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C70 Testimony on Philadelphia City Council Redistricting - Bill No. 220003

C70 Policy Director Patrick Christmas provides testimony regarding City Council's proposed map.

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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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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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District Attorney Candidates’ Forum & Convention: Criminal Justice Reform in Philadelphia on April 25

Young Involved Philadelphia – in partnership with the Barristers’ Association of Philadelphia, the Hispanic Bar Association of Pennsylvania, Seventy, and Temple University’s Master of Public Policy Program – is hosting a Candidates’ Forum and Convention on Criminal Justice Reform for the Philadelphia District Attorney’s race.

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Brett Mandel & Philadelphia, Corrupt and Consenting: A City’s Struggle against an Epithet

Join the Committee of Seventy for an event discussing Philadelphia's struggle against its reputation for corruption. Author Brett Mandel will delve into his book, "Philadelphia, Corrupt and Consenting," alongside Lauren Vidas.

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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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Committee of Seventy Releases Statement on Changes in Philadelphia City Commissioner’s Office

Committee of Seventy President and CEO Lauren Cristella released a statement regarding the appointment of City Commissioner Omar Sabir as Chairperson and Stephanie Reid as Director of Election Administration of the Philadelphia City Commissioners.

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Topic Four: Making a Plan to Vote - Applying for a Mail-In Ballot/Finding Your Polling Place

Read a description of this topic and access sample slides to use when teaching this set of lessons.

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Seventy, Philadelphia 3.0, 5th Square and Philly Set Go submit records request for information about City Commissioner Clark

PHILADELPHIA- Four civic leadership organizations committed to fair elections and good governance filed requests for information about City Commissioner Anthony Clark on Tuesday.

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Philadelphia City Commissioner Al Schmidt to Serve as President & CEO of Committee of Seventy

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.

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