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C70 President and CEO Al Schmidt to Receive Presidential Citizens Medal

The medal, the second-highest civilian award given by our government, recognizes extraordinary efforts to protect American democracy.

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C70 Partners With Morgan Lewis to Promote Civic Engagement

This partnership will educate and empower team members from one of Philadelphia's preeminent law firms to get involved and support democracy.

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Committee of Seventy Denounces President's Attack on Democracy, Calls to Finish the Count

In this Commonwealth and in every state across the country, counted votes are legal votes, and every vote must be counted. Our votes have been cast. Now we are completing their count, and we must defend the integrity of that process. We must defend our democracy.

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I Am Somebody

by Nyasha Williams

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Committee of Seventy Statement on House Bill 1396

The Committee of Seventy’s statement on House Bill 1396, an omnibus election code modernization bill.

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Committee of Seventy Releases Columns From Transition Sessions for Mayor and City Council

The Committee of Seventy, with support from the William Penn Foundation, hosted a series of briefings beginning in the fall of 2023 to help manage upcoming transitions into office for the Mayor and City Council. In an effort to share insights from the briefings with the public, Seventy released several columns on the sessions written by Dave Davies.

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Killing PGW Deal Cowardly and an Affront to City Taxpayers

PHILADELPHIA – October 27, 2014 – The Committee of Seventy called Philadelphia City Council’s unilateral decision today to kill a proposed $1.86 billion sale of the Philadelphia Gas Works without a public hearing an affront to the taxpayers of Philadelphia.

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SEVENTY LAUNCHES NEW 1-855-SEVENTY HOTLINE

Will Offer Year-Round Customer Service on Elections and Voting

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Letter to House Judiciary Committee: Oppose Judicial Districts (HB 38)

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Testimony on Proposed Fiscal Impact Statement Amendment

Philadelphia City Council | Finance Committee | Bill No. 170719

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