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Registered voters support open primaries and top-two system for Pennsylvania

Answers to Frequently Asked Questions about how, where, and what to do to vote.

Letter to Senate State Government Committee: Support Redistricting Criteria and Transparency Bill

What is the amendment about? City voters will decide on May 15 whether the so-called Educational Supplement to the Home Rule Charter dealing with the public school system will be amended in various parts. These changes would impact the nomination, appointment and removal process for Board of Education members and create a Parent and Community Advisory Council charged with “consult[ing] on issues pertaining to educational policy and family and community engagement in schools.”

Local jurisdictions will bear the heaviest burden of protecting voters and workers from COVID-19. They need federal funding now.

The nonprofit’s largest ever single grant will also fund voter outreach and support for election workers.

​SB 300 Voted out of Committee with Bipartisan Support

The Committee of Seventy announced that it has been awarded major grants totaling $900,000 to support its work to strengthen democracy, elections and civic education in Philadelphia and Pennsylvania. This includes an $800,000 grant from William Penn Foundation, matching their previous investment from 2022—the largest grant Seventy ever received in its history. Seventy will also receive $80,000 from the Agua Fund, and $20,000 from CivXNow, a project of iCivics.

On April 7th and April 9th, the Committee of Seventy and the Philadelphia City Commissioners’ Office are hosting two in-person classes to help organizations and community members better understand voter registration ahead of the primary. Participants will learn how to complete and submit registrations accurately, avoid common mistakes, and understand what happens after forms are processed so they can confidently support voters.

Governor Wolf’s statement of support for sweeping ethics and campaign finance reform is welcomed. If advanced, this move at long last could finally bring Pennsylvania’s transparency and accountability laws in line with other states.