Telephone calls, letters, e-mail, and town hall meetings are all great ways to communicate with your elected officials. They are elected to represent you and need to hear your opinions on the issues you care about. Your views can be on their mind when they make their decisions and cast their votes.
Don’t forget to follow up. Thank them if they voted the way you wanted or explain that you still have a concern if they did not. Click here for contact information for your elected official or you can check your local phone book or library for this information.
Call Your Elected Officials
Call your elected officials and let them know how you feel they should vote on a bill or local issue. You may end up talking to their staff. Here are some tips:
Write a Letter or Send an E-mail
Writing a letter or sending an e-mail is a good way to communicate with your elected officials. Some helpful tips:
Attend a Community Meeting
Community meetings (sometimes called “town hall meetings”) are a good way to get your family and friends together to show support or opposition to a proposed law or local issue, to ask questions, and to meet elected officials and their staff.
Write a Letter to the Editor
Writing a letter to the editor of your local newspaper helps others learn about what’s happening in your community, in your state, or in your country. Writing a letter is also a good way to respond to an article you read in the newspaper. Letters must be short and personal. Every newspaper has an address and instructions for sending letters to the editor.
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