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Join MGMbill.org in
January, 2009, when we resubmit our MGM
Bill proposals to Congress and state legislatures around
the country. If you have access to a
personal computer, you can become a temporary
MGMbill.org state office by emailing or
faxing (via computer) an MGM Bill proposal to
every member of your state legislature.
Currently there are MGM
Bill proposals available for
43 states.
If you live in a state without an MGM Bill proposal, we
will write one for you so you can submit it to
your legislators. We will also provide you with a
suggested cover letter before the bill submission date so you can drop in
your name and the name of each lawmaker.
As a
temporary state office, you would be responsible for all
costs to submit the bill. If your legislators are
accessible by regular email, you may not incur any costs
at all (since most Internet service providers allow for
unlimited free email). But if your legislators use
ZIP
code restricted webmail forms, you will probably want to fax the bill. Below is a sample cost estimate for faxing an average
size state
legislature:
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Sample Cost Estimate
for Faxing 150
legislators |
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Total pages to fax: |
600 pages (150 legislators x 4 pages per legislator) |
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Cost per page: |
$0.12 (including mail merge) via
jBlast; requires
MS Word
and
MS Excel |
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Total cost: |
$72.00
($0.12 per page x 600 pages) |
If some (but not all)
of your legislators have email addresses, you may need
to do a combination of emailing and faxing.
After you submit the
bill proposal, your job as a temporary MGMbill.org
state office will be complete and you will have no
further obligations. But, you can become a temporary
state office for the next MGM Bill submission if you choose to do so.
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If you are interested in becoming a
temporary MGMbill.org state office, please
email us at
comments@mgmbill.org.
Please include your
full name, age, and city & state of
residence, along with a few details about
how you became involved with the issue of
circumcision.
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2009 State Office Listing
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State |
City |
Director |
Contact |
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California |
San Diego
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Matthew Hess
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comments@mgmbill.org
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Florida |
St. Teresa |
Van Lewis |
vlewis@mgmbill.org |
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Massachusetts |
Quincy |
Charles
A.
Antonelli |
cantonelli@mgmbill.org |
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Oregon |
Medford |
Trisha
Darner |
tdarner@mgmbill.org |
State
Legislature Internet Links - contact information for
members in all 50 state legislatures.
State Legislators by State -
lists the number of
members in each state legislature.
jBlast - online fax
broadcasting service that mail merges and faxes your
MS Word
document for $0.12 per page.
Microsoft Mail Merge - create personalized cover letters by
using this mail merge help page.
Capitol Advantage -
this company will mail merge and
fax your supplied bill and cover letter to each member
of your state legislature for a fee ranging from $250 -
$850 (depending on the number of members). An average
150 member state legislature would cost roughly $400.
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