The Committee of Seventy’s Weekly Newsletter
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- Weekly Newsletter 6/16/2023How a court decision is shaping PA budget season and a guide to 2,560 local governments
- Weekly Newsletter 6/10/2023Budget time in Harrisburg and City Hall, fewer voters in Philly, and Seventy’s new CEO
- Weekly Newsletter 6/3/2023A troubled start for new police oversight commission and scandal rocks DuBois, PA
- Weekly Newsletter 5/26/2023Candidates and voters still matter in mayor’s race, while the real campaign begins for City Commissioner
- Weekly Newsletter 5/19/2023Glass ceilings poised to shatter at both ends of PA and a case for electoral reform
- Weekly Newsletter 5/13/2023A decisive Delco race, a rundown of City Council races and election oversight on the ballot
- Weekly Newsletter 5/5/2023Mail-in Ballot Request Deadline is Tuesday, May 9, at 5pm
- Weekly Newsletter 4/28/2023Our mayoral poll, traction on election bills, and ethics reform for the next Council
- Weekly Newsletter 4/22/2023A mayoral poll, a defiant super PAC and How Philly Works 2.0
- Weekly Newsletter 4/14/2023Money in the upcoming election and (another) scandal in the Sheriff’s Office
- Weekly Newsletter 4/7/2023Big money in the mayors race and Gov. Corbett calls for ‘hyper-localized’ dialogue on democracy
- Weekly Newsletter 4/1/2023Lawmakers Target Elections and Licensing in DOS Budget Hearing and Ethics a Top Issue in Allegheny County
- Weekly Newsletter 3/25/2023Power struggle in City Hall continues while candidates disappear from the city ballot
- Weekly Newsletter 3/17/2023Our plan to fix how Philly works and a busy day at City Hall for a coffee can
- Weekly Newsletter 3/10/2023Philly builds its ballot and budget season begins in Harrisburg
- Weekly Newsletter 3/3/2023New beginnings in Harrisburg and the end of an era in Philly
- Weekly Newsletter 2/24/2023A battle over rules in the PA House and a roadmap for Philly’s mayoral candidates
- Weekly Newsletter 2/18/2023Glass ceiling in Philly’s mayoral race and big unknowns for the PA House
- Weekly Newsletter 2/10/2023A new timetable for new House rules and a confusing SCOPA ruling on mail-in ballot dating
- Weekly Newsletter 2/03/2023Electronic poll books in Philly and a continuing standoff in Harrisburg
- Weekly Newsletter 1/28/2023Legislative rules are up for discussion and campaign-finance reform should be
- Weekly Newsletter 1/20/2023Transitions in Harrisburg and at Seventy, and it’s off to the races in Philly
- Weekly Newsletter 1/13/2023A tale of two houses on constitutional amendments and fond farewell to our CEO
- Weekly Newsletter 1/06/2023A new role for our CEO and an encouraging start for the new Legislature
- Weekly Newsletter 12/22/2022Electoral Count Act reform nears the finish line but PA House special elections are still TBD
- Weekly Newsletter 12/19/2022A game of thrones in the PA House and a chance for election reform when it finally ends
- Weekly Newsletter 12/09/2022A two-party solution for the mail-in ballot battle and a hopeful signal from SCOTUS on protecting election law
- Weekly Newsletter 12/2/2022Because nothing is easy: A rocky start to both the PA House turnover and election certification
- Weekly Newsletter 11/18/2022Fairer districts in PA and the Mayor’s race expands in Philly
- Weekly Newsletter 11/11/2022An easier-than-expected election (so far) and four City Council coronations
- Weekly Newsletter 11/04/2022Be patient during Election Week and help save democracy
- Weekly Newsletter 10/31/2022Election denialism spreading its roots and abusing the impeachment process
- Weekly Newsletter 10/21/2022Expect a long night on Nov. 8—and then some (but not like 2020)
- Weekly Newsletter 09/30/2022Philly election info in six more languages and a second trial for Kenyatta Johnson
- Weekly Newsletter 09/23/2022Electoral College reform in final stretch and Ethics Board preps for 2023
- Weekly Newsletter 09/16/2022Pre-canvassing a “white whale” as midterms approach, constitutional abuse and City Council returns
- Weekly Newsletter 09/9/2022Two District Council seats on the ballot and poll workers get a pay hike
- Weekly Newsletter 09/2/2022Campaign season in full swing and vets press for open primaries
- Weekly Newsletter 8/26/22New Voter Registration-Mail-Ballot Form and Philly’s Hyperlocal News
- Weekly Newsletter 8/19/22Open primaries hearing, the next mayor’s race and a review of redboxing
- Weekly Newsletter 8/12/22House leader slaps down alternate elector strategy and primary reform gets a hearing
- Weekly Newsletter 8/5/22SCOPA OKs mail-in voting, but GOP legislators are still fighting it
- Weekly Newsletter 7/29/22New election law pros and cons, the latest on PA’s proposed constitutional amendments and the fight for open primaries
- Weekly Newsletter 7/22/22Electoral Count reform in D.C. while Harrisburg remains stalled
- Weekly Newsletter 7/15/22Financial oversight for Philly and PA’s county election-patchwork
- Weekly Newsletter 7/9/22Election funding compromise and (finally!) an approved state budget
- Weekly Newsletter 7/2/22A blown deadline on the state budget and “how a bill becomes a brawl”
- Weekly Newsletter 6/24/22Mayoral politics in Philly budget; Ds and Rs agree (!) in Harrisburg
- Weekly Newsletter 6/17/22An opening for election reform and a last-minute budget compromise
- Weekly Newsletter 6/10/22Progress on open wards, a tidy election recount, and a push in Harrisburg to limit dark money
- Weekly Newsletter 6/3/22C70’s precinct strategy: Polling places staffed by nonpartisan poll workers
- Weekly Newsletter 5/27/22A mail-in battle for the GOP, minority support for runaway winners and illegal electioneering by Philly poll workers
- Weekly Newsletter 6/23/2023