Advocacy Action Kit
ABA's Advocacy Action Kit (AdvoKit) provides advocacy materials on an ongoing basis.
Edit these template letters to your liking to urge legislators to support key issues affecting independent bookstores and Main Street. Booksellers with questions, that need assistance, or want more information on our advocacy efforts, should contact David Grogan at dave@bookweb.org.
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- **NEW** Swipe Fee Template Letter
- Minimum Wage & Tax Subsidy Letter to State Lawmakers
- Letter to Federal Lawmakers: Overtime or Access to Capital
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Alaska
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Arizona
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Arkansas
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California
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Colorado
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Connecticut
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Delaware
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Florida
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Idaho
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Illinois
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Indiana
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Iowa
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Kansas
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Louisiana
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Maine
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Maryland
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- Letter to Federal Lawmakers: Overtime or Access to Capital
- Minimum Wage & Tax Subsidy Letter to State Lawmakers
- ABA Testimony to Massachusetts Revenue Committee
- Template Letter to State Lawmakers Re Amazon and Blue Laws
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- **NEW** Swipe Fee Template Letter
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Mississippi
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Missouri
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Montana
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Nebraska
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Nevada
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- U.S. House Template Letter
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New Hampshire
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- Minimum Wage & Tax Subsidy Letter to State Lawmakers
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- U.S. House Template Letter
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New Mexico
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New York
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North Dakota
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Ohio
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Oklahoma
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Pennsylvania
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Rhode Island
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South Carolina
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Tennessee
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Utah
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- Template Letter to Senator/Representatives
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Virginia
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Washington
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West Virginia
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Wisconsin
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