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From Personal Stories to Political Action:
How POPVOX Works
Share Your Voice in a Few Easy Steps!
Why use POPVOX?
Petitions are obsolete. • There’s power in numbers — but numbers of constituents
who share their own thoughts.
• Obviously fake “names” on a petition make a mockery of a serious issue – and lawmakers view petitions as little more than spam.
A verified constituent is hard to ignore. • Anyone can write to Congress, but lawmakers only want to hear from constituents,
people who live in their district or state.
• POPVOX verifies you’re an actual constituent — and guarantees delivery of your message.
What’s Your Issue? Find a bill you care about. Every bill pending before Congress is listed on POPVOX. Get started at www.popvox.com/bills
In “Highlights,” see what Congress is considering that week, and what’s in the news!
Find a bill by issue area.
What’s Your Point of View?
1. Click Support or Oppose on a bill that compels you...
3. Tell your friends!
2. Write your message to your Representative or Senator...
Sending your message to Congress is as easy as 1, 2 and 3.
Your Voice, Verified
POPVOX asks for: • Your name • Home address • Phone number
So that your Member of Congress is assured that you’re a constituent, making your comment a priority. • We verify your home address with the US Postal
Service. • We also send you an email with a one-click
confirmation.
POPVOX only shares your information with Congress. (See our privacy policy at www.popvox.com/privacy).
Your Voice, Quantified The people’s voice is aggregated
so we get “the big picture.”
When you weigh in on a bill, you change the map and the pie charts!
Your Voice, Amplified
Share a bill via e-mail, Twitter or Facebook.
POPVOX’s Write Congress tools embed onto other websites. If your organization or community group wants to use our tools on your website, please contact us at [email protected].
Once you’ve weighed in on a bill, motivate others to take action.
So what’s your story?
Share your voice with Congress using POPVOX, and be heard.
Get started at www.popvox.com/bills
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