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General Assembly and Governor Approve Bill to Move 2020 Primary

Primary Election Shifts to June 2 with Emergency Provisions

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Lesson 3: Completing a Mail-In Ballot, or Voting In-Person

In the previous lesson, students completed a real or hypothetical mail-in ballot application. In this lesson, they will learn how to complete and return their mail-in ballot, as well as how to find their polling place and to cast their ballot in person. They will also learn how to cast a provisional ballot as a last resort. It’s important to walk students through these processes.

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City Hall Roll Call: October 21, 2021

"Who is in charge in this city?"

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Legislative Changes Urgently Needed Prior to November 2020 Election

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City Hall Roll Call: October 7, 2021

Competing "Streeteries" legislation introduced

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The Kitchen Table Question

This exercise can help participants make an important discovery: that "their" key issues are not the only ones worth caring about, and that other people may frame a shared issue in a way very different from their own.

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Philadelphia City Council Redistricting Roadmap for an Open, Accessible and Inclusive Process

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.

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🎉Inaugural City Hall Roll Call: March 25, 2021

Council pays tribute to "Philadelphia treasure" and "barrier breaker," Dr. Emma C. Chappell

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City Hall Roll Call: May 20, 2021

Demolition moratorium proposed in South Philadelphia

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Story Core

This exercise is designed to help people do a fair-minded, useful assessment of how well a system or an organization is working.

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