Issues
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Polling: You may select one issue in each sub-category displayed in this column. Polling remains open for 7 days, after which time the winning issues advance to the Pledging section.
Pledging: If you wish to affect the issues displayed in these columns, you may pledge money, write a letter to your representatives, or both. Pledges will be accepted from Day 8 through the end of each cycle. Issues remain in the pledging section for one week in order to allow administrators enough time to prepare effective trustee candidates.
Trustee Elections: Members who have pledged funds to an issue may vote for a recipient, or trustee, of those funds. This column is displayed from Day 15 through midnight (PST) of Day 21, the last day of the cycle.
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Week 1 - Polling
FOREIGN POLICY & IMMIGRATION
CONFLICT RESOLUTION
CHINA/TIBET
ISRAEL/PALESTINE
RUSSIA/UKRAINE
EMBARGOS & SANCTIONS
CUBAN EMBARGO
IRAN SANCTIONS
NORTH KOREA SANCTIONS
HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES
CHINA HUMAN RIGHTS
SAUDI ARABIA HUMAN RIGHTS
SYRIAN CIVIL WAR
IMMIGRANT CITIZENSHIP
DREAMERS
IMMIGRANT FAMILIES
IMMIGRANT VETERANS
IMMIGRANTS
GUEST WORKERS
IMMIGRANT AMNESTY
IMMIGRANT RIGHTS
IMMIGRATION
BORDER SECURITY
IMMIGRATION REFORM
VISAS
GLOBALIZATION
CHINA
COVID-19 ACCOUNTABILITY
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTTY THEFT
TAIWAN
GLOBAL FINANCE
HEAVILY INDEBTED POOR COUNTRIES
INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
UN GLOBAL COMPACT
GLOBAL HEALTH
GLOBAL HUNGER
NEGLECTED TROPICAL DISEASES
PANDEMICS
GLOBAL TRADE
CHINA TRADE WAR
RESHORING
WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION
GOVERNMENT & POLITICS
ELECTION REFORM
CITIZENS UNITED
ELECTION REFORM
VOTER SUPPRESSION
GOVERNANCE
ANTITRUST REFORM
D.C. STATEHOOD
PRESIDENTIAL POWER
GOVERNMENT
EMOLUMENTS
PORK BARREL SPENDING
SOCIAL SECURITY
GOVERNMENT POLICY
OFFICEHOLDER STOCK TRADING
POLICE MILITARIZATION
WHISTLEBLOWERS
LAWS
REVOLVING DOOR
STAND YOUR GROUND LAWS
WAR ON DRUGS
POLITICS
PUBLIC FUNDING OF ELECTIONS
REDISTRICTING
TERM LIMITS
STATUTES
ELECTION INTERFERENCE
ELECTORAL COLLEGE
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT
GUNS
AMMUNITION
AMMUNITION BACKGROUND CHECKS
ARMOR PIERCING AMMUNITION
LARGE CAPACITY MAGAZINES
CRIME
GUN VIOLENCE
SCHOOL SHOOTINGS
STALKING
OWNERSHIP
FIREARM BACKGROUND CHECKS
GUN BUYBACK PROGRAMS
RED FLAG LAWS
RESPONSIBILITY
CHILD ACCESS TO GUNS
FIREARMS REPORTING
GUN MANUFACTURERS
TRAFFICKING
GUN DEALERS
GUN THEFT
INTERSTATE FIREARM TRANSPORTATION
WEAPONS
ASSAULT WEAPONS
GHOST GUNS
UNDETECTABLE FIREARMS
HEALTHCARE
CANCER
BREAST CANCER
COLORECTAL CANCER
LUNG CANCER
CHILDREN
CHILDHOOD CANCER
CHILDREN’S HEALTHCARE
TOXIC CHEMICALS
EMERGENCY SERVICES
EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS
EMERGENCY ROOMS
PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE
HEALTHCARE
HEALTHCARE CYBERSECURITY
UNIVERSAL CORONAVIRUS VACCINE
UNIVERSAL HEALTHCARE
HOSPITALS
DRUG SHORTAGES
HOSPITAL PREPAREDNESS
NURSING SHORTAGE
ILLNESS
DIABETES
HEART DISEASE
MENTAL HEALTH
REGULATION
AFFORDABLE CARE ACT
GENERIC DRUGS
PAIN RELIEF
SENIORS
ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE
NURSING HOMES
PRESCRIPTION DRUG PRICES
HUMAN RIGHTS
AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES RIGHTS
AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT
REHABILITATION
WORKERS WITH DISABILITIES
CHILDREN'S RIGHTS
CHILD ABUSE
CHILD CARE
CHILD SUPPORT
CIVIL RIGHTS
FOSTER CARE
SCHOOL SAFETY
VOTING RIGHTS ACT
DISCRIMINATION
AFFIRMATIVE ACTION
HOUSING DISCRIMINATION
SLAVERY REPARATIONS
LGBTQ+ RIGHTS
LGBTQ+ CIVIL RIGHTS
LGBTQ+ SENIORS
LGBTQ+ YOUTH
POVERTY
HOMELESSNESS
HUNGER
LIVING WAGE
SENIOR'S RIGHTS
ELDER ABUSE
LONG TERM CARE
SENIOR CPI-E
WOMEN'S RIGHTS
FAMILY POVERTY
GENDER PAY GAP
WORKING MOMS
FOREIGN POLICY & IMMIGRATION
CONFLICT RESOLUTION
CHINA/TIBET
ISRAEL/PALESTINE
RUSSIA/UKRAINE
EMBARGOS & SANCTIONS
CUBAN EMBARGO
IRAN SANCTIONS
NORTH KOREA SANCTIONS
HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES
CHINA HUMAN RIGHTS
SAUDI ARABIA HUMAN RIGHTS
SYRIAN CIVIL WAR
IMMIGRANT CITIZENSHIP
DREAMERS
IMMIGRANT FAMILIES
IMMIGRANT VETERANS
IMMIGRANTS
GUEST WORKERS
IMMIGRANT AMNESTY
IMMIGRANT RIGHTS
IMMIGRATION
BORDER SECURITY
IMMIGRATION REFORM
VISAS
GLOBALIZATION
CHINA
COVID-19 ACCOUNTABILITY
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTTY THEFT
TAIWAN
GLOBAL FINANCE
HEAVILY INDEBTED POOR COUNTRIES
INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
UN GLOBAL COMPACT
GLOBAL HEALTH
GLOBAL HUNGER
NEGLECTED TROPICAL DISEASES
PANDEMICS
GLOBAL TRADE
CHINA TRADE WAR
RESHORING
WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION
GOVERNMENT & POLITICS
ELECTION REFORM
CITIZENS UNITED
ELECTION REFORM
VOTER SUPPRESSION
GOVERNANCE
ANTITRUST REFORM
D.C. STATEHOOD
PRESIDENTIAL POWER
GOVERNMENT
EMOLUMENTS
PORK BARREL SPENDING
SOCIAL SECURITY
GOVERNMENT POLICY
OFFICEHOLDER STOCK TRADING
POLICE MILITARIZATION
WHISTLEBLOWERS
LAWS
REVOLVING DOOR
STAND YOUR GROUND LAWS
WAR ON DRUGS
POLITICS
PUBLIC FUNDING OF ELECTIONS
REDISTRICTING
TERM LIMITS
STATUTES
ELECTION INTERFERENCE
ELECTORAL COLLEGE
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT
GUNS
AMMUNITION
AMMUNITION BACKGROUND CHECKS
ARMOR PIERCING AMMUNITION
LARGE CAPACITY MAGAZINES
CRIME
GUN VIOLENCE
SCHOOL SHOOTINGS
STALKING
OWNERSHIP
FIREARM BACKGROUND CHECKS
GUN BUYBACK PROGRAMS
RED FLAG LAWS
RESPONSIBILITY
CHILD ACCESS TO GUNS
FIREARMS REPORTING
GUN MANUFACTURERS
TRAFFICKING
GUN DEALERS
GUN THEFT
INTERSTATE FIREARM TRANSPORTATION
WEAPONS
ASSAULT WEAPONS
GHOST GUNS
UNDETECTABLE FIREARMS
HEALTHCARE
CANCER
BREAST CANCER
COLORECTAL CANCER
LUNG CANCER
CHILDREN
CHILDHOOD CANCER
CHILDREN’S HEALTHCARE
TOXIC CHEMICALS
EMERGENCY SERVICES
EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS
EMERGENCY ROOMS
PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE
HEALTHCARE
HEALTHCARE CYBERSECURITY
UNIVERSAL CORONAVIRUS VACCINE
UNIVERSAL HEALTHCARE
HOSPITALS
DRUG SHORTAGES
HOSPITAL PREPAREDNESS
NURSING SHORTAGE
ILLNESS
DIABETES
HEART DISEASE
MENTAL HEALTH
REGULATION
AFFORDABLE CARE ACT
GENERIC DRUGS
PAIN RELIEF
SENIORS
ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE
NURSING HOMES
PRESCRIPTION DRUG PRICES
HUMAN RIGHTS
AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES RIGHTS
AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT
REHABILITATION
WORKERS WITH DISABILITIES
CHILDREN'S RIGHTS
CHILD ABUSE
CHILD CARE
CHILD SUPPORT
CIVIL RIGHTS
FOSTER CARE
SCHOOL SAFETY
VOTING RIGHTS ACT
DISCRIMINATION
AFFIRMATIVE ACTION
HOUSING DISCRIMINATION
SLAVERY REPARATIONS
LGBTQ+ RIGHTS
LGBTQ+ CIVIL RIGHTS
LGBTQ+ SENIORS
LGBTQ+ YOUTH
POVERTY
HOMELESSNESS
HUNGER
LIVING WAGE
SENIOR'S RIGHTS
ELDER ABUSE
LONG TERM CARE
SENIOR CPI-E
WOMEN'S RIGHTS
FAMILY POVERTY
GENDER PAY GAP
WORKING MOMS
Week 2 - Pledging
AGRICULTURE
AQUACULTURE
FARM POLLUTION
FARMER SUPPORT
FARMING
FOOD SAFETY
MICROBIAL RESEARCH
RANCHING
ANIMAL WELFARE
ANIMAL HABITATS
ANIMAL PROTECTION
ANIMAL TREATMENT
ENDANGERED SPECIES
MARINE ANIMAL PROTECTION
BANKS
BANK FEES
BANKS
HOMES
REGULATION
CONSUMER PROTECTION & PRIVACY
DISASTER PROTECTION
PRIVACY
SURVEILLANCE
TRAVEL
CRIME
CRIMES
POLICE
PRISONS
SEXUAL CRIMES
SUBSTANCE ABUSE
VICTIMS
EDUCATION
ECONOMICS
SCHOOL EFFICIENCY
SCHOOLS
SPECIAL NEEDS
ENERGY
CLEAN ENERGY
ELECTRICITY
ENERGY EXTRACTION
VEHICLES
ENVIRONMENT
AIR
ECOSYSTEMS
EPA
POLLUTION PROTECTION
REGULATION
WATER
AGRICULTURE
AQUACULTURE
| Winning Issue: | AQUACULTURE WASTE |
| Winning Issue: | NITROGEN FERTILIZER |
| Winning Issue: | DAIRY FARMS |
| Winning Issue: | FOREIGN OWNED FARMS |
| Winning Issue: | FOOD IRRADIATION |
| Winning Issue: | FARMED SALMON TOXICITY |
| Winning Issue: | FEDERAL LANDS GRAZING |
ANIMAL HABITATS
| Winning Issue: | FACTORY FARMS |
| Winning Issue: | FUR TRAPPING |
| Winning Issue: | PUPPY MILLS |
| Winning Issue: | ELEPHANT, RHINOCEROS & TIGER PARTS TRADE |
| Winning Issue: | FORAGE FISH |
BANK FEES
| Winning Issue: | STUDENT LOANS |
| Winning Issue: | MINORITY BANKS |
| Winning Issue: | MORTGAGE INSURANCE |
| Winning Issue: | SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION |
DISASTER PROTECTION
| Winning Issue: | SEA LEVEL RISE |
| Winning Issue: | ONLINE DATA COLLECTION |
| Winning Issue: | FACIAL RECOGNITION |
| Winning Issue: | TEXTING WHILE DRIVING |
CRIMES
| Winning Issue: | IDENTITY THEFT |
| Winning Issue: | POLICE TRAINING |
| Winning Issue: | RECIDIVISM |
| Winning Issue: | CAMPUS RAPE |
| Winning Issue: | FENTANYL |
| Winning Issue: | MISSING CHILDREN |
ECONOMICS
| Winning Issue: | EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION |
| Winning Issue: | STEM FIELDS |
| Winning Issue: | APPRENTICESHIPS |
| Winning Issue: | HEAD START |
CLEAN ENERGY
| Winning Issue: | GEOTHERMAL ENERGY |
| Winning Issue: | SMART GRID |
| Winning Issue: | ORPHANED OIL WELLS |
| Winning Issue: | RENEWABLE FUELS |
AIR
| Winning Issue: | LOW CARBON FUEL STANDARD |
| Winning Issue: | RAINFORESTS |
| Winning Issue: | RECYCLING |
| Winning Issue: | BROWNFIELD SITES |
| Winning Issue: | GREEN NEW DEAL |
| Winning Issue: | EMERGING CONTAMINANTS |
Week 3 - Trustee Elections
LABOR
CHILD LABOR
ORGANIZED LABOR
WORKERS
WORKING CONDITIONS
LEGAL SYSTEM
COURTS
LAWS
TORT
MEDIA & ADVERTISING
DECEPTIVE ADVERTISING
INVASIVE ADVERTISING
MEDIA
MILITARY
MILITARY PERSONNEL
POLICY
VETERAN’S RIGHTS
WOMEN WARRIORS
NATURAL RESOURCES
FISHERIES
FORESTS
MINING
WATER
WETLANDS
NUCLEAR
NUCLEAR EVERGY
NUCLEAR WEAPONS
REPRODUCTION
ABORTION
ABORTION ACCESSIBILITY
FERTILITY
SCIENCE, SPACE & TECHNOLOGY
SCIENCE
SPACE
TECHNOLOGY
SPORTS
ATHLETES
COMPETITION
REGULATION
TAXES
CORPORATE TAXES
OVERSEAS TAXES
TAX RATES
TAXES
TERRORISM
TERRORISM
TERRORISTS
WAR POWERS
LABOR
CHILD LABOR
| Winning Issue:: | FORCED LABOR |
| Winning Issue:: | FEDERAL CONTRACTORS |
| Winning Issue:: | WORKER SAFETY |
| Winning Issue:: | REMOTE WORKERS |
COURTS
| Winning Issue:: | JUDICIAL ETHICS |
| Winning Issue:: | MANDATORY MINIMUM SENTENCING |
| Winning Issue:: | MEDICAL MALPRACTICE |
DECEPTIVE ADVERTISING
| Winning Issue:: | AI POLITICAL ADS |
| Winning Issue:: | TELEMARKETING FRAUD |
| Winning Issue:: | MEDIA DIVERSITY |
MILITARY PERSONNEL
| Winning Issue:: | MILITARY PERSONNEL HEALTH |
| Winning Issue:: | DEFENSE SPENDING |
| Winning Issue:: | UNEMPLOYED VETERANS |
| Winning Issue:: | WOMEN IN COMBAT |
FISHERIES
| Winning Issue:: | LONGLINE FISHING |
| Winning Issue:: | WILDFIRES |
| Winning Issue:: | MOUNTAINTOP REMOVAL MINING |
| Winning Issue:: | WATER TREATMENT |
| Winning Issue:: | WETLANDS CONSERVATION |
NUCLEAR EVERGY
| Winning Issue:: | NUCLEAR WASTE |
| Winning Issue:: | NUCLEAR PROLIFERATION |
ABORTION
| Winning Issue:: | SEX EDUCATION |
| Winning Issue:: | PLANNED PARENTHOOD |
| Winning Issue:: | INFERTILITY |
SCIENCE
| Winning Issue:: | ELECRTOMAGNETIC FIELDS |
| Winning Issue:: | SPACE EXPLORATION |
| Winning Issue:: | AUTOMATION COMPENSATION |
ATHLETES
| Winning Issue:: | NCAA |
| Winning Issue:: | PEDs |
| Winning Issue:: | STADIUM SUBSIDIES |
CORPORATE TAXES
| Winning Issue:: | PRIVATE EQUITY FUNDS |
| Winning Issue:: | REPATRIATED CORPORATE PROFITS |
| Winning Issue:: | UPPER INCOME TAX RATES |
| Winning Issue:: | FAIR TAX |
TERRORISM
| Winning Issue:: | FIRST RESPONDERS |
| Winning Issue:: | DOMESTIC TERRORISM |
| Winning Issue:: | PATRIOT ACT |