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What is the voter guide?On November 2nd, the mid-term elections will be held all across America. You will decide who will represent you in Congress and in your State Capitol. Do you know who is running to represent you? Do you know where they stand on issues that will affect your everyday life?

If not, don't worry… we got your back: This voter guide tells you what you need to know before you step in the voting booth.

What's at stake?Real talk, we are all struggling to answer some basic questions about our lives:

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accessible & Comprehensive health CareCan i see a doctor?We believe high quality physical and mental health care, including full reproductive health services and prescription drugs, is a right and must be affordable and accessible to all.

affordable & accessible housingCan i have a place to live?We believe decent, safe, accessible and affordable housing is a right for all. The government should

take on predatory lenders and de-velopers, and provide emergency housing for people in crisis.

Climate Justice & Clean energyCan we survive?Real talk: Its now or never. We should be a leader in building a clean energy future. This will cre-ate millions of new jobs, improve our health, and avoid future wars. We need to get serious switching from dirty coal and nuclear power to wind and solar energy.

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our generation

is facing a critical moment that will define our country for

years to come. as a coalition of new voters, we were a huge factor in both

2006 and 2008. We will be the difference again in this election! too much is at stake in

this election to sit this out… get to know where the candidates stand on our issues, then get out and vote on November 2nd!

We’ve got this and other non partisan voter guides online, so check us out at

www.generationalalliance.org — share it with your friends, send to your mom.

healthy Jobs & economyCan i make a decent living?We believe workers, the backbone of this country, have a right to paid sick days and a living family wage. Workers should have the right to organize without fear. This is how we revive the middle class and al-leviate poverty.

Quality & affordable educationCan i go to college without being in debt for the rest of my life?We believe every young person in this country has the right to a high-quality, affordable education from pre-school through college.

rights for New americansCan i be treated with respect regardless of where i was born?Immigration policy should not criminalize people for seeking a better life. We are a nation of immigrants and diversity is our strength. We need fair and hu-mane immigration reform that keeps families together, offers pathways to citizenship, fair com-pensation, and basic services like health care and college loans.

safe CommunitiesCan i feel safe on my street?Building more prisons doesn’t make us safer. Instead of spending $40,000 a year locking someone up, we should invest in job training, education counselors, drug rehab and programs that lift people up. We must take the safety of women seriously in our homes and on the streets.

safety in our WorldCan we have real peace and safety?Real national security comes from being a respected and respectful member of the global community. This means ending torture and other human rights abuses. It also means ending the war in Iraq and offering strategic humanitarian relief.

voting rights & election reformCan i vote? Will my vote be counted? What's up with politicians trying to make it harder for us to vote? Why can't i register and vote on the same day, like my friends in Minnesota and Wisconsin? Can i be sure my vote is counted?We believe voting is a right for all citizens, including students attending college out of state, felons, and people who need special help to participate. We support public financing to take money out of politics. We oppose ID requirements and other discriminatory barriers to voting.

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In our state, there are ballot initiatives that put crucial decisions on important issues in the hands of the voters in the state. In the upcoming election there is 1 pending ballot initiative in Pennsylvania which does not have a direct impact on us. If you want to find out more information about the initiative you can check out Pennsylvania’s board of elections page.

In order to know who you want to vote for, you need to know what they’re responsible for. Then you can check out how they stand on the issues you care about. We’ve highlighted two races but to see all the races check out Pennsylvania’s board of elections page.

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the goverNor:•Overseesallpublicrelatedop-

erations (I.e. paying taxes, cars (DMv), construction, education, legal matters, law enforcement)

•Communicatesdirectlywiththestate legislature

•Accountsforallstatemoneyreceived and spent

•Appointscertainofficersasre-quired by the state constitution and statutes and fills vacancies instateoffices

•Signsorvetoesbillspassedbythe legislature

•Callselectionstofillvacanciesformembers of the u.S. Congress

•Issuesrequisitionsforthereturnof accused persons

•Enforcesallcriminallaws

Who’s running?dan onorato Democratic Party www.voteonorato.com 412-281-5678

tom Corbett Republican Party www.tomcorbettforgovernor.com 717-238-4009

seNators:•Draft,introduceandsponsor

new bills

•Debateandpassbillstogobefore the President vetoes or signs them into law

•Advocateandworktoprioritizethe issues most important to their constituents

The Senate collectively has the power to:

•Investigatepressingnationalissues

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•Supervisetheactionsofthejudicial and executive branches of government

•Confirmorrejectingtreatiesinitiated by the President

•ConfirmanyPresidentialap-pointments (Supreme Court judges, Attorney General etc)

•Tryanyfederalofficialaccusedof a crime after the House votes toimpeachthatofficial

•Filibusterduringdebatesonbills-a filibuster is when an individual Senator can choose to delay or entirely prevent a vote on a bill

Who’s running?Joe sestak Democratic Party www.joesestak.com 215-352-6213

Pat toomey Republican Party www.toomeyforsenate.com 484-809-7994

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which candidate you’re voting for and what you’re

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Pennsylvania election Protection informationIf you need more information about election rules and regulations contact the Department of State at: http://www.pavoterservices.state.pa.us, the Secretary of State at: http://www.docs.state.pa.us/bcel/site/default.asp or visit the 866 Ourvote website at: http://www.866ourvote.org a resource created by the lawyers’ Commit-tee for Civil Rights under law and its partners.

Polling Place hourselection Day: November 2, 2010 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.

how to Check registration•Call1-866-OUR-VOTE

•VisitthePennsylvaniaDepartofState’s website.

identification required to voteIf you are voting for the first time, Pennsylvania law requires you to present one of the following forms of identification:

•Avaliddriver’slicenseoriden-tification card issued by the Department of Transportation

•Avalididentificationcardis-sued by any other agency of the Commonwealth

•Avalididentificationcardissuedby the united States Government

•AvalidUnitedStatespassport

•Avalidstudentidentificationcard

•Avalidemployeeidentificationcard

•AvalidarmedforcesoftheUnit-ed States identification card

•AVoterIdentificationCard

•Anon-photoIDissuedbytheCommonwealth of Pennsylvania or the u.S. Government

•Afirearmpermit

•Acurrentutilitybill,bankstate-ment, or paycheck

•Agovernmentcheck

how to Find Your Polling Place•Call1-866-OUR-VOTE

•VisitthePennsylvaniaDepartof State’s polling place locator website.

absentee votingThe following people may vote foranyofficeinanyelectionbyabsentee ballot as long as they are registered to vote:

•Apersonwhoisormaybeinthe military service of the united States, regardless of whether at the time of voting the person is present in the election district of residence or in the Common-wealth and regardless of wheth-er they are registered to vote.

•Aspouseordependentlivingwith or accompanying a person in the military service of the united States and who expects on election Day to be absent from the municipality they live in

during the entire period in which the polling places are open for voting (7 a.m. to 8 p.m.).

•AmemberoftheMerchantMarine and their spouse and dependents residing with or accompanying the Merchant Marine, who expect on election Day to be absent from the Com-monwealth or the municipality of residence during the entire period in which the polling places are open for voting (7 a.m. to 8 p.m.).

•Amemberofareligiousorwel-fare group attached to and serv-ing with the armed forces and their spouse and dependents living with them, who expect on election Day to be absent from the Commonwealth or the mu-nicipality they live in during the entire period in which the poll-ing places are open for voting (7 a.m. to 8 p.m.).

•Anindividualwho,becauseofthe elector’s duties, occupation or business (including leaves of absence for teaching, vacations and sabbatical leaves), expects on election Day to be absent from the municipality they live in during the entire period the polls are open for voting and the spouse and dependents of such voters who are living with or accompanying the voter and for that reason also expect to be absent from their municipal-ity during the entire period the polls are open for voting (7 a.m. to 8 p.m.).

•Aqualifiedwarveteranvoterwho is bedridden or hospital-ized due to illness or physical disability if the veteran is absent from the municipality they live in and are unable to attend their

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polling place because of such illness or disability, regardless of whether the voter is registered to vote.

•Apersonwho,becauseofillnessor physical disability, is unable to attend his/her polling place or to operate a voting machine and obtain assistance by dis-tinct and audible statements. (Note: A disabled elector may be placed on a permanently disabled absentee file.)

•Aspouseordependentac-companying a person employed by the Commonwealth or the federal government, in the event that the employee’s duties, oc-cupation or business on elec-tion Day require him/her to be absent from the Commonwealth or the municipality of residence during the entire period the polls are open for voting (7 a.m. to 8 p.m.).

•Acountyemployeewhoex-pects that their election Day duties relating to the conduct of the election will prevent the employee from voting.

•Apersonwhowillnotattendapolling place on election Day because of the observance of a religious holiday.

To vote by absentee ballot, a voter must apply to the County Board of elections for an absentee ballot. The County Board of elections will send a paper absentee ballot to the voter. The voter then completes the ballot and returns it to the County Board of elections.

In Pennsylvania, the County Board of elections must receive your application for absentee ballot no later than 5 p.m. on the Tuesday before the election. In emergency

situations (such as an unexpected illness or disability) you can submit an emergency Application for Ab-sentee Ballot, which must be sub-mitted no later than 5 p.m. on the FridaybeforeElectionDay.Com-pleted non-emergency absentee ballots must be received by 5 p.m. ontheFridaybeforeElectionDay.

If you’re a first-time voter and plan on using an absentee ballot, you will need to provide a copy of a driver’s license or any other type of acceptable ID.

information for People who have Moved or Changed addressesIf you have moved within the state less than 30 days before to the election, you must vote at your for-mer residence. If you moved more than 30 days before an election but did not change your address with VoterRegistrationOfficials,youmust vote at the polling place of your old residence where you are registered to vote. However, you may only vote at this location and must follow “fail-safe” procedures, which include informing the elec-tionOfficialsofthechangeofad-dressandfillingoutanaffirmationstating the new address. The new polling location will then update its records, and you will receive a new voter registration card. You will no longer be able to vote at your old polling place.

information for People with Felony Convictionsvoting rights are restored automat-icallyafterreleasefromprison.Formore information, visit the Penn-sylvania Secretary of State website or the 866 Ourvote website to download a Pennsylvania election Protection Manual.

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The Generational Alliance (www.generationalalliance.org) is a 501(c)3 collaboration of 15 national youth organizations building collective power for underrepresented & low-income communities. We're working together to win real change for our generation on the issues we face on a daily basis. We're not just around for the election.

Our members are on the block 24-7, 365 days of the year to bring the change that our communities need. The GA members have come together with our strategic partners to make sure our communities have all the information they need to get out there and vote this election because our generation is facing a critical moment that will define our country for years to come. Too much is at stake in this election to sit this out…