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General Topics => Legal and Activism => Topic started by: Jl808 on February 16, 2016, 08:31:28 AM
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If you intend to contact your legislator about bills, please read these helpful guides on how to talk to your legislators effectively.
(These belong to other groups but read and adapt to our purpose).
- http://www.mhepinc.org/images/stories/documents/How%20to%20Talk%20so%20Your%20Legislators%20Will%20Listen.pdf
- http://grtl.org/?q=how-to-talk-to-your-legislator
- http://www.lwvwa.org/pdfs/lobby_your_legislator.pdf
- http://www.myuea.org/sites/utahedu/Uploads/files/Politics/LobbyingFlier.pdf
- https://gacasa.org/docs/Legislative%20Tips_How%20Bill%20Becomes%20Law.pdf
Linked below is list of email addresses for submitting testimony to any of the committees:
http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/comminfolist.aspx
Finally, attached to this post is a picture directory of all Hawaii legislature committee members for 2016 with their published NRA and HRA ratings, if available. (Disclaimer: The rating on our legislators are not 100% accurate but having the NRA/HRA ratings as a reference is better than nothing.)
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Sharing something PM'd to me by an old timer who has been doing this for a much longer time.
You may want to let people know when testifying, to keep comments to a minimum because legislators Do NOT read them. The staffer just looks at For & Against. Also some comments make the commenter to be a major "Redneck".
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Here is a good article explaining the legislative process and timeline.
http://honolulucounty.hi.networkofcare.org/mh/legislate/state-overview-of-process.aspx
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School House Rock "I'm just a bill"
https://youtu.be/tyeJ55o3El0