Finding and Contacting Your Senators and Representatives
- How to identify and contact your US Senators – US Senate site provides senators (by state), their contact information, and links to other information about the senators.
- How to find your US House Representative – US House site provides your House representative, using your address, and links to other information on the rep.
- How to find out who your NC State Senator and NC State House Representative are – NC General Assembly site providing your US House rep, NC House rep, or NC Senator, using your address, district, county, or voter registration.
Voting Information
- How to check your voter registration status (and other voting information) – An NC State Board of Elections site provides (using your name) your voter registration status and other information such as polling place, your jurisdictions (all types of districts), sample ballot if available, absentee ballot information, and voter history.
- North Carolina State Board of Elections – Site of the NC State Board of Elections with information on how to vote and run for office in North Carolina, including voting early, voter ID rules, voter tools and forms, provisional voting, election results, and many others.
Guides and References
- The Indivisible Guide – In December 2016, former progressive congressional staffers published “Indivisible: A Practical Guide to Resisting the Trump Agenda” to teach us how to influence our members of Congress to work towards progressive policies. The Guide has been updated to continue to support current advocacy.
- One Million Rising A campaign created by Indivisible National to train one million people to resist authoritarianism – together. Through a series of training and local gatherings, we will learn how to stop Trump and his enablers from seizing more power.
Place link to Indivisible Lake Norman’s meeting here
Tools
- 5 Calls A non-profit organization that makes it easy to reach members of Congress. They research and describe current critical issues and offer scripts to use when you call your members to push for progressive solutions. All you have to do is call.
- Resistbot A chatbot that turns your texts into faxes, postal mail, or emails to your representatives in minutes.
Important Links to Keep You Informed
- Dr. Heather Cox Richardson A political historian who uses facts and history to make observations about contemporary American politics. Sign up for her newsletter.
- Carolina Forward An independent, non-partisan, non-profit policy organization that advocates for ideas, policies and values to build a stronger North Carolina that works for all its people.
- Common Cause North Carolina A nonpartisan, grassroots organization dedicated to upholding the core values of American democracy. They work to create open, honest, and accountable government that serves the public interest; promote equal rights, opportunity, and representation for all; and empower all people to make their voices heard in the political process.