Contacting Legislators - Do's and Don'ts

What to do:

• Be polite
• Talk about policy, not personality
• Include your address to show you are indeed a constituent (the legislator will want to verify that you are a constituent)
• Be brief. Try to keep your email between 3-5 sentences
• Include the Bill Number and how you would like them to vote in the subject line (i.e. "Please Vote YES on HB 60")

What NOT to do:

• DO NOT attack your Legislator. Do not call them names, do not threaten them, do not attack intelligence and do not make it personal.
• DO NOT send form letters. Legislators tell us over and over again that form letters are not effective.
• DO NOT email all legislators telling them you are a constituent. You should only tell a Legislator you are their constituent if you are indeed their constituent.
  
• DO NOT send attachments to your email. Legislators have been advised by their staff to not open attachments.