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This excerpt taken from the VZ 10-Q filed Jul 29, 2008.

Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

Our 2008 Annual Meeting of Shareholders was held on May 1, 2008. At the meeting, the following items were submitted to a vote of shareholders.

The number of common shares present at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Verizon Communications Inc. voting in the election of Directors (the “Total Vote”) was 2,447,719,367 or 85.73% of the common shares outstanding on March 3, 2008, the record date for said meeting.

(a)	The following nominees were elected to serve on the Board of Directors:


Name of Nominee	Votes Cast For	Votes Cast Against	Abstentions
Richard L. Carrión	2,324,454,662	76,836,529	46,428,176
M. Frances Keeth	2,341,333,561	60,961,241	45,424,565
Robert W. Lane	2,327,353,486	74,889,478	45,476,403
Sandra O. Moose	2,307,686,918	94,123,637	45,908,812
Joseph Neubauer	2,205,281,661	196,003,673	46,434,033
Donald T. Nicolaisen	2,339,615,020	62,406,703	45,697,644
Thomas H. O’Brien	2,321,254,219	79,568,435	46,896,713
Clarence Otis, Jr.	2,321,755,830	80,274,377	45,689,160
Hugh B. Price	2,327,009,849	74,223,163	46,486,355
Ivan G. Seidenberg	2,316,456,574	86,501,883	44,760,910
John W. Snow	2,335,248,707	66,870,597	45,600,063
John R. Stafford	2,321,493,822	79,739,822	46,485,723

(b)	The appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as independent registered public accounting firm for 2008 was ratified with 2,358,410,778 votes for, 47,571,334 votes against, and 41,737,255 abstentions.

(c)	A shareholder proposal regarding Eliminating Stock Options was defeated with 170,491,337 votes for, 1,840,287,676 votes against, 51,819,458 abstentions and 385,120,896 broker non-votes.

(d)	A shareholder proposal regarding Gender Identity Non-Discrimination Policy was defeated with 299,365,895 votes for, 1,501,341,008 votes against, 261,891,568 abstentions and 385,120,896 broker non-votes.

(e)	A shareholder proposal regarding Separate Chairman and CEO was defeated with 402,579,262 votes for, 1,614,835,320 votes against, 45,183,889 abstentions and 385,120,896 broker non-votes.

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