v Speaker 4>there's been a lot of attempts to suppress the vote,

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<v Speaker 4>and particularly suppress the black vote. And we know that

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<v Speaker 4>right now in states across the country, there's lots of

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<v Speaker 4>shenanigans going on where people are actually kicking us off

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<v Speaker 4>the rolls. So some folks are you going on randomly

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<v Speaker 4>to just check and make sure their voter registration status

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<v Speaker 4>is still intact and finding out that they've been removed

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<v Speaker 4>from the role.

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<v Speaker 3>Okay, so let's start there.

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<v Speaker 2>Yes, how do we make sure that our registration is intact?

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<v Speaker 2>And is that state by state or is that a

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<v Speaker 2>general answer?

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<v Speaker 4>It is state by state. But BPAC has a toolkit.

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<v Speaker 4>It's Bpacdemocracytoolkit dot Com. That's b as in boy P

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<v Speaker 4>as in paul Ac, Bpacdemocracytoolkit dot Com. And you can

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<v Speaker 4>go there and it will guide you through some steps

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<v Speaker 4>to be able to check your status. So you can

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<v Speaker 4>check your registration status. You can get registered if you

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<v Speaker 4>need to. So these are all the steps when you're

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<v Speaker 4>building a plan. Check your registration status, if make sure

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<v Speaker 4>you're registered, register if you need to register, find out

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<v Speaker 4>where your polling place is. Decide if you want to vote,

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<v Speaker 4>if you are allowed, if you want to vote by

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<v Speaker 4>mail or get an absentee ballot, then apply for that

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<v Speaker 4>appsentee ballot so you make sure that it comes to

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<v Speaker 4>your house. We encourage people to vote by mail or

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<v Speaker 4>vote by apps and tee if it's available to them,

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<v Speaker 4>because it just gets voting out of the way, right, Okay,

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<v Speaker 4>So can I just say to you, I was just

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<v Speaker 4>having this conversation with a girlfriend because we were talking

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<v Speaker 4>about early voting.

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<v Speaker 3>We were like, oh, we should, we should really go

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<v Speaker 3>vote early.

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<v Speaker 2>But we're a little what's the word worried conspiracy theory

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<v Speaker 2>esque and somehow in our minds we think that actually

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<v Speaker 2>showing up on the day to the machine will will

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<v Speaker 2>make it more efficient than sending in the mail and

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<v Speaker 2>maybe it'll get lost or you know, just because of

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<v Speaker 2>the last few years, and what we've been told is

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<v Speaker 2>can you make us more comfortable with that action?

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<v Speaker 4>So your ballot is going to get counted, whether you

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<v Speaker 4>send it in the mail or whether you show up

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<v Speaker 4>an early vote in person, or you show up on

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<v Speaker 4>election day and you can track your ballot. Right, So

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<v Speaker 4>you can track your ballot make sure that it got there. Right.

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<v Speaker 4>In most states, you should be getting sent a notification

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<v Speaker 4>saying that they got your ballot. But if you didn't,

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<v Speaker 4>you can follow up with them and make sure that

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<v Speaker 4>your ballot got to them or make arrangements. Right if

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<v Speaker 4>they didn't get it, make arrangements to make sure that

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<v Speaker 4>your voter is cast. I know a lot of people,

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<v Speaker 4>I mean, for our.

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<v Speaker 3>Community, I didn't even know about this.

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<v Speaker 4>I'm so voting is a community action. We like to

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<v Speaker 4>take collective action and demonstrate our political power. That's what

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<v Speaker 4>voting is for us. And so election day becomes really important.

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<v Speaker 4>It is a singular community action. And so I think

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<v Speaker 4>that's why a lot of people like to vote on

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<v Speaker 4>election day. That's important. But what we know is that

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<v Speaker 4>a few things. One is that your vote's gonna get

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<v Speaker 4>counted right, whether or not you do it on election

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<v Speaker 4>day or you do it during early vote, or you

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<v Speaker 4>do it by mail, and again we can track it.

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<v Speaker 4>The other is that we know on election day there's

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<v Speaker 4>a lot of challenges. In the States, there was a

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<v Speaker 4>lot of craziness at the ballot box, whether it was

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<v Speaker 4>you know, mysterious mysteriously you know, the charging cords for

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<v Speaker 4>voting machines disappearing in Georgia right whether it is you know, things.

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<v Speaker 3>Are happening right now as we speak.

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<v Speaker 2>I was just watching the news, like things are happening

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<v Speaker 2>to disrupt our vote right now.

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<v Speaker 4>Lines are long and you end up an hour or long.

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<v Speaker 4>So what we suggested people is avoid all of that.

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<v Speaker 4>If you can get your vote at early, avoid the lines.

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<v Speaker 4>We also know that there are proud boys showing up

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<v Speaker 4>at polling sites trying to intimidate and threaten people, right,

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<v Speaker 4>and so for our community, it's it's not only important

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<v Speaker 4>to get our ballots, our votes in as soon as

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<v Speaker 4>we can if we have the option, but it's also

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<v Speaker 4>a safety issue, right like, let's get let's just cast.

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<v Speaker 2>Our votes, and let's go with our elders maybe and

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<v Speaker 2>maybe you accompany your elders and volts.

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<v Speaker 4>That's right to your first point. Getting a plan in

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<v Speaker 4>place is a good idea. Make sure register to vote,

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<v Speaker 4>make check your voting status, and then decide how you're

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<v Speaker 4>going to vote in person, by mail, absentee ballot. Decide

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<v Speaker 4>what you're going to do and stick to that plan,

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<v Speaker 4>and then you can track. Then you'll be able to

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<v Speaker 4>track your vale, your ballot but there's also, of course

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<v Speaker 4>all of the election protection folks that are out there

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<v Speaker 4>if you decide to go on election day, right, there's

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<v Speaker 4>a number of organizations that can help make sure that

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<v Speaker 4>your ballot is counted.

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<v Speaker 3>I'm sure they'll really be out to this year, so.

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<v Speaker 2>That's right, Yes, absolutely, I wanted to ask you some

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<v Speaker 2>questions to some basic questions too, about some concerns that

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<v Speaker 2>others may have when it comes to their loved ones

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<v Speaker 2>in different situations when it comes to voting.

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<v Speaker 3>I know these are some of my concerns as well.

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<v Speaker 2>If you can just give us a tip for these

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<v Speaker 2>different kinds of situations, like, for instance, do you have

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<v Speaker 2>a tip for returning citizens or convicted balance who are

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<v Speaker 2>now released. Is there something that they should know about voting?

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<v Speaker 4>So folks really need to check with their their boards

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<v Speaker 4>of the rules in their states because they are different.

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<v Speaker 4>And so whether it's you yourself you're returning citizen, or

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<v Speaker 4>you have a loved one who's returning citizen, make sure

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<v Speaker 4>you check what the rules are in your state, because

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<v Speaker 4>we don't want anyone getting in trouble right for doing

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<v Speaker 4>something they thought they had the right to do. And frankly,

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<v Speaker 4>let's just talk about why folks who do their time

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<v Speaker 4>don't have a right to vote on that part like that.

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<v Speaker 4>So there's a you know, like there's we can think about,

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<v Speaker 4>you know, what we need in terms of in terms

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<v Speaker 4>of a federal law. Right, certainly we know that states.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, but I believe I live in a state

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<v Speaker 2>that allows such things. Try to live in a political

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<v Speaker 2>correct state.

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<v Speaker 4>Now there's only a couple of states that just don't

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<v Speaker 4>allow it. But folks need to check the rules because

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<v Speaker 4>we don't we wouldn't. We don't want people getting in trouble.

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<v Speaker 4>But we also want people who have the rights who do.

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<v Speaker 3>Know that they and to know that they have the.

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<v Speaker 4>Right and to be able to cast their ballot.

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<v Speaker 2>Let me ask you about another group of people who

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<v Speaker 2>are experiencing this for the first time, parents who are

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<v Speaker 2>sending their eighteen year olds off to college. Can we

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<v Speaker 2>talk about them, because I would like to know was

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<v Speaker 2>there something that they should have been doing before they left,

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<v Speaker 2>or is there there's something that they should be telling

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<v Speaker 2>them now, Like can you give me some words about well.

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<v Speaker 4>I mean, I think there's there's two categories I think

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<v Speaker 4>for for eighteen year olds. One, either you are an

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<v Speaker 4>eighteen year old who already registered, right, and you were

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<v Speaker 4>excited to turn eighteen year registered to vote. There are

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<v Speaker 4>eighteen year olds who have not yet registered and are

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<v Speaker 4>about to go off to school. So when I know

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<v Speaker 4>that when we sent our daughter away to school, we

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<v Speaker 4>took her, you know for whatever that move in week.

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<v Speaker 4>We they have the big you know, on the yard,

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<v Speaker 4>the student organizations out you know, trying to recruit people

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<v Speaker 4>to the organizations also have voter registration stations, and so

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<v Speaker 4>we looked for when we took her, we looked for

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<v Speaker 4>the voter registration station, and we got her registered right

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<v Speaker 4>there for the first two days, right that we were there.

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<v Speaker 4>So if you're sending your child away, your eighteen year

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<v Speaker 4>old who is not registered, make sure that when they

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<v Speaker 4>get on campus there will be lots of campus organizations

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<v Speaker 4>registering folks to vote. They should look for those organizations

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<v Speaker 4>and they can should get themselves registered where they're going

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<v Speaker 4>to school. If they're already registered and they're gonna stay

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<v Speaker 4>registered in their home state, then they're probably gonna need

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<v Speaker 4>to get an absentee ballot, and so they need to

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<v Speaker 4>figure out how they do that so that they can

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<v Speaker 4>still make sure that they vote at home. Or they

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<v Speaker 4>can reregister if they want it, if they're already registered.

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<v Speaker 4>If you in California and you go to Spelman.

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<v Speaker 2>You better register in Georgia. You listen if.

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<v Speaker 4>You're reregister when you get to Atlanta asrier.

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<v Speaker 3>That's actually some good advice.

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<v Speaker 2>It's like you sent your kids to one of these

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<v Speaker 2>battle ground stays, you know, let them register battleground stage. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>another group's expats, can we talk about how soon they

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<v Speaker 2>should be looking into getting their paperwork together to make

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<v Speaker 2>sure Number one, I guess checking their registration and making

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<v Speaker 2>sure they're correct.

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<v Speaker 4>But then they need they need a voting plan, So

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<v Speaker 4>every everybody, all those categories that, yeah mention, all those

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<v Speaker 4>folks need a voting plan. So you're living abroad, yes,

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<v Speaker 4>you should be checking your registration status. You also need

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<v Speaker 4>to figure out how to get your absentee ballot so

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<v Speaker 4>that you can get it in right, so everyone can

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<v Speaker 4>go again, and folks can go to be packed amocrasytoolkit

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<v Speaker 4>dot com and follow the steps to get the information

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<v Speaker 4>that you need or all this is there, yeah, Or

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<v Speaker 4>you can go to the Secretary of State website in

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<v Speaker 4>your state right and find out what the rules are

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<v Speaker 4>in North Carolina, ballots go out September six. We just

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<v Speaker 4>need to be getting information out to people because if

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<v Speaker 4>I get my ballot and I haven't thought through everything, right,

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<v Speaker 4>If I'm in North Carolina, I have the president, I

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<v Speaker 4>have a serious governor's race, I have a state Supreme

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<v Speaker 4>court race, right, And I may not know when I

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<v Speaker 4>get my ballot next week that I need to vote

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<v Speaker 4>for that black lady for Supreme Court, right, that I

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<v Speaker 4>need to make sure that black man who's running for

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<v Speaker 4>governor and is completely insane does not win, right. And

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<v Speaker 4>I need to make sure that I understand that I

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<v Speaker 4>am comfortable with my vote for president.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm glad you mentioned a couple of states because I

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<v Speaker 2>wanted to ask you about that, like what states you

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<v Speaker 2>really need to be on alert for these.

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<v Speaker 4>When we're thinking about what's really important. If you are

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<v Speaker 4>in Georgia or you were in North Carolina, these states

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<v Speaker 4>are critical states. And we got to make texaes too, right.

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<v Speaker 3>I think they're trying to get your boy out.

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<v Speaker 4>Ted Cruz. Yes, yes, yes, yes, Texas right, every all

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<v Speaker 4>the states are I mean, I just want to be clear.

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<v Speaker 4>All the states are important for different reasons, and part

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<v Speaker 4>one of the things that is important for people to

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<v Speaker 4>remember is that the presidential matters. There's also a bunch

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<v Speaker 4>of down ballot races, right, we got congressional races, we

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<v Speaker 4>got house races, we got talking.

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<v Speaker 2>About the down ballot, right, I didn't realize they were

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<v Speaker 2>all on us.

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<v Speaker 4>Yep. So there is a lot of really important elections

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<v Speaker 4>happening besides the presidential and we need people to pay attention. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 4>the voting process is just longer, and so we don't

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<v Speaker 4>have all of the time in the world. So folks

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<v Speaker 4>really need to get their plan together now because they

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<v Speaker 4>have access to in some places, right in some states,

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<v Speaker 4>they have right now the ability to cast So folks

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<v Speaker 4>need to get a plan together, regardless of what sort of.

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<v Speaker 3>They are what they're doing. Yeah, thank you so much, Adrian.

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<v Speaker 2>I know that you are heavily encouraging people that if

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<v Speaker 2>they can early vote, vote and if they can, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>mailing their votes to do so. However, if some people

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<v Speaker 2>want to wait until the party day, I'm curious on

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<v Speaker 2>does BPAK have resources for it just in case they

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<v Speaker 2>don't feel safe, who they can reach out to before

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<v Speaker 2>they decide to go out and vote in things of

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<v Speaker 2>that nature, or just organizations that are supporting.

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<v Speaker 4>So the you know. So one of the things that

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<v Speaker 4>I would say first is that I understand that. And again,

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<v Speaker 4>because we as a community see voting as a collective,

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<v Speaker 4>active power, and so I wanted to show up and

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<v Speaker 4>be there with everybody right to get your pictures on

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<v Speaker 4>their mind, right, do all those things, put it up

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<v Speaker 4>on social media. I did my part. I get that. Plus,

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<v Speaker 4>the stakes of this election are such that however you

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<v Speaker 4>decide to vote, you need to vote right. When we

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<v Speaker 4>think about, you know, what our future looks like as

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<v Speaker 4>a community, when we think about what is at stake

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<v Speaker 4>for our children, when we think about what is at

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<v Speaker 4>stake for generations yet unborn. The fact that we take

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<v Speaker 4>right now will set in place what is going to

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<v Speaker 4>be possible for generations down the line. And so this

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<v Speaker 4>election is so critical that however we decide to cast

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<v Speaker 4>our ballot, we need to get that ballot cast. What

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<v Speaker 4>I would say is that for folks that are concerned,

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<v Speaker 4>you know, we have partners in organizations in states across

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<v Speaker 4>the country, right, and we are on the ground right

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<v Speaker 4>in states around the country, So people can certainly reach

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<v Speaker 4>out to us. But we also know that there is

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<v Speaker 4>an election hotline and the election hotlines will pop up

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<v Speaker 4>in states around the country so that if you get

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<v Speaker 4>to a polling place and stuff's not looking right, you

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<v Speaker 4>can call right, you can call if you have trouble voting.

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<v Speaker 4>The election hotline numbers change from year to year, so

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<v Speaker 4>I'm gonna ask that folks just pay attention. We'll have

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<v Speaker 4>it on our website for sure. Folks can go there

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<v Speaker 4>and get the number as they start to pop up.

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<v Speaker 4>But there are resources, and there is support, and there

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<v Speaker 4>is help if people are concerned about what's going to

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<v Speaker 4>be happening at their polling place. I would say that folks, though,

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<v Speaker 4>should vote early if they can buil your balady, and

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<v Speaker 4>if you have that option, show up to the pole

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<v Speaker 4>as a last resort. But if people want to do that,

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<v Speaker 4>and I get it.

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<v Speaker 2>You're making perfect since you're just changing my voting plan, Adrian,

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<v Speaker 2>that's all. You're making perfect sense.

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<v Speaker 4>I just you know, we tell people and take take

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<v Speaker 4>some water, right, take it, take the next because you.

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<v Speaker 3>Don't want some water for somebody else too.

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<v Speaker 4>That's right, because we don't know how I got to

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<v Speaker 4>be on that line, but just get there. Because this

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<v Speaker 4>election is and we say it all the time every

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<v Speaker 4>election is the most important election. Point forward. Every election

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<v Speaker 4>is the most important election because we're trying to hang on. Yes,

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<v Speaker 4>we're trying to hang on.

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<v Speaker 3>Well.

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<v Speaker 2>Thank you so much, Adrian Shropshire. I'm happy I pronounce

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<v Speaker 2>your name correctly the first time around.

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<v Speaker 3>I fl the executive director A B. Pat doing the work.

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<v Speaker 2>I wish you and I wish us the best of

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<v Speaker 2>luck in this election.

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<v Speaker 4>Thank you so much.

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