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Naturalized U.S. citizens have the same voting rights as citizens born in the U.S. Join us for an evening of meaningful conversation and connection, uniting community members and leaders committed to empowering foreign-born voters. Co-sponsored by The Welcoming Center, the Committee of Seventy, and the Museum of the American Revolution, this free event will feature a thought-provoking panel discussion moderated by Jennifer Rodriguez, President & CEO of the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce.

Candidate forums for all three appellate levels of Pennsylvania’s Unified Judicial System are taking place at Widener Commonwealth Law School in Harrisburg and will be telecast on PCN.

On Monday, April 15, 2024 at 7:00pm, the Committee of Seventy, along with Pennsylvanians for Modern Courts, the Forum of Executive Women, League of Women Voters of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Bar Association, and Philadelphia Bar Association, is hosting a bipartisan virtual forum for Pennsylvania attorney general candidates.

Pennsylvania’s election was free and fair. We need our public officials to stand firm.

Judicial retirement will be discussed at a special Chancellor's Forum of the Philadelphia Bar Association on March 24, 4 to 6:30 pm.

Today, the Committee of Seventy’s Board of Directors announced that Al Schmidt has been named President and Chief Executive Officer of Pennsylvania’s long standing nonpartisan advocate for better government.

Better Philadelphia Elections Agenda to be Released Next Year

C70, WHYY, and the Philadelphia Inquirer are sponsoring a convention for voters to come meet directly with the 35+ candidates running for the at-large positions on City Council.

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.

PHILADELPHIA (Nov. 2, 2015) - Philadelphia District Attorney R. Seth Williams today reminded voters to call the District Attorney’s Election Fraud Task Force if they experience any difficulty casting their ballot. The office’s hotline numbers are 215-686-9641,9643 or 9644. And, while joined by President and CEO of the Committee of Seventy David Thornburgh, he reminded all Philadelphians that they need to vote tomorrow.