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Your participation in the Shelby County General Election is a chance to vote for education champions committed to building equity in education!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Pay Attention<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013<a href=\"http:\/\/prod-s-ssl-1196207203.us-east-1.elb.amazonaws.com\/tennessee\/elect-education-champions\"><strong>&nbsp;Learn more about the candidates that Stand endorsed for the SCS Board<\/strong><\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Get Involved<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 Check the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.surveymonkey.com\/r\/shelbycounty2020election\"><strong>opportunities<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;(volunteer and paid) to get engaged in supporting these great candidates&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Vote<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 You can still register to vote by mail (until July 30) or find your&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/proudvoter.org\/partner\/stand-for-children\/\"><strong>polling location<\/strong><\/a>.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/stand.org\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/large\/public\/Uncategorized\/tn_2020_endorsements_memphis_FINAL_150dpi_ALL%20%281%29_0.png?itok=2a0dYlbn\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;Let\u2019s start with the August election and carry this momentum through to November! 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