GET STARTED!
STEP ONE: REVIEW THE CONTEST RULES
Contest Rules
- Participants must be between the ages of 13-18
- Submissions should follow the formatting guidelines below.
- Bills should be submitted as a blog post on Puget Soundoff and tagged “writeabill2012”
- One winner will be chosen by our Write A Bill Committee. Winner will receive a Kindle Fire.
- Download Contest Rules and Formatting Guidelines.
STEP TWO: DO YOUR RESEARCH!
- Check out Youth & Government's Bill Drafting Guidelines (pdf)
- and read about The Life of A Bill (pdf)
- See what laws are already in place by visiting the Revised Code of Washington State
STEP THREE: WRITE YOUR BILL
- Check out a Sample Bill
- Read the Formating Rules
- Download the Bill Template
- And write that bill!
- Don't forget: bills should be submitted as a blog post on Puget Soundoff and tagged “writeabill2012”

























