State Proclamation Requests
A Governor’s Proclamation is a ceremonial document and declaration on behalf of the entire state. These documents influence policy discussions, public awareness, and offer exciting opportunities to further engage the public and elected Representatives on issues of significance.
You can ask for June 25th for World Vitiligo Day, or for the entire month of June for Vitiligo Awareness Month!
The name or language for such a request may change depending on the state. In addition, some states may still require constituents to send their request in writing or through a general contact form online rather than a separate request form. Please be sure to read the requirements posted on your Governor’s website prior to sending.
If your Governor’s office is unresponsive or has a long and complicated process for Proclamations, consider requesting a Proclamation from the Mayor of your state capital or a major city in your state. Large cities, large states with diverse regional geo-political landscapes, and local city councils often have their own processes for such ceremonial acts. The VITFriends team would be happy to aid in navigating this process if a state is interested in pursuing this option.
A Governor’s Proclamation is a ceremonial document and declaration on behalf of the entire state. These documents influence policy discussions, public awareness, and offer exciting opportunities to further engage the public and elected Representatives on issues of significance.
You can ask for June 25th for World Vitiligo Day, or for the entire month of June for Vitiligo Awareness Month!
The name or language for such a request may change depending on the state. In addition, some states may still require constituents to send their request in writing or through a general contact form online rather than a separate request form. Please be sure to read the requirements posted on your Governor’s website prior to sending.
If your Governor’s office is unresponsive or has a long and complicated process for Proclamations, consider requesting a Proclamation from the Mayor of your state capital or a major city in your state. Large cities, large states with diverse regional geo-political landscapes, and local city councils often have their own processes for such ceremonial acts. The VITFriends team would be happy to aid in navigating this process if a state is interested in pursuing this option.
Here is a template you can use for your proclamation (will have to be tweaked to fit your state): https://docs.google.com/document/d/1PY3hdrtuKW2nGePTcGhHPwfnCv_20YKBQVisi2No7C4/edit?usp=sharing
List updated 2/3/23
(states already with groups that applied: Maryland, Connecticut, Texas, Florida, Houston, Buffalo, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New York, North Carolina, Virginia, District of Colombia, Wisconsin)
Alabama https://contact.governor.alabama.gov/contact_procs.aspx
Alaska https://aws.state.ak.us/CrmForms/Home/WebRequest
Arizona https://azgovernor.gov/engage/form/proclamation-request
Arkansas https://governor.arkansas.gov/online-services/proclamation-request-form/
California https://www.ca.gov/archive/gov39/faq/index.html
Colorado https://www.colorado.gov/governor/proclamations
Connecticut https://portal.ct.gov/Office-of-the-Governor/Contact/Request-a-proclamation
Delaware https://governor.delaware.gov/request-proclamation-tribute/
District of Columbia http://webforms.dc.gov/WebForm.aspx?agency=EOM&formtype=CER&type=dsf
Florida https://www.flgov.com/request-a-proclamation/
Georgia https://gov.georgia.gov/contact-us/proclamations/proclamation-request
Hawaii https://www.honolulu.gov/mayor/contactthemayor/proclamation-request-form.html
Idaho https://gov.idaho.gov/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/proclamation-request-little_rev.pdf
Illinois https://www2.illinois.gov/sites/gov/contactus/Pages/Proclamation.aspx
Indiana https://www.in.gov/gov/governors-office/request-a-proclamation/
Kentucky https://secure.kentucky.gov/formservices/Governor/ProclamationRequestForm
Louisiana https://gov.louisiana.gov/index.cfm/form/home/13
Maine https://www.maine.gov/governor/mills/contact/proclamation_request_form
Maryland https://www.aacounty.org/departments/county-executive/request-citation-proclamation/index.html
Massachusetts
https://www.mass.gov/info-details/governors-office-scheduling-and-special-request-formss
Michigan https://www.michigan.gov/whitmer/news/proclamations
Minnesota https://mn.gov/governor/news/proclamationrequest.jsp
Mississippi
Missouri https://governor.mo.gov/contact-us/proclamation-request
Montana https://governor.mt.gov/
Nebraska https://governor.nebraska.gov/proclamation-request
Nevada https://gov.nv.gov/Forms/Request_a_Proclamation/
New Hampshire https://new-hampshire.secure.force.com/support/GOV_Proclamation
New Jersey https://www.nj.gov/governor/contact/proclamations/
New Mexico
https://www.governor.state.nm.us/contact-the-governor/requesting-a-proclamation/
New York https://www.governor.ny.gov/content/governor-contact-form
North Carolina https://governor.nc.gov/submit-request/request-proclamation/request-proclamation-form
North Dakota https://www.governor.nd.gov/proclamation-request
Ohio https://governor.ohio.gov/contact/contact-us
Oklahoma https://oklahoma.gov/governor/contact/commendation-or-proclamation.html
Oregon https://www.oregon.gov/gov/pages/proclamation-request-guidelines.aspx
Pennsylvania https://www.governor.pa.gov/contact/#OnlineForm
Rhode Island https://governor.ri.gov/contact
South Carolina https://scgovernorcontact.force.com/constituents/s/contact-the-governor
South Dakota https://iqconnect.lmhostediq.com/iqextranet/EForm.aspx?__cid=FSL_SD_GOV&__fid=2100080
Tennessee https://www.tn.gov/governor/contact-us/constituent-requests/proclamation-request.html
Texas https://gov.texas.gov/apps/contact-us/assistance
Utah https://sf.gov.utah.gov/Contact/s/contact-webform
Vermont https://vermont.force.com/vermontce/s/governor-office-ce?tabset-171b4=2
Virginia https://www.governor.virginia.gov/constituent-services/request-a-proclamation/
West Virginia https://appengine.egov.com/apps/wv/governor/request-proclamation
Wisconsin https://appengine.egov.com/apps/wi/governor/document-request
Wyoming https://governor.wyo.gov/contact/proclamation-requests