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No matter which way you choose to voice
your opinion, a few basic guidelines apply:
• Be concise, accurate and polite.
•Speak for yourself as a voter, not as a member of an
organization.
• Keep to one issue, if possible.
•Be specific about what action you wish the official
to take: "Vote yes on bill #1234," for example.
• Be timely: make the contact close to when the action
will be taken.
• Include any relevant personal experience.
•Ask for a written response.
•Don't forget to include your name and address, even
in email and on the phone, so they know you're a constituent!
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Address written correspondence as follows:
Address correspondence
to the President & the Governor: President George Bush;
Governor Mitt Romney.
The salutation should be: Dear President Bush; Dear Governor
Romney.
Address correspondence for U.S. and state senators and representatives:
The Honorable Firstname Lastname.
And the salutation should be: Dear Senator/Representative
Lastname.
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