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Title: New to Convention of States

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Created: 2023-01-07 01:08:08

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**New to Convention of States?**

> 1.   First and foremost, please, always protect our nonprofit status. We are constantly being attacked by those who would like a good excuse to take us down. [[https://register.gotowebinar.com/recording/7824215329629054721|Learn how to act within the rules when representing COS.]]
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> 2.   Be sure to [[https://conventionofstates.com|explore the full website]], there are many resources throughout that offer information about Article V, Convention of States, the experts, the support, the opposition, and more.
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> 3.   [[https://conventionofstates.com/cosaction|Download the COSAction app]] to keep up with the news.
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> 4.   [[https://conventionofstates.com/pod|Listen to the podcast, //COS//// Live!, & The Battle Cry.//]]
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> 5.   [[https://conventionofstates.com/cos-at-home|Catch up on passed COS @ Home recordings]].
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> 6.   Review this [[https://conventionofstates.com/getting-started-with-convention-of-states-in-florida|guide to common COS tools]] used by COS volunteers.
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> 7.   Looking for a particular volunteer or whoever volunteers for a particular role (maybe your role?) in another state? [[https://conventionofstates.com/leaders|Use the Leaders Directory]] to connect with them.

 

|**Printable Handouts**\\ \\ > •       [[https://drive.google.com/open?id=17UDwy3-SexmtawLp3JvRHhgbKerVdoh0|Article V]]\\ \\ •       [[https://drive.google.com/open?id=13pBluM1UUp5OzKSzQzKPeLHWdCV0zXu1|Jefferson Statement]]\\ \\ •       [[https://drive.google.com/open?id=13d0TiaThO3sjTO4GtGG2gI2b8kOflCNn|Visual Guide to Article V]]\\ \\ •       [[https://drive.google.com/open?id=1HRReikWy-jIT19PBhfFjqtrmH-VSsf2L|The Case for an Article V]]\\ \\ •       [[https://drive.google.com/open?id=1BY6yWdkPR8HQCxiP1TLPotQapk0d25kJ|Why Do We Want to Call a Convention Of States]]\\ \\ •       [[https://drive.google.com/open?id=1w3ttR87OF72-ZbVbSkV2MxQRmsVzwzzX|A Solution AS Big As The Problem]]\\ \\ •       [[https://drive.google.com/open?id=19pkaD5xTwiMZ4qlK6V65B_JR4euRnM-x|The Lamp Of Experience]]\\ \\ •       [[https://drive.google.com/open?id=1xEywV4uDSOOomMxcG_qiA502fW_AlAQx|How the Courts Have Clarified the Constitution's Amendments Process]]\\ \\ •       [[https://drive.google.com/open?id=10Hycih8Zz2RSrJcnGAj983ijxNwFJGi7|Myth of Runaway Convention]]\\ \\ •       [[https://drive.google.com/open?id=19DecIf6sZXOq3X-lQE1jguaHQfYCbe5l|Already Adopted a Balanced Budget Amendment]]\\ \\ •       [[https://drive.google.com/open?id=1LEtEUgprvtOZTdPCgQc3a_DrGql_z-GK|Common Sense, Not Common Core]]\\ \\ •       [[https://drive.google.com/open?id=1cXy96l2q8akRNVh4Yg7Wq69T7aBeCwpy|Article V Solution and the Absurdity Inaction]]\\ \\ •       [[https://drive.google.com/open?id=1MLXUfq_aLpmTBLI3JVUSjs_-x4IINvLC|Five Myths]]\\ \\ •       [[https://drive.google.com/open?id=1euZj_jGvXPLUFT3ODkUAIoR7Xo0zybSz|Time to Evict Squatters]]\\ \\ •       [[https://drive.google.com/open?id=1qs2hmWlEs0rOIdfLxabVzc26GQgXiTna|Implement the Tenth]]\\ \\ •       [[https://drive.google.com/open?id=1chQeKTTkuZw8wYE2e2SVariJKxNMPj5Z|Address State Budget Challenges]]\\ \\ •       [[https://drive.google.com/open?id=1gVegITYAZQHv1NjUFbL-CLwlVLNdrJ1Z|Demystifying a Dusty Tool]]\\ \\ •       [[https://drive.google.com/open?id=1NDf5jcW2bcGT0kFgGlPBWMisThXWUURN|Corrupting Influence]]\\ \\ •       [[https://drive.google.com/open?id=1zkLcpJZeyAh4RUdGz0UKEo9kOcrLZNdD|Necessary Proper Clause]]\\ \\ •       [[https://drive.google.com/open?id=1zlzRGjjcH9DWYjEzVWav2pOUlOuBQxQd|Article V Process]]\\ \\ •       [[https://drive.google.com/open?id=1gSM7oNRfwaYSewXR8zGkcB7w8f_sy44S|Campaign Against Article V]]\\ \\ •       [[https://drive.google.com/open?id=1xZRkxTymKzzLXYL17jalapz9sNuNCapj|Proposed Rules]]\\ \\ •       [[https://drive.google.com/open?id=1u9oqzWa7fo9M05mw8s1WU-TelbsIXToZ|CRS Response]]\\ \\ •       [[https://drive.google.com/open?id=14Nq6UKA3zVKey6C-KpJvSnrEhhwZbOmN|It Was Not A Runaway Convention ]]\\ \\ •       [[https://drive.google.com/open?id=1mp56VsfHtNNo_Tuiq44FrTUvtasiHvQI|The States Control The Convention Process]]\\ \\ •       [[https://drive.google.com/open?id=1d0Sa7ECKQn8VGGcdehY7kU0NiSf6xSQl|What If Congress Refuses?]]\\ \\ •       [[https://drive.google.com/open?id=1F7TJA_G203RGMn3A2pZMJJQPuzcoU_t1|The Articles Of Convention Of States]]|**Legislative tips**\\ \\ > •       [[https://statisticalatlas.com/state/Florida/Overview|Find statistical details about your district(s) (including cities & zips)]]\\ \\ •       [[https://docs.google.com/document/d/19Oky9O_7YdStHx2Ysm4N_vbcWzMtc9buzIrjMsVt8cE/edit?usp=sharing|How to Lobby From Your Kitchen Table]]\\ \\ •       [[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1_PDEUjSihaJ7pKd7Sp-l9jl5IuNWjEsmONAs7IAl59k/edit?usp=sharing|How to Contact Your Legislator]]\\ \\ •       [[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1KQA5Xn8eFbLZoEA1P4XYo4z8y029J_Wmf92TWmOIBP4/edit?usp=sharing|Legislative Cheat Sheet]]\\ \\ •       [[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1CmN4-xmmxdmtb6NDSOpu2nETh_8EUIfy6xyGyt30x1c/edit?usp=sharing|Legislative Process]]\\ \\ •       [[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1UX1Wvm0IK4fny2nGrBWnxXRi4JOrqSUvfMh93uEwiKQ/edit?usp=sharing|Things We Should Know]]\\ \\ •       [[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1cHMp9vp670JUnL29TJqTDHeC6Qq6nRrd1ONN6a7Hh9g/edit?usp=sharing|Tips for Writing an Elected Official]]|

|**Opposition**\\ \\ > •       [[https://drive.google.com/open?id=1adVHiJJMGBb2ClKosUDx0Gnnqmx78fTV|230 Organizations Against COS]]\\ \\ •       [[https://drive.google.com/open?id=1LJn41J6ddYo-E1p01BFwVVs_6uH0KTxl|Answering Huldah]]\\ \\ •       [[https://drive.google.com/open?id=10Zva5Tqbcizfslm1X90CIXxBFhT8RvQp|Response to the National Association for Gun Rights]]|**Promotional print materials**\\ \\ > •       State level Leaders can [[https://conventionofstates.com/nationalteamprinting|get business cards here]](reimbursable). All others can [[https://conventionofstates.com/grassrootsprinting|optionally order COS business cards at your own expense]]to help you spread the word\\ \\ •       District Captainss can [[https://conventionofstates.com/printorders|find print materials here]] and can [[https://conventionofstates.com/leaders?utf8=%E2%9C%93&leaders%5Bstate%5D=10&leaders%5Branks%5D%5B%5D=&leaders%5Branks%5D%5B%5D=events_coordinator&button=|contact a state events coordinator]] for assistance\\ \\ •       All can [[https://conventionofstates.com/news/citizen-toolkit|find a super handy Citizen ToolKit here]]\\ \\ •       [[https://conventionofstates.com/flpep|Learn about various volunteer roles]]\\ \\ •       [[https://fccdl.in/TPcwtgIBgL|Share this video]] to support youth signups in Young Americans Coalition|

|**Order Handout Materials**\\ \\ > •       [[https://drive.google.com/open?id=1eNevuHAGggoaQJMwqylN3i-OpUAMgW8L|Washington Is Broken]]\\ \\ •       [[https://drive.google.com/open?id=1r4bW6GzksT08ArWHrMSZt3s5rYRrf45T|Military]]\\ \\ •       [[https://drive.google.com/open?id=1tEZxu0Z2Hzu2kOdqU6thPXIIMhv7pXXR|2A Gun Rights]]\\ \\ •       [[https://drive.google.com/open?id=1Vo-PEesE4XyLKqH6Y8QiJAF8_PQ3J97a|Social Media Card]]\\ \\ •       [[http://sharetheconstitution.com/|Pocket Constitutions]] //(English & Spanish available)//|**Reference guides**\\ \\ > •       [[https://conventionofstates.com/news/communicating-with-abbreviations|COS acronyms]]\\ \\ •       [[https://drive.google.com/open?id=1tpMCMqJWp37muQTjcLA9Y1ghbZK_V7Tx|Short Answers to Common Questions]]\\ \\ •       [[https://drive.google.com/open?id=1CjtM7m_YUOkaU9Eehlap78EkE6GpJCxR|Real Answers to Artice V]]\\ \\ •       [[https://drive.google.com/open?id=1HHfsBARSBcVjjksRDqKdRMpcEqBZKQnI|Frequently Asked Questions]]\\ \\ •       [[https://conventionofstates.com/files/cos-volunteer-leader-legal-agreement-one-page-in-word-document-format|Copy of Legal Agreement we send to all volunteers]] //(do not forward, this is for info only)//|

|**Social Media**\\ \\ > •       [[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ooGMONrS1CXW1B_SqDVTBgPxWYalQXOW/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=104754160468641193105&rtpof=true&sd=true|Approved zingers for social media]]|

|**Surveys**\\ \\ > •       [[https://www.thetrafalgargroup.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/COSA-COS-Full-Report-0712.pdf|July 2022 Survey by Trafalgar group]]| |