Title: 9 Ways to Get Involved with Local Politics - The Everygirl
Headings: 9 Ways to Get Involved with Local Politics
9 Ways to Get Involved with Local Politics
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1. Learn Who Your Elected Officials Are
2. Contact Your Leaders
3. Attend Town Hall Meetings
4. Join a Political Party
5. Participate in a Peaceful Protest
6. Support Organizations Already Doing the Work
7. Do Your Research
8. Speak Up About Issues That Matter to You
9. Run for Office Yourself
How will you get involved in public service, local politics, or your community in 2017? What will you do, for the first or fiftieth time, to make your voice heard?

Content: These meetings are free of cost and held in a public space, typically beginning with a short speech from an elected official and then an open Q&A, where attendees can ask questions about a piece of legislation or a specific issue. To find out when town hall meetings are happening in your city, do a quick Google search or call your elected officials. And if you’ve never attended this type of meeting, enable the “buddy system” by inviting a friend to come along. Worried it might be boring or pointless? Well, to that I say, you won’t know unless you go. 4. Join a Political Party
Ever heard the phrase “lesser of two evils”? Many of us are hungry for more political party options than what our current limited system provides. We can’t make that change overnight, of course, but getting involved in party affairs from a grassroots stance is a tiny step toward building out more choices all the way down both sides of the ballot. Party affiliation is most commonly linked to who you voted for during primary elections;