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At the Oct. 28 meeting of the Central Pennsylvania Council of Republican Women, Scott Pressler, founder of Early Vote Action, spoke to more than 200 attendees in the Altoona Grand Hotel ballroom. Shown are members of the Pressler planning committee. They are (from left): Sonya Vonada, Cathy Schimminger (president/co-chair), Janet Lantz, Babette Gottshall (vice president/co-chair), Scott Pressler (speaker), Patty Swires, Tammy Woleslagle, Linda Daniels and Jamie Scarangella (secretary/chair).