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Dear Representatives,</div>
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We haven't heard back from SGA Elections on if the deadline will be extended, so if you are able, please make sure that you are following the current deadlines listed. I know that some of you are running into error notificiations about GPA stuff, so please
let Jack and Kyanna know so they can work on a list to manually add you to the ballot.</div>
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I've attached a guide and FAQ about the SGA Election process for Election Day on October 16th. Please remember that if you are currently a COGS member and you want to stay in your current seat after November, you MUST follow this process!</div>
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The Candidacy Declaration Form is live at: <a href="https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fapps.its.fsu.edu%2FSGAVoting%2Fapp%2Fdeclare%2F&data=05%7C02%7Ccogs%40lists.fsu.edu%7Cb857e80722cd473f77c208dcdd5ea6f3%7Ca36450ebdb0642a78d1b026719f701e3%7C0%7C0%7C638628645799424874%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=wzHL8hdAgDsHLIlLvSV%2BaSnkLXubQNtuN5pviapmpKw%3D&reserved=0" originalsrc="https://apps.its.fsu.edu/SGAVoting/app/declare/" shash="ShUlCnCOKREl0h1IRmDWFsdqhHoweidNY2ZThUS1Rd2Nlxjgmyr8y+YJ9iXrt+L/Fbez6cTBIud6E3ozipGmvSMQW3MeG0zI0SF/YavulGyn8wt2qDk3rASGKW4rquqfNES/Xfep3EdcB09PR+jSaRqzLnrp1kAiX7TJVs7rOZ0=" id="OWA7d3ff74e-5375-57ef-e422-4c0f91a0bedc" class="OWAAutoLink" data-auth="NotApplicable">
https://apps.its.fsu.edu/SGAVoting/app/declare/</a></div>
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Please make sure that you run for your current seat unless I have previously talked with you about this. Make sure that you fill out this form by September 27th at 4pm.</div>
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On October 18th, you must email <a href="mailto:SGAElect@admin.fsu.edu" id="OWAc3207596-e322-a767-6720-307d339f1e4f" class="x_x_OWAAutoLink" title="SGAElect@admin.fsu.edu" data-linkindex="1">
SGA Elections</a> (<a href="mailto:SGAElect@admin.fsu.edu" id="OWA5ead5dfe-5692-de4a-0994-727b9d1b29c5" class="x_x_OWAAutoLink" data-linkindex="2">SGAElect@admin.fsu.edu</a>) a signed campaign expense letter saying that you have/have not received any campaign
donations, and that you did/did not spend any money for your campaign. An example might look like:</div>
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<i>Dear SGA Elections,</i></div>
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<i> I am writing to declare that I have not received any campaign donations nor made any campaign expenditures for *your seat name/number* within the Congress of Graduate Students. Kindly advise if I should provide further documentation to support this
matter.</i></div>
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Stay safe with the incoming hurricane!</div>
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<b>Laura Vaughn</b></div>
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