Which Phrases Are More Effective When Communicating with Elected Officials?

[MineralMan]

13. Different forms of communication are handled differently.

That's true anywhere. Most people, for example, never look at the "Other" box in their Facebook mail. That's where the posts from people you don't know go. They don't check their spam folders, either. For elected officials, those website message things are one of the things that doesn't much get noticed. They're all set up to create automated responses, based on the issue you selected from the drop down list. You are correct. Nobody reads those messages.

You have to approach messaging your elected officials differently. You can find out where to sent a letter really easily. Finding email addresses is more difficult, but you can. Call the contact number and ask for a real email address. Look up the address online. Better yet, send a snail mail.

Getting your message read means hunting for an effective way to deliver it. If you do that, you'll be taken more seriously. Truly, those automated website message systems are pretty much useless. The number of messages is counted, of course, but unless there's a check box for opposition or support on an issue, all that gets counted is the number of messages.

Dig further for ways to make contact. You'll find them.