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Why Voters in Philadelphia Can Trust the Election Process

NOVEMBER 2016 VOTER EXPERIENCE SURVEY: GENERALLY OK, BUT SOME LONG LINES AND INAPPROPRIATE REQUESTS FOR VOTER IDENTIFICATION

Seventy urges voters to vote by mail, advises those going to the polls to expect long lines

Por qué los votantes de Filadelfia pueden confiar en el proceso electoral

C70 CEO and Chair of the Draw the Lines PA initiative, David Thornburgh, testified on October 20, 2021 before the PA State Government Committee about congressional redistricting.

PA Civics, a statewide network formed in 2019 to strengthen and expand civic education in Pennsylvania, officially welcomed the News Literacy Project and Carpenters’ Hall as the 24th and 25th members of the coalition during its quarterly meeting on July 10. The News Literacy Project, the nation’s largest provider of news literacy education, and Carpenters’ Hall, the site of the First Continental Congress in 1774, join a growing list of partners that includes the Association of Former Members of Congress, the National Constitution Center, the Heinz History Center, the Pennsylvania Chamber of Commerce and The Committee of Seventy.

Better Government Advocates Press Need to Reform City Commissioners Office

"Driving Equality" bills receive final Council approval

Philadelphia took a significant step forward in the 2011 redistricting cycle when several of the most gerrymandered districts in the country were finally addressed. This was due, in no small part, to substantial advocacy both in the communities negatively affected and by champions within City Hall of a more fair map that strove for equitable representation.

C70 President & CEO, Lauren Cristella, thanked Chairman Bizzarro and members of the Committee, for the opportunity to discuss how we can all work together to improve civic education and increase civic participation in Pennsylvania.