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Council Redistricting

The 17-member Philadelphia City Council has a major role in the everyday lives of city residents. With Council districts being redrawn, now is the time to ensure residents can engage directly in the map-making process.

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Make Sure You're Ready to Vote on May 20, Says Seventy

Encourages Voters with Questions to Call 1-866-OUR VOTE (1-866-687-8683) Hotline

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NON-PARTISAN VOLUNTEERS READY TO HELP VOTERS ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 4

WHAT: The Committee of Seventy has recruited and trained 150 non-partisan volunteers to help Pennsylvania voters on November 4, 2014. Representatives of the media are urged to remind Philadelphians with questions about voting, or who experience problems at the polls, to call Seventy’s NEW dedicated elections hotline at 1-855-SEVENTY (1-855-738-3689).

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Teaching Civics in Politically Charged Times

The Committee of Seventy and PA Civics are partnering with Intermediate Unit 1 to offer a training in SWPA for school leaders on how to more effectively teach nonpartisan, high-quality civics education in our polarized political environment.

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Open Primaries PA Launches Statewide Digital Campaign

Outreach to target more than 1.2 million Pennsylvanians shut out of the June 2 primary

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Committee of Seventy's Response to Philadelphia Ethics Board Announcement

C70's response to Ethics Board Announcement regarding their Campaign Finance Regulation (Regulation No. 1)

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What It Means: This American Moment in Context

Michael Beschloss, Presidential Historian, NBC News and PBS NewsHour, The New York Times columnist and #1 bestselling author, speaks at Seventy Minutes

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City Council's Stonewalling on PGW Proposal “Reprehensible”

PHILADELPHIA – October 24, 2014 – The Committee of Seventy today accused Philadelphia City Council of stonewalling to kill the proposed $1.86 billion sale of the Philadelphia Gas Works.

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Killing PGW Deal Cowardly and an Affront to City Taxpayers

PHILADELPHIA – October 27, 2014 – The Committee of Seventy called Philadelphia City Council’s unilateral decision today to kill a proposed $1.86 billion sale of the Philadelphia Gas Works without a public hearing an affront to the taxpayers of Philadelphia.

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Election Academy: Understanding Vote By Mail

Dates & Satellite Election Offices: 3/23 - SEO 4) 3/24 - SEO 9 3/26 - SEO 7 3/30 - SEO 10 3/31 - SEO 1 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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