I’ll just leave you with the cute headers from this piece of municipal (sp/h)am. The reverse-path seems to indicate some legitimacy as well:
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for <XXXX [at] thejof.com>; Tue, 29 Apr 2008 19:05:16 -0700
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Reply-To: San Francisco Department of Elections <sfelection@gmail.com>
From: San Francisco Department of Elections <sfelection@gmail.com>
To: Pollworkers <XXXX [at] thejof.com>
Subject: A Message from the San Francisco Election Department of Elections
Date: Tue, 29 Apr 2008 17:57:42 -0700
Importance: Normal
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Dear Voter:
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