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Sen. Dan Laughlin to Introduce Open Primaries Legislation to Enfranchise 900,000 Independent Voters on Election Day

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Lesson 2: The Constitution, Federal Law, and Voting Rights

The right to vote has been won for different groups throughout U.S. history. (45 minutes)

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The Committee of Seventy Releases Statement on SEPTA Budget Crisis

The Committee of Seventy's statement in response to news of a SEPTA budget crisis that would result in severe service reductions and fare hikes.

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Testimony on Civil Service Exemption for Citizens Police Oversight Commission

The Committee of Seventy expressed concern about a proposal to create a special carve out from the civil service system for staff of the Citizens Police Oversight Commission and urged lawmakers to instead focus on the systemic and underlying issues in recruitment, hiring, retention and promotion that plague the city workforce.

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Suggested pacing and order for Can We Talk? exercises

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City Taxpayers Deserve Permanent Inspector General

Watchdog says OIG should have oversight over all city government

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Election Academy: Understanding Vote By Mail

As part of the Election Academy series, the Committee of Seventy and the Philadelphia City Commissioners’ Office are hosting a set of in-person classes focused on understanding vote-by-mail in Philadelphia.

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BallotPA Testimony on Bipartisanship for Speaker's Workgroup

BallotPA chair David Thornburgh urged Speaker Rozzi and his bipartisan workgroup members to consider allowing independents to vote in primary elections as a means to ease partisan gridlock.

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Letter to PA Senators: Counties Need Time to Process Ballots

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Maddi’s Fridge

by Lois Brandt

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