VoterVoiceisagrassrootsadvocacysoftwaresystemthathelps membersendmessagestotheirelectedofficials.Now,sendinga messagetoyourlegislatorscanbeaseasyasoneclickofabutton! Whenanissuearises,LRTAwillsendanemailwithalinktothe VoterVoicetool.Youwillbeautomaticallymatchedwithyourlegislator basedontheinformationyouhavealreadyprovidedtoLRTA.Then,all youwillneedtodoisclickthebuttontosendthemessages.
LRTAhasputtogetherastep-by-stepguideforusingtheVoterVoice tool.YoucanalsoaccessourinstructionalvideoontheLRTAYouTube channel.Attheendofthisguide,youwillalsofindalistofFrequently AskedQuestionstohelpyouunderstandVoterVoiceandhowitworks.
VoterVoiceUserGuideandFAQ
HowdoyouuseVoterVoice? VoterVoicehelpsmemberssendmessagesandcalltheirlegislators.Let’slet’s discusshowtosendmessagesfirst. HowtoUsetheVoterVoiceMessageFeature: 1.GototheVoterVoicetoollocatedintheAdvocacyCenterofourwebsite, www.lrta.net/ advocacycenter.Undertheheading“NEW!LegislativeActionCenter,”clickonthe boldedtext“here.”YouwillberedirectedtotheActionCenterwhereyouwillseeany activecampaignsfromLRTA.Titlesmayinclude“OpposeHB00”or“SupportHB00.” LRTAwillalsosenddirectlinkstotheActionCenterinourLegislativeAlertEmailBlasts. CampaignBox-clickonacampaignboxtoaccesstheVoterVoicetool
2.AfteryouclickonthecampaignboxorlinkintheEmailBlast,youwillaccessthe VoterVoicetool.Youwillseeadescriptionofthecalltoactionandoptionstoemailor callyourlegislatorsregardingtheissue.Scrolltothebottomofthepageuntilyousee “EnterProfile”or“ReviewProfile.”
DescriptionoftheCalltoAction VoterVoiceTool
3.Ifthefieldsareblank,inputyour informationsotheVoterVoicetoolcan matchyoutoyourrepresentativeor senator.Ifthefieldsarepre-filled,doublecheckthattheinformationiscorrect. MembersaccessingtheVoterVoicetool throughtheemailblastmayhavetheir informationpre-filled.VoterVoiceisusing informationyouprovidedtoLRTAwhen youjoinedtheEmailClub.
4.Onceyouinputorconfirmyour information,scrollbackuptothetopof thepagetoreviewthe“MessageBody.” Youmaywanttoconsiderincludinga personalmessageorstory.
5.Onceyouarehappywithyourmessage, justpressthe“SendMessage”buttonat thebottom.Youmessagewillgotoyou representativesorsenatorsorthe CommitteeMembersweneedyouto contact.Withtheclickofonebutton,you cansendamessagetomultiplelegislators.
HowtoUsetheVoterVoiceCallFeature: 1.SeethestepsfromHowtoUsetheVoterVoiceMessageFeatureforinputtingor verifyingyourinformation. 2.Atthetopofthepage,clickonthe“Call”buttonorphoneicon.Clickingonthisbutton willnotactuallycalltheperson. 3.Youwillseethenamesandnumbersofthelegislatorsyouneedtocallalongwith talkingpointstohelpguideyourconversation. 4.Onceyouarecomplete,youmayselectwhichactionyoutook(Yes,Ispokewith someone;Yes,Ileftamessage;No,Ididnotspeakwithanyone)thoughitisnot necessary. CallButton Suggested TalkingPoints
FrequentlyAskedQuestions
IfyouareaccessingtheVoterVoicetoolfromanemailblastsentby LRTA,yourinformationmaybepre-filledinthetool.VoterVoiceuses theinformationyouprovidedtoLRTAwhenyousignedupforthe EmailClub.Ifyoumovedoryourinformationhaschangedsinceyou signedupfortheEmailClub,doublecheckthattheinformationinthe VoterVoicetooliscorrect. Yourinformationmaynotbepre-filledifyouareaccessingthetool throughtheActionCenterontheLRTAwebsite.However,youcan checkthe“RememberMe”boxsoVoterVoicecansaveyour information.Thatway,youdonothavetoinputyourinformationeach timeyoucompleteacalltoaction. Whydoesitneedmystreetaddress? VoterVoiceusesyourstreetaddresstomatchyouexactlywithyour representativeorsenator.Thisensuresthatyouareemailingthe legislatorsinyourdistrictswhorepresentyou. Whatifmyinformationisincorrect? IfyounoticeanyofyourinformationisincorrectintheVoterVoice tool,clickonthepenciliconnexttoyournameunder“ReviewProfile” (towardthebottomofthepage).Youwillbeabletoeditthefields afteryouclickontheicon. Youcanedityourname,email,streetaddressandzipcodewith VoterVoice.Youdonotneedtoedityourcityorstate.Onceyouedit yourstreetaddressandzipcode,VoterVoicewillautomaticallycorrect thecityandstate.
HowdoesVoterVoiceknowmyinformation?
HowdoIknowmymessagewentthrough? VoterVoicewillsendaconfirmationemailafteryousendyour messages.Theconfirmationemailmayarriveafewminutesafteryou completedtheaction.Theemailwillconfirmyoucontactedyour legislatorsandgiveyoualistofwhomyoucontacted. DoIhavetouseVoterVoicetocompletecallstoaction? LRTAisofferingVoterVoicetoourmembersasaconvenientoptionfor contactingtheirlegislatorsormembersofCongress.LRTAwillalways encouragememberstowritelettersandemailsandmakephonecalls andwillprovideresourcesformemberstouseinouremails. VoterVoiceallowsmemberstoquicklyandeasilycompletecallsto actionandcontacttheirlegislators.
