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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-CA link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#0F243E'>Hi everyone: <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#0F243E'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#0F243E'>Today marks the first of three Special Advance polls</span></b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#0F243E'> for the Ottawa municipal election. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#0F243E'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#0F243E'>Unlike traditional Advance Voting, where an elector can only vote at their assigned voting locations, Special Advance Voting locations are open to all City electors. Three locations (City Hall, Ben Franklin Place, and the OPL Cumberland Branch) are open today until Friday. Hours and locations are here: <a href="http://ottawa.ca/en/city-hall/your-city-government/elections/advance-voting">http://ottawa.ca/en/city-hall/your-city-government/elections/advance-voting</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#0F243E'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#0F243E'>So, feel free to vote, at any of the three locations – and take a vanload of voters with you! <i>(of course, be sure to check the www.HousingAnswer.ca first, to see which candidates support increased investments towards the City’s 10-Year Housing and Homelessness Plan).<o:p></o:p></i></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#0F243E'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#0F243E'>I’m also forwarding information – below and attached – that includes the form / steps necessary for anyone without a permanent address to vote. Huge thanks to Virginia Duarte Walsh, and everyone with the Making Votes Count project! <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#002060'>Dear Housing providers, Shelters and Day Programs,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#002060'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#002060'>We are pleased to provide you with a packet of materials to give you the tools to support people who are homeless to vote in the October 27<sup>th</sup> Municipal Election. This packet has been prepared by the project, Making Votes Count Where We Live. This three year project, co-sponsored by the Coalition of Community Health and Resource Centres and CAWI, is working in partnership with the Alliance to End Homelessness and other community organizations to increase voter turnout in low-income neighbourhoods and among people living in poverty. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#002060'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#002060'>You may post these materials, give them to your clients and help them in completing the necessary forms.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#002060'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#002060'>You will find in this packet:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#002060'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:72.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-18.0pt;line-height:normal;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol;color:#002060'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='color:#002060'>Supporting the Homeless to Vote (EN-FR) and related documents<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:108.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-18.0pt;line-height:normal;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:"Courier New";color:#002060'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>o<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='color:#002060'>Affidavit of Residence (EN-FR)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:108.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-18.0pt;line-height:normal;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:"Courier New";color:#002060'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>o<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='color:#002060'>One piece of identification needed<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:108.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-18.0pt;line-height:normal;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:"Courier New";color:#002060'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>o<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='color:#002060'>Declaration of Identity (to be signed at the voting location)(EN-FR)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:108.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:normal'><span style='color:#002060'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpLast style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:72.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-18.0pt;line-height:normal;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol;color:#002060'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='color:#002060'>Flyer on When and Where to vote (post so they also know Advanced Poll days, which begin Oct 1, 2 and 3)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#002060'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:72.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-18.0pt;line-height:normal;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol;color:#002060'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='color:#002060'>Creating a City for All Brochures (to learn more about why voting matters)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#002060'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#002060'>For more information on this project, you can visit our web-site:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#002060'><a href="http://www.makingvotescount.ca"><span style='color:#002060'>www.makingvotescount.ca</span></a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>