Legislative

Purpose: 

The purpose of the Legislative Committee is to provide information and assistance to American Legion Auxiliary members to advocate for the legislative agenda of The American Legion. Standing Rule #5, National Committees – Mission Outreach 

 

Visit The American Legion’s Legislative Website at www.legion.org/legislative to keep current on legislative priorities.

• The site contains the Legion’s legislative priority sheets and point papers, available for download. The priority/drop sheets outline the Legion’spriorities, and you can “drop” these in your elected official’s office. The point papers provide more information on the issue and the Legion’s position.

• Host a Meet the Candidates Night — a question-and-answer session where all candidates for a specific election are invited to answer questions. It is not intended to be a debate. https://www.legion-aux.org/Member/Committees/Legislative/How-to-Host-a-Meet-the-Candidate-Night 

• Sign up for Legislative Alerts: Subscribe to the Legion’s Legislative Action Alerts to receive notification when they call on all Legion Family members to take immediate action on a topic https://www.votervoice.net/AmericanLegion/Register

• Contact Your Representatives: https://www.votervoice.net/AmericanLegion/Address

• Download a copy of the ALA Legislative Advocacy Guide and follow the suggestions it contains to help build legislative awareness in your community. https://www.legion-aux.org/Member/Guides/Advocacy-Guide
  
  Deadlines/Important Dates:
  Year-end Reports — May 15: Department chairmen reports due via email to division chairmen with a copy to national chairman.
  National Award Submission Deadline: June 1. Awards form available at https://www.legion-aux.org/National-Awards-Form.

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