Contact your state elected officials and ask them to support Top Three with Head-to-Head matchups.

Purpose

The goal of strong communications to your elected representatives or local media is not to explain every detail of the policy. It is to help them understand, in your own voice, why this reform matters and why it would lead to better representation for Ohio voters.

What makes a good letter

A strong letter usually does four things:

• It starts with a personal reason.

• It makes one clear point.
  It uses two or three supporting ideas, not ten.

• It ends with a simple statement about fairness, representation, or trust.

1: Start with your experience
Begin with why this matters to you personally.

Examples:

• I’m an Ohio voter who wants elections to feel fairer and more representative.

• Like many people, I’ve felt stuck choosing between candidates who don’t really reflect my views.

• I want a system where voters like me have a better chance of being heard.

2: State what you support Top 3 and Head-to-Head and say why.

Example:

• That’s why I support Top Three plus head-to-head voting. I support it because it gives voters more choice and makes it more likely that the winner reflects what voters actually want.

3: Add two or three reasons
Pick only the points that feel true to you.

Possible reasons:

• It gives voters more choices on the ballot.

• It gives every voter an equal say in each head-to-head matchup.

• It reduces the spoiler problem.

• It encourages candidates to build broader support.
  It makes results clearer and easier to verify.

• It rewards candidates who can appeal to more than just one faction.

4: Close with a value statement
End with one clear sentence about what Ohio voters deserve and conclude by encouraging support for SB 395.

Examples:

• Ohio voters deserve a system that gives people a stronger voice.

• We should have election rules that help produce better representation.

• This is a practical way to make elections feel fairer and more responsive to Ohioans.

I’m an Ohio voter from [city or community], and I support Top Three plus head-to-head voting because [personal reason].

What matters most to me is [fairness / representation / trust / choice]. Too often, [brief frustration or observation about current elections].

SB 395 would help by [choose one or two reasons such as: giving voters more choice, reducing spoiler concerns, encouraging broader support, giving every voter an equal say, producing clearer results]. To me, that means [plain-English result for voters].

Ohio voters deserve [fairer elections / better representation / leaders who listen to people like me / election rules people can trust].

Talking points to choose from

• Writers should pick only the points that match their own views and experience.

• I want better representation, not more political games.

• I want better choices on the ballot.

• I want to be able to support the candidate I actually like.

• I want leaders who represent me.

• I want candidates to listen to voters, not just party insiders or special interests.

• I want election results that are clear and trustworthy.

• I want a system that treats every voter equally.

• I want leaders who reflect the community better.

Be real!

• Use “I,” “my,” and “we.”

• Keep it short.

• Stick to one main idea.

• Use plain language.

• Write the way you actually speak.

• Avoid jargon and insider language.

• Do not try to explain every detail of the reform.

• Do not copy and paste a scripted message word for word.

Do and don’t

Do:

• Start with your own reason

• Use one or two concrete points

• Sound calm and practical

• Connect the reform to better representation

Don’t:

• Sound like a campaign ad

• Use too many facts or statistics

• Attack one party or another

• Over-explain the technical details