NASCOE’S CAPWIZ

What is Capwiz? Capwiz is a grassroots political action web site service with 5 major functions.

5 MAJOR FUNCTIONS

ONE An Action Alert system which allows you to easily contact your representatives

TWO A search area to locate your congressional representatives MEGA VOTE allows you to get updates on your Congressional Representatives voting record on a weekly basis.

THREE An area to follow issues and legislation important to NASCOE

FOUR  An election results area

FIVE A Media guide area for letters to the editor, and to locate news outlets

Other services You can sign up for automatic alerts when a contact needs to be made (Action E-list) You can sign up to get an listing of your representatives’ votes weekly (Mega Vote) You can send information to others by . (Tell-A-Friend)

IMPORTANT You CANNOT repeat CANNOT use the office computer or office for this service

ACCESS TO CAPWIZ You can access CAPWIZ at : or (find Cap WIZ in the middle of page on NASCOE site)

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CAPWIZ Homepage I do change this periodically to keep it updated and similar to our webpage This is a DEMO

Legislative information Will give you all the congressional contacts for your zip code Will allow you to see how your representatives voted on issues during the past several weeks Gives you the ability to individually contact representatives

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ACTION ALERT May be the most important aspect of CapWiz NASCOE will be able to:  compose a letter on an issue and put it on CapWiz  contact you by telling you about the letter if you are subscribed to the action E-list You will then be able to:  send the letter by to all your Representatives with just a couple of clicks of your mouse

Example of Alert message sent by from CAP WIZ Coordinator Administrative Duties to FSA for all Conservation Programs Administrative Duties In Farm Bill Mark Up Take Action! NASCOE's Response This is an alert that needs to be acted on IMMEDIATELY! There are several groups opposing FSA receiving the administrative duties for conservation programs in the Farm Bill Mark up. This letter is NASCOE's response to this issue. Please take action now... Thank you, CAP WIZ Coordinator (NOTE CLICK ON THE BLUE “Take Action” at the top, this brings you to the message to be sent, follow the next screen directions to complete the process)

THE ACTION ALERT Please fill in the contact information on the right side of the page. Scroll down to the send message on the left side of the page and CLICK on that button only once.

ISSUE & LEGISLATION This web page shows:  All current action alerts  Current legislation  Key votes that are going to be taken

ELECTION PAGE On the Election Page you can:  View voter information  Browse election races  Register to vote  View key election dates

MEDIA INFORMATION This page  Allows you to send messages to national and local Media  Locates local media for any zip code

ACTION E-LIST This is the area where you will sign-up to be put on the mailing list You need to fill out all the information

REMEMBER : DO NOT USE: An Office ADDRESS or office computer

TELL A FRIEND From this page you can:  Send information to a friend  Inform friends of actions you have taken  Send additional s to your representatives  Introduce the website to others

MEGA VOTE This Page Will  Allow you to get legislative information by  Allow you to pick a State or your Zip code  Show you key votes of your representatives  Give you information about upcoming votes in Congress

SIGN UP TODAY SIGN UP TO BE ON THE MAILING LIST AT: There are 2 choices to sign up: 1.Take option 2 at the top to Join NASCOE Action Group 2. Hit the BLUE Action E-List button at the bottom of the screen. Make sure you complete the required informational boxes and hit “SUBMIT” Don’t forget to go back and sign up for “Mega Vote”

Sign up Choice 1 NASCOE Legislative Alert Center You can make a big difference in just 5 minutes. That's all it will take to learn the issues and send a letter to Congress. The actions of our government have an enormous impact so please educate yourself and take action. Please take the following actions: 1. Send a Letter to Congress and tell your rep to carry out the new provisions of the Farm Bill. Send a Letter to Congress 2. Join the NASCOE Action Network and we'll send you important updates regarding our issues and how you can speak out on important issues.Join the NASCOE Action Network 3. Register to Vote Make a difference by registering to vote. Your voice does count!Register to Vote

Sign up Choice 2 *Action E-List Get an alert when your involvement can make a critical difference.Action E-List MegaVote MegaVote G et your reps' votes by weekly!! Tell-A-Friend Tell-A-Friend Send a note to a friend to let them know about this site! Web Sticker: Web Sticker: Put our "Write-to- Congress" web sticker on YOUR web site!

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