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        <ExplanationTxt>TO ADVOCATE THE ATTAINMENT OF SUCH ABJECTIVES BY: INTER ALIA, PROMOTING THE SDOPTION OR REJECTION OF BALLOT REFERENDA, LEGISLATION, REGULATIONS, AND JUDICIAL DECISIONS, AND BY DIRECT COMMUNICATIONS WITH, AND URGING THE PUBLIC TO CONTACT, PUBLIC OFFICIAL CONCERNING ISSUES RELATING TO THE GOALS OF THE CORPORATION LIMITED BY THE REGULATIONS ESTABLISHED FOR ORGANIZATIONS OPERATING UNDER SECTION 501(C)(4) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1954 AS AMENDED</ExplanationTxt>
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