Keyword Guide
Resistbot is a chatbot that sits on one end of a text conversation, with you on the other! It works when you text the keywords below to the phone number 50409, iMessage, Telegram, Twitter or Messenger. Here’s a guide for you to bookmark or print! See our guide for organizers for more on creating campaigns.
Lobby Your Officials
From Mayor to President, your elected officials work for you.
| ceo | Contact your state's Chief Election Official (Sec. of State, Lt. Gov. or Election Director) |
|---|---|
| congress | Contact your U.S. Senators & U.S. House representative |
| dnc | Contact the Democratic National Committee |
| federal | Contact the President and the U.S. Congress |
| house | Contact your representative in the U.S. House |
| gov | Contact your Governor |
| legislature | Contact all your state legislators |
| leo | Contact your local/county election official |
| lower | Contact your state representative(s) or assemblymember(s) |
| mayor | Contact your city or county mayor |
| offices | Get the capitol or local offices for your federal officials |
| officials | List your officials and their phone numbers |
| president | Contact the President |
| senate | Contact one or both of your U.S. Senators |
| sign | Use with a petition code, e.g., SIGN PUCZGE to send that petition to your officials |
| state | Contact your Governor and/or state legislators |
| upper | Contact your state senator(s) |
Get Ready to Vote
Check and protect your registration, get an absentee ballot, and more.
| check | Check your voter registration & be alerted if it changes |
|---|---|
| early | Find out when and where you can vote early |
| eighteen | Get a reminder to register when you're eligible to vote |
| id | Get voter ID requirements & an ID if you need one |
| local | Find and contact your local election office |
| Get vote by mail instructions | |
| polls | Find ballot dropboxes and polling places |
| register | Register or pre-register to vote |
| protect | Report an election problem to the nonpartisan Election Protection coalition |
| track | Track your early or mail-in ballot |
Organize & Volunteer
Ten people taking action is better than you taking ten actions. Organize others for more impact.
| claim | Claim your own keyword and amass followers |
|---|---|
| donate | Donate to keep Resistbot running and earn coins to spend in-bot |
| drive | Create your own voter turnout drive for a race you care about |
| editor | Submit your last letter as a letter to the editor to your local paper |
| follow | Use with a username (e.g., FOLLOW ROSIE) to get text updates from a Resistbot member |
| go | Use with a username (e.g., GO ROSIE) to see and join member campaigns |
| image | Download an image of your last letter |
| import | Turn your Action Network petition into a Resistbot campaign |
| invite | Invite a friend to try Resistbot |
| moms | Find local Moms Demand Action events |
| office | Locate the D.C. or district offices of your Congressional officials |
| petition | Make your last letter a signable petition |
| promote | Spend coins to promote your petition or vote drive to other Resistbot members |
| run | Find local elected offices to run for with Run for Something |
| share | Make your last letter an open letter |
| signers | Use with a petition code, e.g., PABCDE, to see how many people have signed a petition and invite more |
| town hall | Find in-person and virtual town halls for your officials |
| turnout | Invite a friend to check and protect their voter registration |
| volunteer | Find phone banks, canvassing, and other volunteer events |
| worker | Find out how you can work the polls during elections |
News, Issues, and Numbers
Informational keywords for issues, news, official data, and more.
| bills | See upcoming bills in the U.S. House |
|---|---|
| donors | See the top donors to your Congressional officials' campaigns |
| guns | See how much gun rights and gun safety groups have spent on your representatives |
| nearby | See open letters from your district |
| NRA | See how much the gun manufacturers lobby has spent for/against your representatives |
| page | Get up to three newspaper front pages delivered daily |
| police | See police violence data for your city and state |
| recount | Get a video at the end of each day from The Recount |
| trending | See what petitions are trending right now |
Community Resources
Non-political community resources to help you out.
| blood | Find a local non-profit community blood center |
|---|---|
| coverage | Learn how to get ACA coverage |
| covid | See current mandates and what’s open and closed in your state |
| covid act | Get state and county pandemic data from COVID Act Now |
| covid test | Find COVID testing sites near you |
| csa | Find Community-Supported Agriculture near you |
| food | Find your nearest food banks |
| hospitals | Data on your local hospital capacities and COVID patients |
| mutual aid | Find your nearest mutual aid networks |
| snap | Learn how to get SNAP benefits in your state |
| vaccine | Find your nearest vaccination location |
Manage your Account
Your bot settings and preferences.
| account | View and change your name, address, and email |
|---|---|
| alerts | Manage what alerts the bot can send you, like promoted alerts, upcoming town halls, and more |
| close | Use with a petition code, e.g., PABCDE, to close a petition |
| coins | See how many Resistbot coins you have |
| commands | Get a list of these commands |
| emails | Manage what kinds of emails the bot can send you |
| feedback | Leave product feedback for the volunteers |
| following | See who you're following |
| oops | Rejoin after unsubscribing |
| pair | Use from iMessage or Telegram to pair your SMS account |
| petitions | See all petitions you've created |
| preferences | Change bot behaviors |
| stats | See your usage stats and followers |
| stop | Cancel the service completely |
| subscribe | Start a new monthly donation or change/cancel your existing one |
| support | If you can’t find an answer on my help page you can get help with your account here |
| upgrade | Upgrade your SMS account to iMessage or Telegram |
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