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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Hi Listmates:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I have a client who has some strongly-held beliefs and has expressed a preliminary desire to make testamentary gifts to some nieces/nephews if they’ve turned 25 and if all of the following are also true: Recipient is not a registered member of the Republican party, has never voted for a Republican candidate, and has never been a member of a college fraternity/sorority. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The conditions aren’t to induce illegal behavior but I’m curious to get a read on “rewarding” someone’s voting choices. The condition wouldn’t prevent someone from voting, and it would apply to votes that had occurred at the time of the testator’s death. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Thanks in advance, Adrienne<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>--<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-variant:small-caps'>Adrienne Keith Wills,<span style='color:black'> Attorney/Mediator </span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Helping family law and estate planning clients create their legacy </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>1700 Seventh Ave, Suite 2100 | Seattle, WA 98101</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Web: </span><a href="http://www.adriennekeith.com/" target="_blank"><span style='color:#0563C1'>www.AdrienneKeith.com</span></a><span style='color:black'> | Tel. </span><a href="tel:%28206%29%20523-3047" target="_blank"><span style='color:#0563C1'>(206) 523-3047</span></a><span style='color:black'> | Fax </span><u><span style='color:#0070C0'>(206) 219-6714</span></u><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>