To help CHORE accomplish
legislative goals it is VERY IMPORTANT to respond when a CALL to
ACTION is issued. Information on how to do so begins here.
A CALL to ACTION is issued when it is necessary for CHORE
members to express their opinion to legislators on a pending
legislative bill.
This may occur when a bill is going to be heard by one of the
standing legislative committees, will come before either the
Senate
or the House
as a whole or at some other time it is important you let the
legislators know your opinion on a bill.
As an example a
CALL to ACTION was issued for SB1111 that would be heard
before the
Senate Government Committee on Jan 19.
What CHORE members should do is to email the members of the
committee (their names & email addresses are in the CALL to
ACTION) expressing, in this case, their support for the bill.
Such an email can be simple, just stating that you're a
homeowner in an association and expressing your position for or
against the bill. Or it can be a more in-depth email outlining
in detail your reasons for supporting the bill.
THE IMPORTANT
THING IS TO CONTACT THE LEGISLATORS, this can not be
overstated.
Also, it is possible to register support online via the ALIS
"Request
to Speak" feature but, you must have registered for a user
name and password at any one of the kiosks positioned outside
the committee rooms on the 1st floor of the Arizona Senate and
House Of Representatives (1700 W. Washington, Phoenix, AZ
85007).
Legislators respond to the input they receive, so if you do not
provide them with your input your opinion will not be reflected
in their voting.
As an example below is the email I sent in response to the
CALL to ACTION to support. SB1111 at the Senate Government
Committee hearing Jan 19, 2006.
As an
honorably discharged veteran of the U.S. Air Force I wish to
express my support for SB1111.
Additionally, I believe that if my uncle Lt. Col James Fowler
were alive today that he would view it as ridiculous that a flag
of the U.S. Air Force could fly over the park at Luke AFB named
in his honor but, would be prohibited at numerous homeowners'
associations in Arizona.
Such prohibitions are arbitrary and generally only reflect the
personal preferences of a handful of persons, the association's
board of directors.
Thank you for considering my opinion.
Keith Wallace
If you have ANY questions do not hesitate to ask, whether
directly via
questions@CHORE.us or via the AZ-CHORE or CHORE Yahoo email
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