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Conducting a Petition Drive

  

Tools & Checklists

 Contributed by Eric Wadud Edited by Bill Berkowitz and Jerry Schultz

Tools
Checklist

Tools


Tool # 1: A finance report petition

A sample petition adapted from a Common Cause petition for bipartisan campaign finance reform, adaptable to your own issues.

We, the undersigned, in order to reclaim our democracy, demand that Congress declare independence from the influence of special interest money by passing an effective bipartisan campaign finance reform.

The McCain-Feingold bill, currently pending in Congress, provides the framework for effective campaign finance reform.

Please sign you full legal name, and print your name and full address below.



1.

Signature:

Name:

Street Address:

City and State:

Zip:

2.

Signature:

Name:

Street Address:

City and State:

Zip:

3.

Signature:

Name:

Street Address:

City and State:

Zip:

4.

Signature:

Name:

Street Address:

City and State:

Zip:

5.

Signature:

Name:

Street Address:

City and State:

Zip:



Signatures Collected By:

Print your name:

Street address

City and State:

Zip:

Phone:



Please return to:

Project Independence
c/o Common Cause
1250 Connecticut Avenue, NW
Washington, D.C. 20036
Phone: 800-926-1064


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Checklist

Here, you'll find a checklist summarizing the major points contained in the text.


___You know what a petition is.

___You know what a petition drive is.

___You know the various types of petition.

___You understand why you should conduct a petition drive.

___You know when to conduct a petition drive.

___You know how to conduct a petition drive.

___You know the differences between governmental and non-governmental petitions.

___You know how to get people to sign the petition.


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