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Good morning Representatives, </div>
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As a reminder, you did/do not need to attend either of the candidacy seminars on Monday or Tuesday of this week. Do not forget that your
<span style="color:rgb(87,6,6)"><b>Campaign Contribution Statements are due by 12pm tomorrow, October 12th</b></span>. Make sure that you send your letter to Spencer Greenwood, Supervisor of Elections, (<span style="color:rgb(0,0,1); font-family:Garamond,Georgia,serif; font-size:14.6667px; background-color:rgb(255,255,255); display:inline!important">SGAElect@admin.fsu.edu)
</span>to satisfy this requirement. Typically, COGS Representatives do not dedicate resources or funding toward their "campaigns", often because we are running for the seat we already hold, and/or are running unopposed. I have attached a sample Word document
template of the letter I will be submitting, as each candidate is still required to submit a Campaign Contribution Statement.
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To summarize, <span style="color:rgb(87,6,6)"><b>here are the recommended steps to submit a Campaign Contribution Statement</b></span>: <span style="color:rgb(0,0,1); font-family:Garamond,Georgia,serif; font-size:14.6667px; background-color:rgb(255,255,255); display:inline!important"></span></div>
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<li class="x_elementToProof"><span>Download the attached Word document entitled "Campaign Contribution Statement_template_COGS" and replace the information in
</span><span style="color:rgb(200,38,19)">red</span><span> with your own information. This includes indicating (1) the seat you are running for and (2) your name and the date.
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</span></li><li>Add a signature to the document and save as PDF. There are two ways you can do this: (1) You can print the Word document, sign your name, and scan the document to reupload to your computer as a PDF, or (2) You can use DocuSign (<a href="https://its.fsu.edu/service-catalog/administrative-and-business/electronic-signatures/digital-signatures-docusign" data-auth="NotApplicable" id="LPlnk">https://its.fsu.edu/service-catalog/administrative-and-business/electronic-signatures/digital-signatures-docusign</a>) to
add your signature virtually if you are unable to scan and print. </li><li class="x_elementToProof">Once you have your final Campaign Contribution Statement prepared, please email this to Spencer Greenwood, Supervisor of Elections (<span style="color:rgb(0,0,1); font-family:Garamond,Georgia,serif; font-size:14.6667px; text-align:start; background-color:rgb(255,255,255); display:inline!important">SGAElect@admin.fsu.edu</span>)
by 12pm on October 12th. </li></ol>
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<div class="x_elementToProof elementToProof">Please let me know if you have any questions. I will be sending out the template for the Final Expense Report before our meeting next week. The Final Expense Report will be due at 12pm on October 21st.
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<div class="x_elementToProof">Sincerely, <br>
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<span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><b class="x_ContentPasted0">Laura Vaughn</b></span></div>
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