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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Given the need to clarify status of a few of the organizations listed in the recent ALS vote, staff halted the vote on Friday, 19 August 2022.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Staff will relaunch the vote soon, thank you and apologies for any confusion this may have caused.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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