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
AGRICULTURE
AQUACULTURE
AQUACULTURE FEED
AQUACULTURE WASTE
FARMED SALMON ESCAPE
FARM POLLUTION
BIOSOLID FERTILIZER
LIVESTOCK ANTIBIOTICS
NITROGEN FERTILIZER
FARMER SUPPORT
DAIRY FARMS
LOCAL FARMS
SMALL FARMS
FARMING
BLACK FARMERS
FOREIGN OWNED FARMS
HONEYBEES
FOOD SAFETY
DIOXINS
FOOD IRRADIATION
GENETICALLY ENGINEERED FOODS
MICROBIAL RESEARCH
E.COLI, SALMONELLA & LISTERIA
FARMED SALMON TOXICITY
FOOD ALLERGENS
RANCHING
FEDERAL LANDS GRAZING
FEEDLOTS
MEAT PACKING
ANIMAL WELFARE
ANIMAL HABITATS
ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT
FACTORY FARMS
GREAT APES
ANIMAL PROTECTION
DOGFIGHTING
FUR TRAPPING
MEAT SUBSTITUTES
ANIMAL TREATMENT
COSMETICS TESTING
HORSE SLAUGHTER
PUPPY MILLS
ENDANGERED SPECIES
ELEPHANT, RHINOCEROS & TIGER PARTS TRADE
ENDANGERED SPECIES TRAFFICKING
SHARK FINNING
MARINE ANIMAL PROTECTION
FORAGE FISH
SEA TURTLES
WHALES
BANKS
BANK FEES
CREDIT CARD FEES
PAYDAY LENDING
STUDENT LOANS
BANKS
BANK BAILOUTS
GREEN BANKS
MINORITY BANKS
HOMES
HOME OWNERSHIP
MORTGAGE INSURANCE
REDLINING
REGULATION
DERIVATIVES
GLASS-STEAGALL ACT
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
CONSUMER PROTECTION & PRIVACY
DISASTER PROTECTION
CATASTROPHE PREPAREDNESS
PRICE GOUGING
SEA LEVEL RISE
PRIVACY
CYBERSECURITY
MEDICAL PRIVACY
ONLINE DATA COLLECTION
SURVEILLANCE
DOMESTIC DRONES
FACIAL RECOGNITION
SOCIAL MEDIA PRIVACY
TRAVEL
AIR TRAVEL
TEXTING WHILE DRIVING
TRAFFIC CAMERAS
CRIME
CRIMES
HATE CRIMES
IDENTITY THEFT
JUVENILE CRIME
POLICE
POLICE MISCONDUCT
POLICE TRAINING
RACIAL PROFILING
PRISONS
INMATE HEALTH
PRISON PRIVATIZATION
RECIDIVISM
SEXUAL CRIMES
CAMPUS RAPE
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
TRANSIT ASSAULT
SUBSTANCE ABUSE
DRUG ADDICTION TREATMENT
DRUNK DRIVING
FENTANYL
VICTIMS
CHILD TRAFFICKING
CRIME VICTIMS
MISSING CHILDREN
EDUCATION
ECONOMICS
COLLEGE AFFORDABILITY
EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION
STUDENT LOAN DEBT
SCHOOL EFFICIENCY
SCHOOL FACILITIES
STEM FIELDS
TEACHER SHORTAGE
SCHOOLS
APPRENTICESHIPS
CHARTER SCHOOLS
SCHOOL LUNCH PROGRAM
SPECIAL NEEDS
BILINGUALISM
HEAD START
STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES
ENERGY
CLEAN ENERGY
GEOTHERMAL ENERGY
SOLAR ENERGY
WIND ENERGY
ELECTRICITY
ENERGY STORAGE
FUSION ENERGY
SMART GRID
ENERGY EXTRACTION
FRACKING
OFFSHORE OIL DRILLING
ORPHANED OIL WELLS
VEHICLES
ELECTRIC VEHICLES
PETROLEUM EXPORTS
RENEWABLE FUELS
ENVIRONMENT
AIR
AUTOMOBILE EMISSIONS
INDUSTRIAL EMISSIONS
LOW CARBON FUEL STANDARD
ECOSYSTEMS
BIODIVERSITY
CORAL REEFS
RAINFORESTS
EPA
CLEAN WATER ACT
GREAT LAKES
RECYCLING
POLLUTION PROTECTION
BROWNFIELD SITES
DRINKING WATER
SUPERFUND SITES
REGULATION
ARCTIC NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE
CARBON TAX
GREEN NEW DEAL
WATER
EMERGING CONTAMINANTS
NONPOINT SOURCE POLLUTION
PLASTIC POLLUTION
AGRICULTURE
AQUACULTURE
AQUACULTURE FEED
AQUACULTURE WASTE
FARMED SALMON ESCAPE
FARM POLLUTION
BIOSOLID FERTILIZER
LIVESTOCK ANTIBIOTICS
NITROGEN FERTILIZER
FARMER SUPPORT
DAIRY FARMS
LOCAL FARMS
SMALL FARMS
FARMING
BLACK FARMERS
FOREIGN OWNED FARMS
HONEYBEES
FOOD SAFETY
DIOXINS
FOOD IRRADIATION
GENETICALLY ENGINEERED FOODS
MICROBIAL RESEARCH
E.COLI, SALMONELLA & LISTERIA
FARMED SALMON TOXICITY
FOOD ALLERGENS
RANCHING
FEDERAL LANDS GRAZING
FEEDLOTS
MEAT PACKING
ANIMAL WELFARE
ANIMAL HABITATS
ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT
FACTORY FARMS
GREAT APES
ANIMAL PROTECTION
DOGFIGHTING
FUR TRAPPING
MEAT SUBSTITUTES
ANIMAL TREATMENT
COSMETICS TESTING
HORSE SLAUGHTER
PUPPY MILLS
ENDANGERED SPECIES
ELEPHANT, RHINOCEROS & TIGER PARTS TRADE
ENDANGERED SPECIES TRAFFICKING
SHARK FINNING
MARINE ANIMAL PROTECTION
FORAGE FISH
SEA TURTLES
WHALES
BANKS
BANK FEES
CREDIT CARD FEES
PAYDAY LENDING
STUDENT LOANS
BANKS
BANK BAILOUTS
GREEN BANKS
MINORITY BANKS
HOMES
HOME OWNERSHIP
MORTGAGE INSURANCE
REDLINING
REGULATION
DERIVATIVES
GLASS-STEAGALL ACT
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
CONSUMER PROTECTION & PRIVACY
DISASTER PROTECTION
CATASTROPHE PREPAREDNESS
PRICE GOUGING
SEA LEVEL RISE
PRIVACY
CYBERSECURITY
MEDICAL PRIVACY
ONLINE DATA COLLECTION
SURVEILLANCE
DOMESTIC DRONES
FACIAL RECOGNITION
SOCIAL MEDIA PRIVACY
TRAVEL
AIR TRAVEL
TEXTING WHILE DRIVING
TRAFFIC CAMERAS
CRIME
CRIMES
HATE CRIMES
IDENTITY THEFT
JUVENILE CRIME
POLICE
POLICE MISCONDUCT
POLICE TRAINING
RACIAL PROFILING
PRISONS
INMATE HEALTH
PRISON PRIVATIZATION
RECIDIVISM
SEXUAL CRIMES
CAMPUS RAPE
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
TRANSIT ASSAULT
SUBSTANCE ABUSE
DRUG ADDICTION TREATMENT
DRUNK DRIVING
FENTANYL
VICTIMS
CHILD TRAFFICKING
CRIME VICTIMS
MISSING CHILDREN
EDUCATION
ECONOMICS
COLLEGE AFFORDABILITY
EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION
STUDENT LOAN DEBT
SCHOOL EFFICIENCY
SCHOOL FACILITIES
STEM FIELDS
TEACHER SHORTAGE
SCHOOLS
APPRENTICESHIPS
CHARTER SCHOOLS
SCHOOL LUNCH PROGRAM
SPECIAL NEEDS
BILINGUALISM
HEAD START
STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES
ENERGY
CLEAN ENERGY
GEOTHERMAL ENERGY
SOLAR ENERGY
WIND ENERGY
ELECTRICITY
ENERGY STORAGE
FUSION ENERGY
SMART GRID
ENERGY EXTRACTION
FRACKING
OFFSHORE OIL DRILLING
ORPHANED OIL WELLS
VEHICLES
ELECTRIC VEHICLES
PETROLEUM EXPORTS
RENEWABLE FUELS
ENVIRONMENT
AIR
AUTOMOBILE EMISSIONS
INDUSTRIAL EMISSIONS
LOW CARBON FUEL STANDARD
ECOSYSTEMS
BIODIVERSITY
CORAL REEFS
RAINFORESTS
EPA
CLEAN WATER ACT
GREAT LAKES
RECYCLING
POLLUTION PROTECTION
BROWNFIELD SITES
DRINKING WATER
SUPERFUND SITES
REGULATION
ARCTIC NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE
CARBON TAX
GREEN NEW DEAL
WATER
EMERGING CONTAMINANTS
NONPOINT SOURCE POLLUTION
PLASTIC POLLUTION
Week 2 - Pledging
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: | 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 |
Week 3 - Trustee Elections
FOREIGN POLICY & IMMIGRATION
CONFLICT RESOLUTION
EMBARGOS & SANCTIONS
HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES
IMMIGRANT CITIZENSHIP
IMMIGRANTS
IMMIGRATION
GLOBALIZATION
CHINA
GLOBAL FINANCE
GLOBAL HEALTH
GLOBAL TRADE
GOVERNMENT & POLITICS
ELECTION REFORM
GOVERNANCE
GOVERNMENT
GOVERNMENT POLICY
LAWS
POLITICS
STATUTES
GUNS
AMMUNITION
CRIME
OWNERSHIP
RESPONSIBILITY
TRAFFICKING
WEAPONS
HEALTHCARE
CANCER
CHILDREN
EMERGENCY SERVICES
HEALTHCARE
HOSPITALS
ILLNESS
REGULATION
SENIORS
HUMAN RIGHTS
AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES RIGHTS
CHILDREN'S RIGHTS
CIVIL RIGHTS
DISCRIMINATION
LGBTQ+ RIGHTS
POVERTY
SENIOR'S RIGHTS
WOMEN'S RIGHTS
FOREIGN POLICY & IMMIGRATION
CONFLICT RESOLUTION
| Winning Issue:: | CHINA/TIBET |
| Winning Issue:: | CUBAN EMBARGO |
| Winning Issue:: | CHINA HUMAN RIGHTS |
| Winning Issue:: | DREAMERS |
| Winning Issue:: | GUEST WORKERS |
| Winning Issue:: | BORDER SECURITY |
CHINA
| Winning Issue:: | COVID-19 ACCOUNTABILITY |
| Winning Issue:: | INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND |
| Winning Issue:: | NEGLECTED TROPICAL DISEASES |
| Winning Issue:: | RESHORING |
ELECTION REFORM
| Winning Issue:: | CITIZENS UNITED |
| Winning Issue:: | ANTITRUST REFORM |
| Winning Issue:: | SOCIAL SECURITY |
| Winning Issue:: | WHISTLEBLOWERS |
| Winning Issue:: | WAR ON DRUGS |
| Winning Issue:: | TERM LIMITS |
| Winning Issue:: | ELECTORAL COLLEGE |
AMMUNITION
| Winning Issue:: | AMMUNITION BACKGROUND CHECKS |
| Winning Issue:: | SCHOOL SHOOTINGS |
| Winning Issue:: | RED FLAG LAWS |
| Winning Issue:: | FIREARMS REPORTING |
| Winning Issue:: | GUN THEFT |
| Winning Issue:: | ASSAULT WEAPONS |
CANCER
| Winning Issue:: | COLORECTAL CANCER |
| Winning Issue:: | TOXIC CHEMICALS |
| Winning Issue:: | EMERGENCY ROOMS |
| Winning Issue:: | UNIVERSAL HEALTHCARE |
| Winning Issue:: | NURSING SHORTAGE |
| Winning Issue:: | MENTAL HEALTH |
| Winning Issue:: | GENERIC DRUGS |
| Winning Issue:: | PRESCRIPTION DRUG PRICES |
AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES RIGHTS
| Winning Issue:: | WORKERS WITH DISABILITIES |
| Winning Issue:: | CHILD SUPPORT |
| Winning Issue:: | VOTING RIGHTS ACT |
| Winning Issue:: | AFFIRMATIVE ACTION |
| Winning Issue:: | LGBTQ+ YOUTH |
| Winning Issue:: | HUNGER |
| Winning Issue:: | LONG TERM CARE |
| Winning Issue:: | FAMILY POVERTY |