Texas

Our first task is to get in contact with editorial page editors in targeted states around the country. We need to encourage them to write editorials about DC voting rights and encourage them to use DC Vote and its award-winning Web site as the best source of information related to the DC voting rights movement.

Instructions for Writing Your Letters to Editors

1. Encourage them to write an editorial supporting the Washington, DC, voting rights movement.

2. Encourage them to go to DC Vote's media kit at http://www.dcvote.org/media/mediakit.cfm.

   In the media kit, they will find information on DC Vote, the DC voting rights movement, the DC FAIR Act, the No Taxation Without Representation Act and recent editorials on the issue from newspapers across the country.

3. Tell them why the issue is specifically important to Texas.

   "This issue is relevant to those in Texas, because members of Congress from Texas like Sen. John Cornyn, Rep. Lamar Smith, Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee sit on Judiciary Committees, which can move legislative solutions to the floor for a vote. Additionally, it's important for the people in Texas to know that, ultimately, Congress must solve this problem. With no vote, the residents of America's capital are relying on the people of Texas and others around the country to raise awareness and show support for addressing this injustice."

4. Include your contact information.

   Your Name
   Your Address
   Your City, State, Zip
   Your Phone
   Your E-mail
   

Send Your Letter Via E-mail to Your Designated Editors:

• Mr. Frank Michel, Editorial Page Editor, Houston Chronicle



• Mr. Keven Willey, Editorial Page Editor, Dallas Morning News

Call Your Editors

Use the call sheet you were provided to call designated editors. Tell them you are calling to make sure they got your e-mail and then encourage them to write an editorial.

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