Rally in Raleigh 2008! - June 4th - Details HERE

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Rally 2007 - Third Annual 'Rally in Raleigh'

May 9, 2007 - 10:00 am to 4:00 pm
Downtown Raleigh, NC 
Bicentennial Mall - Jones St.

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NCLM Town Hall Day Bulletin mentioning the Rally

Fight against annexations expands
 

GIVE REFORM a grassroots PUSH!!
A coordinated Grassroots blitz of the General Assembly

It is very important to continue to contact legislators!  
We need to send thousands of emails and make thousands of calls! 

Action must be taken now!  We can make a difference, but it has to be done right away! 

Below is some helpful information to make it very easy for you to contact legislators. 
If we are going to end forced annexation, we need to build on the incredible momentum generated by the Rally in Raleigh and the Public Hearing. 

In addition to contacting legislators, please encourage friends, family, co-workers, and anyone else to also contact their legislators.   

Important Tips when Communicating with Legislators 

In the subject line of an email, list Forced Annexation.  

• - Keep your message very brief—no more than 2 or 3 paragraphs.

• - Stay on point.

• - Personalize your message.

• - If you are a constituent, stress that up front.

• - Be courteous and respectful—this doesn’t mean you shouldn’t convey a strong message. 

Who to Contact 

House Members 

1) Your Representative 

If you don’t know who your representative is, please check the following site that makes it easy to find out who represents you:
Who Represents Me

 2) Speaker of the House Hackney 

Email: Joeh@ncleg.net
Phone: 919-733-3451 

3) House Minority Leader Representative Stam 

Email: Pauls@ncleg.net
Phone: 919-733-2962 

Senate Members 

1) Your Senator

If you don’t know who your Senator is, please check the following site that makes it easy to find out who represents you:
Who Represents Me

 2) Senate President Pro Tempore Basnight 

Email: Marcb@ncleg.net
Phone: (919) 733-6854

3) Senator Minority Leader Berger

Email: philbe@ncleg.net
Phone: (919) 733-5708

Content of the Message

Please address House members as “Representative [Last Name]”

Please address Senate members as “Senator [Last Name]”

Urge them to support HB 86.

Tell them who you are and why you think forced annexation is bad for North Carolina. 
IMPORTANT: If you are a constituent of the legislator’s, then state that at the start of this paragraph.

End the Letter with a friendly closing (such as Respectfully yours, With regards, Sincerely, etc.).  Please include your name, mailing address, email address, and phone number.

Other Contacts

General Email (readable by all legislators)
internete-mail@ncleg.net

Feel Free to Contact other Legislators
View all Legislators Contact Information: 

House Members:
http://www.ncga.state.nc.us/gascripts/members/memberList.pl?sChamber=House

Senators:
http://www.ncga.state.nc.us/gascripts/members/memberList.pl?sChamber=Senate

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