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  • Committee of Seventy Thanks Pennsylvania House for Passage of Open Primaries Legislation

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASECONTACT: Andrew McGinley – amcginley@seventy.org September 30, 2026 Philadelphia, PA – Yesterday, the Pennsylvania House of Representatives passed legislation allowing unaffiliated voters  to vote in primaries by a bipartisan vote of 115 to 88. The legislation, House Bill 280, allows independent voters to choose which party’s primary ballot to complete. Pennsylvania is one…

  • Supreme Court Blocks Mail-In Voting Rule Changes Ahead of 2026 Midterms

    On September 14, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 7-2 to block a U.S. Postal Service rule — issued under a Trump administration executive order — that would have imposed new requirements on how mail ballots are handled nationwide, including redesigned ballot envelopes with tracking barcodes and a system requiring states to submit voter information to…