Local Issue Project Source Links

Helpful websites

Resources for properly writing to an elected official

• Who is my congressman:  http://www.gis.leg.mn/OpenLayers/districts/
  
• How to write a letter video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ZgHsvO_ORE
  
• How to write a letter website: http://www.citizenredress.com/WriteCongress2.html
  
• How to write a letter website: http://fcnl.org/assets/pubs/newsletter/2011/How_to_write_a_persuasive_letter_to_congress.pdf
  
• How to write a letter website template: http://www.ala.org/aasl/sites/ala.org.aasl/files/content/aboutaasl/aaslcommunity/quicklinks/el/Sample_Letter_to_Elected_Officials.pdf
  

Resources for supporting a smoking ban in vehicles

• Facts about the current smoking law in Minnesota: http://www.health.state.mn.us/divs/eh/indoorair/mciaa/ftb/docs/f2bgeneralinfo.pdf
  
• Current laws in the U.S. on smoking in vehicles:  https://www.cga.ct.gov/2012/rpt/2012-R-0541.htm
  
• Smoking ban in the United Kingdom: http://www.bbc.com/news/health-34402622
  
• Facts on second hand smoke: http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/data_statistics/fact_sheets/secondhand_smoke/general_facts/
  
• Facts on smoking in vehicles: http://www.no-smoke.org/learnmore.php?id=616
  
• Facts on second hand smoke: http://www.cancer.org/cancer/cancercauses/tobaccocancer/secondhand-smoke
  

Resources for opposing a smoking ban in vehicles

• Opinions against a smoking ban in vehicles: http://www.courant.com/opinion/letters/hc-ugc-article-enact-the-smoking-ban-2015-04-08-story.html
  
• Opinions against a smoking ban in vehicles: http://www.courant.com/opinion/editorials/
  
• Opinions against a smoking ban in vehicles: http://www.forbes.com/sites/danielfisher/2013/12/12/study-finds-no-link-between-secondhand-smoke-and-cancer/
  
• Opinions against a smoking ban in vehicles: http://www.tulsaworld.com/news/capitol_report/measure-banning-smoking-in-vehicles-when-kids-are-present-gets/article_6839c4bd-9925-5dff-a6d6-178f0c783266.html
  

Graphic Data

• ***Graphic data:  Smoking ban in the United States: http://www.tobaccofreekids.org/research/factsheets/pdf/0334.pdf
  
• ***Graphic data:  Facts on second hand smoke: http://www.mdanderson.org/newsroom/news-releases/2013/tobaccosmokingmyths.html
  
• ***Graphic data:  Facts on second hand smoke in vehicles: http://www.njgasp.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/STATE_SHS_Vehicles_Fact_Sheet_6-2012.pdf