Petition Drives
Petition drives may be the easiest way to build your contest points as well as our supporter base for the clean energy movement.
- Recruit your friends, peers and club leaders to help you set up a table in high traffic areas on campus and in town.
- Ask Permission. You may need to get permission from school administrators to set up the table, which may require a group sponsor.
- Set up a schedule for yourself with interested volunteers to petition during the week and on the weekends to ensure action is happening in an organized way.
- Identify high pedestrian trafficked areas and prioritize where you send volunteers. Make sure they know where they are going.
- Visibility is important! Decorate the table with appropriate visuals and supply the table with enough materials.
- Track all petitions and remain as organize as possible in collection and counting. This is crucial to evaluating which volunteers and traffic areas are effective for your operation.
Sample Petition – Download the pdf
I believe my Senator _________ must jump-start our economy by supporting a comprehensive clean energy jobs and climate bill that also includes a cap on carbon pollution.
Making the shift to clean energy will ultimately make energy cheaper, create jobs and protect the environment from the worst impacts of global warming. Now is the time to make sure America leads the world’s clean energy economy in the 21st century.
Name ______________________
Signature ______________________