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Citizens' First Vote Celebration

The Committee of Seventy and the Welcoming Center for New Pennsylvanians are co-presenting Citizens' First Vote, a lively celebration of the first ballot cast by naturalized citizens, featuring food, music and an opportunity to share the joy of voting for the first time.

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Citizen Mouth Off 2016: Poverty, Philadelphia's Greatest Crisis

Established cross-sector moderators will lead discussions with advocates doing real, on-the-ground work fighting poverty. The goal of each conversation is to formulate or refine solutions addressing poverty.

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American Experiments on July 25

The best ideas from America's civic tech and political reform communities to help reinvigorate democracy in the US were showcased in American Experiments on July 25.

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Ellen Mattleman Kaplan To Become Seventy’s Interim President and CEO

PHILADELPHIA – June 26, 2014 – Ellen Mattleman Kaplan has been named Interim President and Chief Executive Officer of the Committee of Seventy, the Philadelphia-based independent watchdog organization.

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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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The Ballot Box Battle

by Emily Arnold McCully

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State Hosting Expo on New Voting Systems

Citizens, advocates and media encouraged to visit the expo in Doylestown

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Seventy's Statement on Governor Wolf's Citizens First Ethics Plan

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.

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War Game Screening & Panel Discussion

Experience the powerful documentary War Game in an exclusive screening at the National Constitution Center, followed by an insightful panel discussion on the challenges and complexities of protecting American democracy in an increasingly polarized world.

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Uncle Willie and the Soup Kitchen

by DyAnne DiSalvo-Ryan

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