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All Bucks County Action Alerts

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

Submitted by Bucks County in July 2024.

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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.

Tell Your State Lawmakers to Oppose a New Universal Voucher Proposal

Submitted by Bucks County in July 2024.

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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.

Submitted by Bucks County in June 2024.

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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.

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.

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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.

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

Submitted by Bucks County in March 2024.

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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.

3 smokestacks of which 2 are spewing smoke

Submitted by Bucks County in February 2024.

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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.

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URGENT: Tell the Basic Education Funding Commission that every PA student deserves a high quality education

Submitted by Bucks County in December 2023.

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Take action this fall to open Pennsylvania primaries!

Submitted by Bucks County in September 2023.

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Pennsylvania is one of only nine states with fully closed primaries, wherein only registered Republicans and registered Democrats may vote in a primary, shutting out 1.1-1.3 million voters Bills have been introduced to the state legislature