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<p class="MsoNormal">Hello ArchivesSpace members,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Voting for the elections for the representatives to the ArchivesSpace Governance Board for the Very Small, Medium, and Large membership levels opens on June 8. Candidate statements for the people running for these positions are available
at <a href="https://archivesspace.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/ANC/pages/3361079318/Governance+Board+2023+Elections+-+Candidate+Statements">
https://archivesspace.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/ANC/pages/3361079318/Governance+Board+2023+Elections+-+Candidate+Statements</a>.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Each member organization gets one vote in the election for the representative at their membership level. Only the Very Small, Medium, and Large level positions are up for election this year.
</b>The Voting Member we have on record for each eligible organization will receive an email with the ballot this week. If your organization is eligible and your Voting Member does not receive the ballot, or if your Voting Member has changed, please contact
me at <a href="mailto:christine.dibella@lyrasis.org">christine.dibella@lyrasis.org</a>. Voting will close on June 22 at 9 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Please note: if your organization is in the Very Large or Small levels your representative position is not up for election and you will not be voting this year.<o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">A big thank you to all those who have volunteered to serve, and thanks in advance to everyone who votes. To learn more about ArchivesSpace governance, please visit
<a href="https://archivesspace.org/governance-board-and-councils">https://archivesspace.org/governance-board-and-councils</a>.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Christine<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D;mso-ligatures:none">Christine Di Bella</span><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D;mso-ligatures:none">ArchivesSpace Program Manager</span><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="mailto:christine.dibella@lyrasis.org"><span style="color:blue;mso-ligatures:none">christine.dibella@lyrasis.org</span></a><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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