All The Abington-Cheltenham-Jenkintown Area Subscribed Action Alerts

Tell President Biden to Publish the Equal Rights Amendment

Submitted by Bucks County in November 2024.

Action Alerts

Send an email urging President Biden to instruct the US Archivist to certify and publish the ERA in the Constitution! 

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Urge Your Members of Congress to Support the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act

Submitted by Bucks County in July 2024.

Action Alerts

We need a fully restored and modernized VRA to defend our democracy and protect the freedom to vote and ensure that discriminatory voting policies are stopped in their tracks.

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Tell Your State Lawmakers to Oppose a New Universal Voucher Proposal

Submitted by Bucks County in July 2024.

Action Alerts

We need your immediate help to send a message to PA lawmakers to oppose Senate Bill 1280, a universal school voucher bill that would provide a $8,000 cash handout to families for every student in the commonwealth who is not enrolled in a public school.

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Stand Against Xenophobia: Urge Your Members of Congress to Oppose the SAVE Act

Action Alert (Black woman with megaphone)

Submitted by the US (LWVUS) in July 2024.

Action Alerts

The House and Senate introduced a bill that would require citizenship documentation to register to vote, even though voters in every state are already required to affirm or verify their citizenship status when registering to vote.

Tell your members of Congress to oppose the SAVE Act. 

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Support the Equal Rights Amendment Today!

Image of back of woman holding a sign that says ERA Now. Woman's hat has LWV logo. Vote for Women's rights

Submitted by Bucks County in June 2024.

Action Alerts

The federal Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) has met all requirements for a constitutional amendment. Now we need your help to get it published in the US Constitution as the 28th Amendment.

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Tell your legislators to support the Governor's K-12 budget proposal

image of classroom showing various children with their hands raised and a teacher at the front of the room

Submitted by Bucks County in April 2024.

Action Alerts

We need a commitment to close the education funding gap in Pennsylvania. Governor Shapiro’s budget proposal this year is a critical first step to finishing the job of closing the unconstitutional $5.4 billion funding gap identified by the state’s bipartisan Basic Education Funding Commission (BEFC). Write to your legislators to support the K-12 budget proposal.

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End Gun Violence: PA Advocacy Day

Photo of students of diverse race, age and gender holding signs that say end gun violence.

Submitted by Bucks County in March 2024.

Action Alerts

Your voice can make a difference. Join CeasefirePA in Harrisburg on May 7th to demand that our lawmakers take action to End Gun Violence. You’ll meet with legislative offices and attend a mid-day rally on the front steps of the Capitol with elected leaders, survivors, youth, faith leaders, medical professionals, and other advocates to demand policies that would make Pennsylvania safer.

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Take action to protect environmental health in PA

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Submitted by Bucks County in February 2024.

Action Alerts

Tell your PA Senator to vote NO on SB1058, a bill that would stop Pennsylvania from participating in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative or any similar program to reduce the effects of pollution in PA.

TAKE ACTION NOW

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Ask the Senate Judiciary Committee to Move Gun Bills

Gun Violence

Submitted by Central Delaware County in January 2024.

Action Alerts

The League of Women Voters of Pennsylvania (LWVPA) believes that the proliferation of handguns and semiautomatic assault weapons in the United States is a major health and safety threat to its citizens, in particular children. For years, we have advocated for the passage of common-sense gun laws that protect the health and safety of all Pennsylvanians. Help advocate for the passage of two life-saving gun safety bills with bipartisan PA House Bill 1018 and PA House Bill 714.
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Delaware County Environmental Clearinghouse

Environmental Clearing House

Submitted by Central Delaware County in January 2024.

Action Alerts

The League of Women Voters of Delaware County has developed a Delaware County Environmental Clearinghouse www.envirodelco.org as a central repository for the collection, classification, and distribution of information regarding environmental issues, projects, studies, articles, etc. for Delaware County, PA.

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