​SB 300 Voted out of Committee with Bipartisan Support

New coalition, editorial boards and legislative leadership call for reform

New Coalition Supports Opening Pennsylvania’s Primaries

New Platform for a Stronger Local Democracy

Philadelphia, PA (April 1, 2019) — The Committee of Seventy (C70) announced today that it has negotiated rights to acquire the “Coffee Can of Destiny” (CCoD) from the Office of the Philadelphia City Commissioners and plans to donate it to a new Philadelphia Coffee Museum to be built on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway.

City on track to safeguard 2020 elections, but City officials must address confusion and distrust

Report urges voter-marked paper-ballot systems for 2020 elections

Citizens, advocates and media encouraged to visit the expo in Doylestown

The Committee of Seventy is joining the call made this week by the Philadelphia Coalition for Affordable Communities for the City Controller to conduct a review of city land sales. Reporting by the Inquirer and Daily News confirm the continuation of City Council’s problematic role in land disposition, a longtime concern for Seventy.

Harrisburg, PA – The Committee of Seventy applauds Governor Wolf for the Executive Order he issued today creating the Pennsylvania Redistricting Reform Commission. Furthermore, we are honored that the Governor asked our President and CEO, David Thornburgh to, chair this important group.