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Want to make a difference, right now? Change.org offers the most powerful online petition tool on the web.

For each user who signs your petition, an email is sent to your specified target (and routed to the signatory's elected representatives if selected) to maximize the petition’s impact. You can also update all participants of the progress of your petition and empower people to share it on social media sites like Facebook and Twitter to gain further reach.

To create a petition, follow the four simple steps below and you'll be off running.

Step 1: Describe Your Petition

Provide a title and description of your petition below. Your description should provide background information about the issue and why it is important for others to join. This is only meant as an introduction, and you will write the actual language of your petition in Step 3.

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Step 2: Select a Target

Select the elected representative you want to target below. To target someone who is not an elected representative in the United States, skip to Option III below.

Option I: Target a Legislative Body (Recommended for National Campaigns)

Letters to Congress and other legislative bodies have the most impact when they are sent by constituents to their own representatives. If you select any legislative body below, users who join your action will have their letters routed to their own representatives to maximize their impact. Help

You may only select up to 3 legislative bodies to target.

Please think about which targets are most appropriate for your petition. If the issue you are addressing is at a Federal level, have users target their US Senators and Representatives and not their local State Representatives.

If you are dealing with a local issue then target your State Representatives, but make it clear in the description of your petition what state(s) this issue pertains to. People who sign your petition will have their letter sent to their own representatives based on their address, and sending a letter to a State Representative in California about an issue in New York will have little to no affect.

Finally, if it is appropriate for your petition target to be the same for all people who sign, then please look at options II and III below.

 
Option II: Target Specific Elected Officials

To target one or more specific representatives, type their name below. If you select a legislative body above and a specific representative below, the legislators selected below will be cc'd to each email.

 
Option III: Create a Custom Target

Use this field if you are not targeting a federal or state elected official.

Step 3: Write Your Letter

Write the form letter you want sent to your target. People signing your petition will add their name to this letter. They will also be able to add a personal message, or edit the letter content if you select that option.

Personalized letters can be more effective than form letters in getting legislators' attention, but some users may be less likely to sign the petition if they feel they need to edit it.

Step 4: Address Information

Fill in your information to send the first email to your selected targets. Note: You must enter your address in order for your letter to successfully be delivered to the appropriate target(s). This information will not appear on Change.org.







Change.org will create an account for you so that you can come back and check on the progress of your petition. Enter the password you would like to use to log in to your account. If you already have a Change.org account enter the password for your existing account.


 
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