There's no better way to make an impression than by doing it in person.
Every year, our legislators offer their constituents an opportunity to address them in person via a public forum right in your own county. This is known as your County Legislative Delegation Meeting. Our Florida COS team takes advantage of this opportunity by encouraging our volunteers to attend and speak at these meetings. If you'd like us to help you find out when and where your county's delegation will be holding its meeting and receive some coaching and mentoring Use this link to let us know that your interested.
Template for Working Group email
Copy the below text to use for an email or to guide your call. If you make a phone call, you can guide your legislator to use the url...
ConventionofStates.com/cosfl-34ready {note: all lower case}
... to access the documents.
Hi {House Rep / Senator name},
I'm a {volunteer / supporter} with Convention of States Action Florida. First, I want to thank you for your choice to step up and represent my district in the Florida legislature. I know you take time away from your own business and your own family to represent us in Tallahassee and I appreciate you.
Next, I'd like to remind you of documents from our rally in Tallahassee during last year's regular session. To prepare Florida to be the state leader in the first Article V convention, we need to complete a few steps. Convention of States Action strongly recommends we revisit our commissioner selection process defined in Florida Statute 11.93. Convention of States Action's constitutional lawyers have worked hard to document for you a slender and effective template for model legislation .
Finally, in order for that legislation to be introduced, discussed, and passed, we encourage you to create an Article V Working Group or Committee which can not only handle that legislation, but also discuss the kind of amendments Florida would like to carry forward when the convention support reaches 34 States. There are a great many amendments which can be created within the areas of limiting federal government terms, jurisdiction, and spending. To get the creative juices flowing, this documentation contains 22 possible amendments.
So, here's my call to action for you, as my legislator. Please, review this documentation and encourage the Speaker of the House, Daniel Perez, to create the Article V Working Group, so Florida can be prepared to lead the Article V convention.
Thank you for your time. Thank you for ALL you do. God bless you. We will be praying for you.
{Your sign-off / signature}
