Civic Participation

is a JUST ELDERS way of life.

This often includes engaging their elected representatives.
They are known to members of congress and mayors, alderman, commissioners, and school board members.

Just Elders have accurate contact information for their members of congress and other elected officials.

Here are a couple of apps that allow you to exercise your civic responsibility using the power of your phone.

Countable makes it quick and easy to understand the laws Congress is considering. We also streamline the process of contacting your lawmaker, so you can tell them how you want them to vote on bills under consideration. You can use Countable to: Read clear and succinct summaries of upcoming and active legislation. Directly tell your lawmakers how to vote on those bills by clicking “Yea” or “Nay”. Follow up on how your elected officials voted on bills, so you can hold them accountable in the next election cycle.

Congress makes it easy to;  Find your representatives, see how they vote; See what bills are coming up for a vote next; Search for bills and votes you should know about; Stay on top of floor activity, committee hearings; and Be notified of just about everything

This link will give you more information on these apps and three others.

Here are links for those who enhance their civic participation on their computer.

Follow this link to confirm the members of congress (MOC) who represent you.
https://www.callmycongress.com

You can see the map to all congressional districts here:
https://www.govtrack.us/congress/members/map

You will find more information about other officials elected to serve you at this site:
https://www.usa.gov/elected-officials/

Some find www.VoteSmart.org useful in tracking almost everyone who represents your district in government, local, state, and federal.
That site and the two below will give you information about your representative’s record and where they get financial support:
GovTrack Record
http://www.opensecrets.org/

Having MOC’s that respond to the facts is important and if they do not respond we can vote for change.
Setting up a link to Google News alerts will help you know what your congress person is doing.
http://www.google.com/alerts
Knowing who is covering your MOC will help you know where to send your op eds and letters to the editor.
Follow this link to media contact information: https://news.google.com/news

Responsible citizens have relationships the those who represent them and their staffs, the media, and like minded people.

The JUST ELDERS communication hub can help you engage them all.