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New Reform Legislation Would Add Transparency, Public Input to Opaque Redistricting Process

Councilmember Derek Green today introduced his second package of reform legislation this year, this time proposing a special commission to gather public input for redrawing Philadelphia’s 10 City Council districts.

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New Statewide Poll Finds Strong Support for Primary Reform

Registered voters support open primaries and top-two system for Pennsylvania

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NewsGuard's Gordon Crovitz on Choosing Your News with C70's David Thornburgh and Chris Satullo

C70's David Thornburgh and Chris Satullo speak with NewsGuard co-CEO Gordon Crovitz to equip listeners with some tools and insights needed to be discerning consumers of news and media.

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NExT Philadelphia Presents: How Local is Your Politics on October 18

Join NExT Philadelphia, Temple University's Public Policy program and Seventy for a discussion of effective political engagement---in and out of elective office.

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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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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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Open Primaries Legislation Advances in the Senate

SB 300 Voted out of Committee with Bipartisan Support

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Open Primaries Legislation Approved by the Pennsylvania Senate

Landmark Bill Will Move to the State House for Debate

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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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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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