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There is no "due date" for these petitions. Use them at events and vigils not only to collect signatures, but to start a dialogue with passersby, and to find people interested in joining your local group. Once you have finished collecting signatures, you have a few options:

1. Make an appointment with your Representative and/or Senators. Present the petition signatures to your elected official(s) as part of the meeting. Your meeting will be most effective if you organize a delegation that includes community leaders (clergy, business people, educators, etc.) in the visit. Please report back on these visits to the UFPJ legislative coordinator at sue@unitedforpeace.org.

2. Send copies of the petitions to your Representative and Senators along with a handwritten letter from yourself, as well as any press clippings from the event(s) where the signatures were collected. It is best to send these packages to the local office, as mail to DC offices is still delayed in order to check for anthrax.

3. Come to the UFPJ Congressional Education Day in Washington on May 21-22 and deliver the petitions to your legislators as part of your lobby visit. For more info, email: sue@unitedforpeace.org.

4. Petitions may be sent to the UFPJ Washington office, but it is far more effective if they are presented to lawmakers by their constituents. UFPJ Washington Office, 1100 Wayne Ave. #1020, Silver Spring, MD 20910