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Councilmember’s Trial Highlights the Need for Reforms to Ethics Rules and Council Prerogative

The public will have to wait for a final outcome in Councilmember Kenyatta Johnson's trial. In the meantime, there is work to be done to bolster Philadelphians’ trust in City Hall.

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Lesson 1: Is the right to vote guaranteed?

It's not as simple as you think. (20 minutes)

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Open Primaries PA hosting Virtual Advocacy Day to Secure Voting Rights for All Pennsylvanians Ahead of Primary Elections

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Committee of Seventy Releases 2015 Integrity Agenda For Mayoral and City Council Candidates

City’s Progress on Ethics and Campaign Finance Must Continue

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Public Comment on Regulation No. 5 - Conflict of Interest

Seventy responds to proposed Resolution No. 5

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Statement on Misguided Senate Action to Subpoena Voter Records and Personal Information Regarding the 2020 General Election

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David Thornburgh to Step Aside as Committee of Seventy CEO to Assume New Role as Senior Advisor

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High School Students Choose Helen Gym, New Slate of City Council Members in PA Youth Vote Mock Election

Mock election brought hands-on voting to classrooms, encouraging future civic participation

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Democracy Agenda for Philadelphia

The Democracy Agenda for Philadelphia outlines the actions needed by our next mayor and City Council to ensure a more representative and ethical city government—a more democratic city government responsive to voters, that protects the public interest, and that engages communities on key decisions shaping their future.

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Open Primaries

Closed primaries have been used in the Commonwealth for generations. But our politics have changed; our communities have changed; our voters have changed. So should our elections. That's why we launched Ballot PA, to repeal closed primaries.

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