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<p class="MsoNormal">Dear Faculty Colleagues,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Voting is an important civic duty and I urge the faculty to support our campus members exercising this right and responsibility to participate in elections.<br>
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To support active participation of our students in voting on election day I encourage faculty to consider flexibility in their instruction on Tuesday November 3 with possibility of asynchronous lectures or delayed delivery of content.
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Although voting by mail is the primary means to vote this election day in California due to the pandemic, there are those who are contributing to help support in person voting efforts and may also plan to submit their ballots to the registrar or drop-off areas
on election day. To support engagement in the election process I ask instructors to do their best to provide flexibility or treat November 3 a non-instruction day. Please also consider that election day and potential outcomes may impact some students more
than others. I encourage you to consider building in flexibility for assignments or assessments during this week.<br>
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Sincerely,<o:p></o:p></p>
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Jason Stajich, <o:p></o:p></p>
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