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Isizathu Sokuba Uthintane Nabameleli Bakho
Ukuhlanganyela nezikhulu ezikhethiwe kuyingxenye eyisisekelo yentando yeningi yabameleli. Uma abameleli bezama ukufinyelela amalungelo, banikeza ukuqonda okuqondile ngendlela izimiso ezithinta ngayo abantu bangempela, ezisiza abameleli ukuba benze izinqumo zolwazi. Umyalezo owodwa obekwe kahle ungathonya isimo somenzi womthetho osele umisiwe, ukudonsela ukunakekela ezindabeni zendawo ezinganakwa, noma ngisho nokubangela ukuba kube nezingxoxo ezibanzi zezimiso ezisehhovisi lomthetho.
Izakhamuzi eziningi ziyanqikaza ukuxhumana nabameleli bazo ngoba zikholelwa ukuthi izwi lazo ngeke libe nandaba noma ukuthi izikhulu zimatasa kakhulu ukuba zingalalela. Eqinisweni, amahhovisi enhlangano alandela noma ikuphi ukuxhumana akutholayo, futhi amalungu ezisebenzi anikeza imibono ehlanganyelwa ummeleli. Phakathi nezinkathi eziphezulu ezigcweleyo phakathi namavoti amakhulu, inani nephimbo lemiyalezo efikayo kungathuthukisa ngokuqondile indlela ummisi wemithetho asondela ngayo.
Ngaphandle kokuthonya isimiso, ukuxhumana nabameleli kukusiza ukuba uhlale unolwazi. Izinsiza ngokomthetho zivame ukunikeza izincazelo eziningiliziwe zezimpikiswano eziyinkimbinkimbi, amavoti azayo, nezinhlelo zezikhathi ezizolandelana. Lezingxoxo zingacacisa ukuthi inqubo yezombangazwe isebenza kanjani nokuthi kuphi amathuba okufakwa komthetho akhona ezingeni elihlukene.
Zazi Abameleli Bakho Kuzo Zonke Izinga
Ngaphambi kokuba uthintane nabameleli bakho, kudingeka wazi ukuthi ubani okumelelayo. I-United States inezingqimba eziningi zikahulumeni, futhi ungqimba ngalunye lukhethe izikhulu ezinomthwalo wemfanelo wezindawo ezithile nezimiso ezithile. Ukuxhumana nommeleli olungile kuqinisekisa ukuthi umyalezo wakho ufinyelelwa othile ongenza okuthile ngawo.
Izinga elizimele
Izakhamuzi zonke zine-Mumeli oyedwa wase-U.S. kanye neziNxusa ezimbili zase-U.S. ezikhonza isifunda sesifunda sakho esithile, kuyilapho izimemezeli zimelela sonke isifundazwe sakho. Sebenzisa isikhulu Indlu ye-webhusayithi yoMmeleli [ ukuthola ummeleli wakho ngokungena eZip code. Ku-Senators, vakashela .SENTTRV ukuze wazi iziphathi zakho ze-webhrate'inters nokwaziswa kwazo.
Izinga loMbuso
Izishaya-mthetho zikahulumeni zisingatha izindaba ezifana nokuxhaswa kwemfundo, izakhiwo zokuhamba, isimiso somphakathi sezempilo, nomthetho womthetho oguqulwayo. Thola ummeleli nomphathi wezwe lakho ngewebhusayithi esemthethweni yombuso wakho, enikeza ithuluzi lokufuna elisekelwe ekhelini lakho. Izikhulu zesigaba soMbuso zivame ukuba nethonya eliqondile ezindabeni zendawo futhi zingafinyelelwa kakhulu kunabameleli bakahulumeni.
Izinga lendawo
Amalungu omkhandlu wedolobha, ikhomishane yesifundazwe, imeya, nezikhulu zebhodi yesikole zenza izinqumo ezithinta ukuphila kwakho kwansuku zonke. Amawebhusayithi kahulumeni asendaweni ngokuvamile ahlela izikhulu ezikhethiwe ngesifunda noma ngegumbi, kanye nezimiso zemihlangano nezindlela zokuphendula umphakathi. Ukuya emihlanganweni kahulumeni wendawo kungenye yezindlela eziphumelela kakhulu ukwenza izwi lakho lizwelwe ezindabeni zomphakathi.
Hlola Abameleli Bakho Ngaphambi Kokufinyelela Iziqu
Ukuxhumana okuphumelelayo kuqala ngokulungiselela. Ukucwaninga isizinda sommeleli wakho, izabelo zekomiti, irekhodi lovota, nokubekwa kwesikhundla kukusiza ukuba uvumelanise isigijimi sakho nemininingwane yabo. Uhlamvu oluvamile lulula ukulahla, kodwa umyalezo owenziwe ngokomthetho obonisa ukuthi izikhombo ezithile ziveza ukuthembisana kwangempela.
Ukubukeza Amarekhodi Nemithetho Eqoshiwe
Iwebhusayithi ezinjenge [[QLT:0] Govtrack.us kanye ne inikeza ulwazi olubanzi lwendlela abameleli abaye bavota ngayo umthetho oyinhloko, izindleko abaye bazixhasa noma i-cosponsack, kanye nokuba khona kwabo bonke abavotayo. Bheka izilinganiso ezibonisa ukuthi i-mumo yakho imestry ime ngezindaba ezibalulekile kuwe. Uma sebesekele umthetho ofanayo, umyalezo wakho ungabongabonga futhi ukhuthaze isenzo esiqhubekayo. Uma benezindlela zokuziphikisa, ungachaza ukuthi kungani isikhundla sabo sithinta umphakathi wakho.
Ukuqonda Izabelo Zekomiti
Izabelo zamakomiti zinquma ukuthi iziphi izinqubo ezizothinta ummeleli ngokuqondile. Ngokwesibonelo, ilungu le House Agriculture Committee lizolawula kakhulu isimiso sepulazi kunalowo okhonza eKomitini Yezinkonzo Zemali. Ukwazi amakomiti ommeleli wakho kukusiza ukuba ugxilise isigijimi sakho ezindabeni ezinamandla kakhulu okuthatha izinyathelo.
Hlola Amazwi Amuva Nezindaba
Amaphephandaba endawo, ukukhishwa kwezindaba, nokuthunyelwa kwezindaba zomphakathi kunikeza ukuqonda ngezinto eziza kuqala nezithunyelwayo zabameleli bakho. Uma besanda kukhuluma ngemisebenzi, ukunakekelwa kwempilo, noma isimiso sendawo ezungezile, sebenzisa lowomongo ukuze uhlele isigijimi sakho. Ukunikeza inkulumo yamuva kubonisa ukuthi ulandela umsebenzi wabo futhi uthatha indima yabo ngokungathi sína.
Khetha indlela yakho yokuxhumana
Indlela ngayinye yokuxhumana nabameleli bakho inezinzuzo ezihlukile nezithiyo. Ukukhetha okungcono kuxhomeke emgomweni wakho, ukuphuthuma kwendaba, nendlela yakho yokukhulumisana.
Izingcingo
Izingcingo zingenye yezindlela eziqondile zokufinyelela ehhovisi lommeleli. Amalungu abashicileli aphendula izingcingo phakathi namahora ebhizinisi namazwi e-logciation angene esimisweni sokulandelela. Izingcingo ziphumelela kakhulu uma ivoti iseduze, ngoba izisebenzi zibala inani labashayeli ohlangothini ngalunye lwendaba ngesikhathi sangempela.
- Shayela ihhovisi lendawo ucingo ukuze kutholakale impendulo esheshayo evela ezisebenzini ezigxile ezinkonzweni ezisiza abameleli.
- Gcina isigijimi sakho sifushane: Zichaze njengoyingxenye, sho ukuma kwakho, bese unikeza iphuzu elilodwa noma amabili ayinhloko.
- Cela ukukhuluma nelungu lezisebenzi elisingatha indaba oyibizayo ukuze nixoxe ngokuningiliziwe.
Izinhlobo ze-imeyili ne-inthanethi yokuxhumana
I-imeyili iyindlela evame kakhulu yokuxhumana ngoba ikulungele, iyakwazi ukulandelela futhi ikuvumela ukuba uhlanganise izincwadi ezisekelayo noma ama-internet. Amawebhusayithi amaningi amelelayo anikeza uhlobo lokuxhumana oluhambisa umyalezo wakho ngokuqondile eqenjini lezisebenzi ezifanele.
- Bhala umugqa ocacile wendaba ohlanganisa inombolo yemali noma inombolo yephepha.
- Gcina isigijimi sakho sifingqiwe, siyizigaba esisodwa kuya kwezintathu.
- Faka igama lakho eliphelele nekheli ukuze izisebenzi ziqiniseke ukuthi ungowokusetshenziswa.
Izincwadi ezilotshiwe
Izinhlamvu ezingokomzimba zinesisindo ngoba zidinga umzamo owengeziwe futhi zinikeza uphawu lwezinga eliphakeme lokuzibophezela. UStaff uvame ukufunda izincwadi ngokucophelela, futhi abanye abameleli babukeza isampula leposi elingenayo. Izincwadi zingcono kakhulu ezincazelweni eziningi noma izindaba zomuntu siqu ezibonisa ithonya lomuntu lenqubo ethile.
- Bhala incwadi ngendlela ehlelekile futhi ufake nekheli lakho lokubuya.
- Yisho injongo yakho esigabeni sokuqala futhi unikeze imininingwane esekelayo emzimbeni.
- Thumela incwadi yakho ehhovisi lesigodi kunokuba ubhalele ihhovisi laseWashington D.C. ukuze ugweme ukubambezeleka kokuphepha.
Imithombo Yezindaba
Abameleli abaningi balondoloza ama-akhawunti ezokuxhumana amatasa futhi baqaphele izinkulumo zomphakathi. Imithombo yezokuxhumana ingakuhlanganisa nomyalezo wakho nabanye abantu abakukhathalelayo. Nokho, akuthembeki njengezindlela eziqondile zokuxhumana ngoba izisebenzi zingase zingawabhali amashadi ezokuxhumana njengezincwadi ezisemthethweni.
- Qonda i-akhawunti engokomthetho yommeleli futhi usebenzise ama-hashtag afanele ukuze ukhulise ukubonakala.
- Gcina izimpendulo zihloniphekile futhi ugxile esimisweni kunokuba uhlasele umuntu siqu.
- Landela ngocingo noma nge - email uma ufuna ukuma kwakho kuqoshwe ngendlela engokomthetho.
Emihlanganweni Ephansi
Ukumisa umhlangano owenziwe nommeleli wakho noma izisebenzi zabo kuyindlela ethonya kakhulu yokuqasha. Ingxoxo ebhekisa phambili ikuvumela ukuba wakhe ubuhlobo, imibuzo, futhi ushiye izinto ezibhaliwe eziqinisa isigijimi sakho. Amahhovisi esigodi avame ukuhlela imihlangano e-accompation phakathi nezikhathi zekhefu noma lapho ummeleli esekhaya esuka eWashington.
- Shayela ihhovisi lesigodi ucingo ukuze ucele umhlangano bese uchaza indaba ofuna ukuyixoxa.
- Bhala ikhasi elilodwa elifingqiwe lamaphuzu akho ayinhloko nanoma imuphi ukwaziswa okusekelayo noma izindaba zakho siqu.
- Fika ngesikhathi, zimisele ukuvumelana nezimo, futhi ubonge ilungu lezisebenzi ngemva komhlangano.
Lungiselela Isigijimi Sakho Ukuba Siyothinta Ithonya Elikhulu
Uma usubazi abameleli bakho futhi usukhethe indlela yokuxhumana, isinyathelo esilandelayo ukwenza umyalezo odonsa ukunakekela futhi udlulisele ngokucacile ukuma kwakho. Yenza umyalezo wakho uhloniphe isikhathi somfundi kuyilapho unikeza umongo owanele ukuba ukholise.
Vula ngohlu lwesihloko noma
Amahhovisi emithetho athola amakhulu emilayezo nsuku zonke. Umugqa ocacile wesihloko usiza izisebenzi ukuba ziyise isigijimi sakho kulungu lezisebenzi ezilungile futhi uqinisekisa ukuthi sigeleze ngaphansi kwendaba eyiyo. Ngokwesibonelo, "Mphikisi uBill House 1234 ngezindinganiso zamanzi ahlanzekile" uphumelela kakhulu kuno "Umbono wami ngemali."
Yisho Kusenesikhathi Ukuthi Ungubani Futhi Unesikhundla Esingakanani
Esigabeni sokuqala, zichaze njengohlanga futhi usho ukuthi ukuma kwakho kulendaba. Hlanganisa igama lakho eliphelele nekheli ukuze izisebenzi ziqinisekise indawo yakho yokuhlala. Abameleli basekela ukusabela okuza kuqala kubantu abahlala ngaphandle kwesifunda sabo.
Yenza Ukuxhumana Komuntu Siqu Noma Umphumela Wasendaweni
Izindaba zomuntu siqu zenza isigijimi sakho singalibaleki futhi kube nzima ukusishaya indiva. Uma usekela ukutholakala kwendlela yokwelashwa, chaza indlela isimiso esithile esingathinta ngayo umkhaya wakini noma umphakathi. Imininingwane yendawo, njengenani lemisebenzi ehilelekile noma inani lezakhamuzi ezithintekile, yenezela ukuthembeka kwempikiswano yakho.
Ungagwegwesi Ngesenzo Osifunayo
Isho ngokucacile ukuthi ufuna ummeleli wakho ayenzeni. Sebenzisa izenzo ezinjenge "eyebo," "i-ponsor," "i-imposta," noma "phikisa" uma ufuna ukuba bathathe ukuma okuqondile evoti ezayo, phawula inani lemali nosuku lwevoti elindelekile uma ikhona.
Kugcine Kunenhlonipho Futhi Kuyiqiniso
Ukukhulumisana ngenhlonipho kuphumelela kakhulu kunokukhuluma ngokhahlo noma ngokuphikisana. Amalungu asebenza ngenkani athambekele kakhulu ekudluliseleni umyalezo ohloniphekile kummeleli futhi angase alandele ngisho nokwaziswa okwengeziwe.
Ukuzama Ukufinyelela Izimo Ezingcono Kakhulu
Ukuqonda ikhalenda lomthetho kanye nokuhamba kwendlela yokwenza izinqumo kukusiza ukuba ufinyelele lapho izwi lakho lingaba nethonya elikhulu.
Phambi Komlozi
Xhumana nezithunywa zakho izinsuku noma amasonto ngaphambi kwevoti ehleliwe, hhayi ngobusuku obungaphambi kobubili. Ukufika kwangaphambi kwesikhathi kunikeza izisebenzi isikhathi sokufunda umyalezo wakho, ucwaninge umagazini, futhi ummeleli afushane. Phakathi nezinsuku zokugcina ngaphambi kokuba ivoti ingene, izingcingo nama-imeyili, okwenza kube nzima ukuba umyalezo wakho uvele.
Phakathi Nekomiti Yokuqulwa Kwamacala Nokuphawulwa
Izikweleti eziningi ziklanywa ekomitini ngaphambi kokuba zifike egunjini eligcwele. Ukuxhumana namalungu ekomiti phakathi nenqubo yokuqulwa kwecala noma yokuchoma kungathonya ukulungisa kanye nezinqumo ze-processom. Sebenzisa imithombo enjenge-Congress.gov ukuze ubhale ukuthi isikweleti sihlelwe nini ukuba sithathwe ikomiti.
Phakathi Nezikhathi Zokuhlehlela Phansi
Abameleli bachitha isikhathi sokuya ekhefu ezifundeni zabo, lapho behlala khona emahholo amadolobha, behlangana nabantu abahlala emadolobheni, futhi beya ezinkonzweni zendawo. Lesi isikhathi esihle kakhulu sokucela emihlanganweni e-person noma ukuya emphakathini. Abameleli ngokuvamile bayatholakala futhi balalele izinkathazo zendawo lapho bekude neWashington.
Ngemva Kwesinqumo Noma Kwesikhathi Esiningi
Uma ummeleli wakho evota ngendlela oyifunayo, thumela umyalezo wokubonga. Ukusekela okuqondile kukhuthaza ukusekela okuqhubekayo. Uma bevotela ngokumelene nesimo sakho, thumela umyalezo wenhlonipho oveza ukudumazeka nokuphinda izizathu zakho. Ukuxhumana ngemva komnxeba kusiza ekwakheni ubuhlobo obuqhubekayo futhi kugcine impikiswano yakho kuvula amathuba azayo esikhathi esizayo.
Landela Ukuzibandakanya Nothile Uqhubeke Ukwakha
Isigijimi siwukuqala okuhle, kodwa ukwakha ubuhlobo nehhovisi lommeleli wakho kudinga ukuthembisana ngokungaguquki, ngokucabangela. Ukulandela ukukhulumisana kubonisa ukuthi unakile nokuthi akuyona into okhathazeke ngayo.
Ukusabela Okuqondile Nokulandela
Uma uthola impendulo, ifunde ngokucophelela. Umsizi anganikeza umongo owengeziwe, achaze indlela ummeleli acabanga ngayo, noma acele ukukuxhumanisa nemithombo yemali. Uma impendulo ingaphenduli umbuzo wakho, phendula ngenhlonipho elandelana ucela ukucaciswa. Gcina umbhalo wezincwadi zakho, kuhlanganise nezinsuku, izihloko, nanoma iziphi izibopho ezenziwa izisebenzi.
Yiya EmaHholo Omuzi Nasemaholidini Omphakathi
Imihlangano yasedolobheni ikunika ithuba lokubuza imibuzo obala futhi uzwe imibono yommeleli wakho ngezindaba eziningi. Fika kusenesikhathi, ulethe amaphuzu, futhi ukulungele ukubuza imibuzo efingqiwe, eqondiswe kahle. Uma ungakwazi ukuya ngokoqobo, abameleli abaningi bangena nge-intanethi futhi bamukele imibuzo nge-media noma nge-imeyili.
Xhumana namaqembu e Abashicileli Abasendaweni
Ukujoyina iqembu lezokuqasha lendawo kukwenza ukhulume kahle futhi kukunika ithuba lokuthola imithombo ehlanganyelwe, ukuhlanganisa imiyalezo nokuqeqesha ukuqasha izintambo okuphumelelayo. Amaqembu avame ukuhlela izinsuku zokwamukela izihambi, amabhange ocingo, nemikhankaso yokubhala izincwadi ezandisa ithonya lemizamo yomuntu ngamunye. Ukusebenza nabanye kukusiza ukuba uhlale waziwa ngezindaba ezisanda kuvela nangentuthuko yomthetho.
Hlala Unolwazi Ngokuvumela Imithetho
Imithombo yokuhlola njalo njenge-Congress.gov, ingosi yomthetho-mthetho wezwe, kanye nezikhangiso zezindaba ezingaphathi-khampani ukuze kulandelelwe izikweletu zendaba ezithinta wena. Beka izixwayiso ngomthetho oyinhloko noma sebenzisa amathuluzi anjenge-GovTrack.us umthumeli wokuhlola ushintsho esimweni semali. Uma usazi kangcono, ukuphumelela kwakho kuyoba ngcono.
Amaphutha Avamile Okumelwe Agwenywe
Ngisho nokuthatha isinyathelo ngokunganaki kungafinyelelwa uma kuphula imithetho ethile yokuxhumana engabhalwanga. Ukugwema lamaphutha avamile kwandisa amathuba okuthi umyalezo wakho uzothathwa ngokungathi sína.
- Ukwenza izinhlamvu ngaphandle kokuzihlela:[[FLT: 1] uqaphela imilayezo ye-stock futhi ungayifaka njengemitapo eminingi kunokufakwa kwayo. Ngaso sonke isikhathi nezelani ukuthintana komuntu siqu.
- Ukuba nokwedelela noma ukusongela: ubutha buvala ukuxhumana futhi bungaphumela ekuvaleni noma ekushayeni indiva. Ingxoxo yenhlonipho ihlala ikhiqiza kakhulu.
- Ukuhlanganisa ihhovisi elingalungile: Ukuthumela umlayezo mayelana nesimiso sikahulumeni kumphathi wemithetho wezwe kuchitha umzamo wakho futhi kubambezele isenzo. Ukuhlola okukabili izinga likahulumeni elisingatha impikiswano yakho.
- Ukwehlisa umlayezo wakho ngezihloko eziningi kakhulu: Gxila esihlokweni esisodwa somyalezo ngamunye. Ukukhulisa izimpikiswano eziningi ezingahlobene kulula ukuthambisa umyalezo wakho futhi kwenza kube nzima ngezisebenzi ukuphendula ngokuphumelelayo.
- Ukusola amahhovisi esigodi: ngokuvamile asabela kakhulu futhi axhunyiwe kakhulu ezintweni zendawo kune Washington D.C. amahhovisi.
Yenza Izwi Lakho Libe Ingxenye Yenqubo
Ukuxhumana nabameleli bakho akuyona nje imali eyodwa noma enye, kungokokwakha ukuba khona kwakho njengombambiswano olindele ukulandisa. Ngokuhamba kwesikhathi, ukukhulumisana njalo kwakha idumela elenza imiyalezo yakho yesikhathi esizayo ibe nethonya ngokwengeziwe. Uma ummeleli wakho azi ukuthi wazi ukuthi uyatshelwa, awuguquguquki, futhi unenhlonipho, basengozini yokufuna ukugxiliswa kwakho futhi bacabangele umbono wakho phakathi nezinqumo ezibalulekile.
Isimiso sezombangazwe sisebenza kahle kakhulu lapho izakhamuzi zihlanganyela. ucingo ngalunye, i-imeyili, incwadi, noma umhlangano wenezela ezwini elisebenza kahle elilawula isimiso futhi elibangela ukuba izikhulu ezikhethiwe zilandise. Ngokulandela izinyathelo ezibekwe kulesi siqondiso, ungaqondisa le nqubo ngokuqiniseka futhi wenze izwi lakho lizwe ukuthi ibaluleke kangakanani.