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September 2, 2019

Polls Now Open in Annual ASLH Elections

Voting is underway in the annual ASLH elections and will continue until September 22 at 5PM EST. These elections allow members to choose their representatives for President-Elect, Board of Directors, Graduate Student representative, and Nominating Committee.

Instructions about how to vote were sent to members via the email addresses on file with Cambridge University Press. If you believe you should have received an invitation to vote, but have not been able to locate your invitation, please contact ASLH Secretary Anne Twitty at atwitty@olemiss.edu.

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