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Frequently Asked Questions
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The Purpose of DCVoice.net |  | What is DCVoice.net? |  | DCVoice.net is an online liaison between you, the constituent, and your elected representatives in Washington. You can submit a vote on any piece of legislation and it is immediately sent to your representative along with others from your district. You have ability to easily communicate your opinions with others on the site and most importantly, those in Washington. You have the ability to Be Heard.
| Back to Top | | | Why was DCVoice.net created? | | Each congressional office is overloaded with email (much of which comes from non-constituents) and they have to sort through every message. DCVoice.net consolidates all of the email from the constituents within each district and directs it to their respective representative, eliminating the burden of email overload. DCVoice.net not only gives offices more time and resources to fulfill their duties as elected representatives, but also provides them with a more accurate assessment of the opinion of their constituents and a way to communicate back to them.
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Services | | How will my representative communicate back to me? | | Whenever a politician has an important announcement they will send a Personal Broadcast Message to their constituents. The message will be in an email sent out or appear on the your homepage if emails are not desired. | | Back to Top | | | When is DCVoice.net updated? | | DCVoice.net is updated every day. Our full staff of writers, editors, and administrators work to deliver you the latest on political news and keep you in close contact with Washington.
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Registration | | Do I have to pay to use DCVoice.net? | | No, the basic membership is free and your credit card is requested only to verify your age and address. There is also a premium membership for $5/month that allows you view real-time voter statistics and also get in-depth analysis of other districts that is only available to politicians.
| | Back to Top | | | Why do I have to register with a credit card to use DCVoice.net? | | Currently there is no other way of verifying a users age and address, which is vitally important so the voters are being heard by the right people. We use encryption services like other reliable online merchants to keep your information safe.
| | Back to Top | | | What do I get for registering? | | Comparable to registering to vote, registration at DCVoice.net allows you to have input on what occurs in our democracy. You will be given access to a vault of bills that categorized by what people in your district are talking most about, access to the message boards where you can discuss everything DC, the ability to vote and check your voting record against your representative's, and much more. | | Back to Top |
Legislation | | How do I find a certain piece of legislation? | | The search button works best. You can locate a bill by entering its bill number, title, author, co-sponsors, or key words. There is also a feature which ranks the top five most discussed bills and upcoming bills, and you may even opt to join the mailing list to receive reminders of when the most discussed bills meet the floor.
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Editorials | | How do I send in an editorial? | | You can send us emails with suggestions and articles that you would like to display to the DCVoice.net nation. Our editors will then overview and select the best articles for publication.
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