Presentation is loading. Please wait.

Presentation is loading. Please wait.

Letter to your official. Start by 1. Choosing your issue.  What do you care about? 2. Decide what level of government handles that issue. 1. Federal.

Similar presentations


Presentation on theme: "Letter to your official. Start by 1. Choosing your issue.  What do you care about? 2. Decide what level of government handles that issue. 1. Federal."— Presentation transcript:

1 Letter to your official

2 Start by 1. Choosing your issue.  What do you care about? 2. Decide what level of government handles that issue. 1. Federal 2. State 3. County 3. Find out who your representative is for that issue

3 Federal  Laws that effect the whole country.  What legislation is being considered? https://www.opencongress.org/  Washington Post on issues to watch for 114 th congress, http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinion s/the-road-map-for-a-do-something- 114th-congress/2015/01/03/4afc9d1e- 912b-11e4-ba53-a477d66580ed_story.html http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinion s/the-road-map-for-a-do-something- 114th-congress/2015/01/03/4afc9d1e- 912b-11e4-ba53-a477d66580ed_story.html

4 STATE  Laws that affect only Virginia  What legislation is being considered? http://virginiageneralassembly.gov/index.php  Washington post’s issues to watch for VA General Assembly in 2015, http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/virgini a-politics/issues-to-watch-during-virginias- 2015-legislative-session/2015/01/10/e7c2e208- 98d2-11e4-8005-1924ede3e54a_story.html http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/virgini a-politics/issues-to-watch-during-virginias- 2015-legislative-session/2015/01/10/e7c2e208- 98d2-11e4-8005-1924ede3e54a_story.html

5 County  Laws that effect only Loudoun County  What policies are being considered?  Board of Supervisors 2015 Leg program, http://www.loudoun.gov/DocumentCenter/View/ 110024 http://www.loudoun.gov/DocumentCenter/View/ 110024  School Board policies and regulations, http://www.lcps.org/site/Default.aspx?PageID=70 http://www.lcps.org/site/Default.aspx?PageID=70  School Board budget, http://www.lcps.org/site/default.aspx?PageType= 3&DomainID=1&ModuleInstanceID=7221&ViewID= 047E6BE3-6D87-4130-8424- D8E4E9ED6C2A&RenderLoc=0&FlexDataID=208285 &PageID=1 http://www.lcps.org/site/default.aspx?PageType= 3&DomainID=1&ModuleInstanceID=7221&ViewID= 047E6BE3-6D87-4130-8424- D8E4E9ED6C2A&RenderLoc=0&FlexDataID=208285 &PageID=1


Download ppt "Letter to your official. Start by 1. Choosing your issue.  What do you care about? 2. Decide what level of government handles that issue. 1. Federal."

Similar presentations


Ads by Google