Popvox is a neutral platform that provides advocacy groups and the public a way to share legislative positions and messages with Congress. It aims to cut through noise and provide clear data on bills, including which organizations support/oppose them and public comments from constituents. Congressional staff can use Popvox at key moments like bill introduction, outreach, recruiting co-sponsors, hearings, and votes to demonstrate broad support and understand public opinion in their districts.

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2. What is ?
a neutral, nonpartisan platform for advocacy
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3. Why ?
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5. How does work ?
2. Individuals weigh in
➡ Find a bill
➡ Write a message to Congress
➡ Share via Facebook, Twitter, email

6. How does work ?
3. Congress gets organized data
➡ Messages sent via existing webforms (99%)
➡ Positions counted, mapped on POPVOX
➡ Organization positions in one place
➡ View “what’s hot” in my district?

7. For Policy Staff: Key “Moments”:
Bill Introduction
Grassroots outreach
Cosponsor recruitment
Hearing
Vote

8. Bill Introduction
SEARCH POPVOX ORGANIZATION DIRECTORY TO FIND ALLIES
➡ www.popvox.com/orgs
➡ Search by topic and find contact info on org profile pages
➡ View previous positions taken by the organization
➡ Contact to request an endorsement

9. Bill Introduction
DEMONSTRATE INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORT BY ENSURING
SUPPORTING POSITIONS ARE LISTED ON THE POPVOX BILLS PAGE:
➡ Send letters of endorsement to docs@popvox.com (We will upload.)
➡ Encourage organizations to create profiles at www.popvox.com/orgs
➡ Find organizations that aren’t the “usual suspects” and issue experts
to support legislation or testify before a committee.

10. Grassroots Outreach
BUILD SUPPORT FOR YOUR LEGISLATION BY SHARING VIA SOCIAL MEDIA
➡ Tweet a link to the POPVOX bill page (where people can weigh in with a
message to their Member)
➡ Post a link to the POPVOX bill page to your Facebook page
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11. Grassroots Outreach
USE POPVOX WIDGETS TO HELP PEOPLE SEND MESSAGES AND
DISPLAY COMMENTS WWW.POPVOX.COM/SERVICES/WIDGETS
➡ Use a POPVOX Facebook widget to let people weigh in from your page.
➡ Place a POPVOX comment stream on your website or bill microsite so
that you can display the supportive comments that people are sending
through POPVOX
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12. Co-sponsor Recruitment
MONITOR COMMENTS AND PIE CHARTS ON POPVOX TO IDENTIFY
INTERESTED DISTRICTS AND POTENTIAL CO-SPONSORS

13. Co-sponsor Recruitment
REFERENCE CONSTITUENT COMMENTS IN OUTREACH TO
MEMBER OFFICES

14. Hearing
USE POPVOX TO FIND WITNESSES, CRAFT QUESTIONS, QUOTE
CONSTITUENTS, AND RESEARCH WHAT OTHER COMMITTEE MEMBERS
ARE HEARING
MEMBER

15. Hearing
DOWNLOAD THE POPVOX IPAD APP MARKUP TO READ BILL LANGUAGE
AND TAKE NOTES DURING A HEARING
MEMBER

16. Vote
USE POPVOX TO REVIEW ORGANIZATION STATEMENTS AND VIEW
PUBLIC OPINION TRENDS BEFORE A VOTE.

17. Got questions?
contact us:
www.popvox.com
info@popvox.com
731-267-7545
@POPVOX
www.facebook.com/popvoxnation
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