{"id":2160,"date":"2023-05-11T14:30:19","date_gmt":"2023-05-11T20:30:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.coloradocollege.edu\/emailarchive\/?p=2160"},"modified":"2024-05-22T15:23:48","modified_gmt":"2024-05-22T21:23:48","slug":"your-vote-counts-let-your-voice-be-heard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.coloradocollege.edu\/emailarchive\/2023\/05\/11\/your-vote-counts-let-your-voice-be-heard\/","title":{"rendered":"Your Vote Counts &#8211; Let Your Voice Be Heard"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"postie-post\">\n<div>\n<table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"nl-container\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;background-color:#d09b2c\" width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<table align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"row row-1\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0\" width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<table align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"row-content stack\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;background-color:#fff;color:#000;width:600px\" width=\"600\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"column column-1\" style=\"mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;font-weight:400;text-align:left;background-color:#fff;padding-bottom:5px;vertical-align:top;border-top:0;border-right:0;border-bottom:0;border-left:0\" width=\"100%\">\n<table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"image_block block-1\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0\" width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"pad\" style=\"width:100%;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div align=\"center\" class=\"alignment\" style=\"line-height:10px\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Alternate text\" class=\"big\" src=\"https:\/\/d31hzlhk6di2h5.cloudfront.net\/20230511\/00\/fa\/53\/c2\/81470f41b598e6a3c990f3d7_600xauto.png\" style=\"display:block;height:auto;border:0;width:600px;max-width:100%\" title=\"Alternate text\" width=\"600\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"text_block block-2\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;word-break:break-word\" width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"pad\" style=\"padding-left:30px;padding-right:30px;padding-top:15px\">\n<div style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif\">\n<div class=\"\" style=\"font-size:12px;font-family:Georgia,Times,'Times New Roman',serif;mso-line-height-alt:14.399999999999999px;color:#2c2c2c;line-height:1.2\">\n<p style=\"margin:0;text-align:left;mso-line-height-alt:14.399999999999999px\"><span style=\"font-size:20px;\">Dear Students,<\/span><strong><br \/>  <\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"row row-2\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0\" width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<table align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"row-content stack\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;background-color:#fff;color:#000;width:600px\" width=\"600\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"column column-1\" style=\"mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;font-weight:400;text-align:left;padding-bottom:5px;padding-top:5px;vertical-align:top;border-top:0;border-right:0;border-bottom:0;border-left:0\" width=\"100%\">\n<table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"text_block block-1\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;word-break:break-word\" width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"pad\" style=\"padding-bottom:10px;padding-left:30px;padding-right:30px;padding-top:10px\">\n<div style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif\">\n<div class=\"\" style=\"font-size:12px;font-family:Georgia,Times,'Times New Roman',serif;mso-line-height-alt:18px;color:#444;line-height:1.5\">\n<p style=\"margin:0;font-size:15px;mso-line-height-alt:22.5px\"><span style=\"font-size:15px;\">As you may know, there is an important mayoral runoff election occurring in Colorado Springs. The results will be significant to the Springs and to Colorado College.   I\u2019m writing to encourage you to vote if you are eligible to do so.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0;font-size:15px;mso-line-height-alt:18px\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0;font-size:15px;mso-line-height-alt:22.5px\"><span style=\"font-size:15px;\">At CC, we practice critical thinking, courageous conversations, civil discourse, and creative problem-solving. We prepare students to be informed, active citizens, and   engaged community members. The act of voting can help build a more just world. &nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0;font-size:15px;mso-line-height-alt:18px\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0;font-size:15px;mso-line-height-alt:22.5px\"><span style=\"font-size:15px;\">The mayoral candidates are Yemi Mobolade, who owns Wild Goose Meeting House and Good Neighbors Meeting House, and Wayne Williams, an attorney who is currently a member   of City Council.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0;font-size:15px;mso-line-height-alt:18px\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0;font-size:15px;mso-line-height-alt:22.5px\"><span style=\"font-size:15px;\">Ballots should be in your Worner boxes. They must be turned in at a ballot drop box by  <strong>Tuesday, May 16<\/strong>. The closest drop box is at:<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0;font-size:15px;mso-line-height-alt:18px\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0;font-size:15px;mso-line-height-alt:22.5px\"><span style=\"font-size:15px;\">City Administration Building<\/span><br \/>  <span style=\"font-size:15px;\">30 South Nevada Ave., Suite 101<\/span><br \/>  <span style=\"font-size:15px;\">Colorado Springs, CO 80903<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0;font-size:15px;mso-line-height-alt:18px\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0;font-size:15px;mso-line-height-alt:22.5px\"><span style=\"font-size:15px;\">If you need help getting to the ballot drop box,&nbsp;or determining if you are eligible to vote in Colorado Springs,&nbsp;please visit the  <a href=\"https:\/\/t.e2ma.net\/click\/n75hfg\/nr5ib5j\/37oprm\" style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #000000;\">  CCVotes website<\/a> for more information or email <a href=\"mailto:ccvotes@coloradocollege.edu\" style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #000000;\">  <a href=\"mailto:ccvotes@coloradocollege.edu\" >ccvotes@coloradocollege.edu<\/a><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0;font-size:15px;mso-line-height-alt:18px\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0;font-size:15px;mso-line-height-alt:22.5px\"><span style=\"font-size:15px;\">You can also obtain a ballot and vote at the City Administration Building  <strong>between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. weekdays or between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. on election day, May 16.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0;font-size:15px;mso-line-height-alt:18px\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0;font-size:15px;mso-line-height-alt:22.5px\"><span style=\"font-size:15px;\">I hope you will take this opportunity to exercise&nbsp;this important right and responsibility. Make your voice heard.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0;font-size:15px;mso-line-height-alt:18px\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0;font-size:15px;mso-line-height-alt:22.5px\"><span style=\"font-size:15px;\">Sincerely,<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"image_block block-2\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0\" width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"pad\" style=\"padding-left:20px;width:100%;padding-right:0\">\n<div align=\"left\" class=\"alignment\" style=\"line-height:10px\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/d31hzlhk6di2h5.cloudfront.net\/20230511\/77\/ec\/e5\/1f\/88ea502f6eaa58fe5fd620a8_270xauto.png\" style=\"display:block;height:auto;border:0;width:270px;max-width:100%\" width=\"270\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"text_block block-3\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;word-break:break-word\" width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"pad\" style=\"padding-bottom:10px;padding-left:30px;padding-right:30px;padding-top:10px\">\n<div style=\"font-family:sans-serif\">\n<div class=\"\" style=\"font-size:14px;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px;color:#2c2c2c;line-height:1.2;font-family:Georgia,Times,Times New Roman,serif\">\n<p style=\"margin:0;font-size:14px;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px\"><span class=\"tinyMce-placeholder\" style=\"font-size:15px;\">L. 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The results will be significant to the Springs and to Colorado College. I\u2019m writing to encourage you to vote if you are eligible to do so.&nbsp; &nbsp; At CC, we practice critical thinking, courageous conversations, civil discourse, and &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.coloradocollege.edu\/emailarchive\/2023\/05\/11\/your-vote-counts-let-your-voice-be-heard\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Your Vote Counts &#8211; Let Your Voice Be Heard&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":777,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,4,18],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2160","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-email","category-lsr","category-mw","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.coloradocollege.edu\/emailarchive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2160","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.coloradocollege.edu\/emailarchive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.coloradocollege.edu\/emailarchive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.coloradocollege.edu\/emailarchive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/777"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.coloradocollege.edu\/emailarchive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2160"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/sites.coloradocollege.edu\/emailarchive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2160\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2161,"href":"https:\/\/sites.coloradocollege.edu\/emailarchive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2160\/revisions\/2161"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.coloradocollege.edu\/emailarchive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2160"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.coloradocollege.edu\/emailarchive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2160"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.coloradocollege.edu\/emailarchive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2160"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}