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Testimony submitted to the Presidential Commission on Election Administration

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Testimony on Priority Election Reforms and Rebuilding Trust

House State Government Committee

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City Hall Roll Call: April 29, 2021

Council commits to ongoing housing protections

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Lesson 1: Election Law and Mail-In Voting

Students learn about state election laws and the debate around mail ballots. (45 minutes)

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City Hall Roll Call: May 6, 2021

Could a new app help stem the tide against gun violence?

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City Hall Roll Call: May 27, 2021

Council introduces hiring reforms for City workforce

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College Voting Challenge - and Challenges

Seventy CEO David Thornburgh; Jennifer Domagal-Goldman, Executive Director of the ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge; and Tiffany Chang Lawson, Director of the Bureau of Campaign Finance & Civic Engagement in the PA Dept of State discuss challenges related to getting college students to the polls.

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City Hall Roll Call: June 10th, 2021

The Budget Clock ticks down

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City Hall Roll Call: September 23, 2021

Public Safety Committee Advances Driving Equality Bill to Full Body

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Committee of Seventy Testimony on Mail-In & Absentee Ballot Access to the Democratic Caucus Policy Committee

We were founded in Philadelphia to combat corruption and have played an important role in civil service reform, campaign finance reform, and election administration. We are a nonprofit and nonpartisan organization, and we do not endorse candidates or represent any special interests. We want better government that our citizens can trust.

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