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Step 6: After the Vote

Step 6: After the Vote

If your resolution passes:

  1. Alert your local media with EJUSA’s model press release. A city council resolution is big news and the press should cover it! Make follow-up phone calls to some local reporters to make sure they got the release and urge them to write about it.
  2. Celebrate with your membership! Send a message to your supporters, thanking them for their work and encouraging them to contact their councilmembers and legislators. See EJUSA's model member letter.
  3. Thank the councilmembers who voted for the resolution. This will tell the councilmembers that they did the right thing and help become even stronger advocates. See EJUSA's model thank you note.
  4. Make sure state legislators and the governor know that the resolution was passed. State lawmakers care about what their local colleagues are doing. Use EJUSA's model cover letter to lawmakers.
  5. Send a copy of the resolution to EJUSA so we can add your city to the National Tally of Endorsers.

If your resolution does not pass:

Don't get discouraged! Introducing it has surely educated some people in the group and you have probably made some new allies. Consult with them about your next steps. Consider ways in which you can do some ongoing education before introducing a resolution again in the future.

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