Delivering Democracy - A Report of the Committee of Seventy by 70seventy

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Delivering Democracy

In our entire 117-year history, Seventy’s mission has never been more important than right here, right now. —Michael R. Stiles, Esquire Chair, Committee of Seventy

The Committee of Seventy was established in 1904 for the express purpose of improving the voting process, bringing people of competence and integrity into government, combating corruption, and informing and engaging citizens in the critical affairs of the day. We are the only independent, nonpartisan organization in the region, and the oldest and largest in Pennsylvania that’s pursuing these goals.

Introduction 2 In 2020, our democracy was challenged in unimaginable ways, tested like never before. In the darkness of deep division, partisan political conflict,

Promoting a Culture of Voting 4

and a pandemic health crisis, where Americans were terrifyingly vulnerable to mis- and dis-information, the Committee of Seventy was a bright light, a trusted voice.

DELIVERING DEMOCRACY

Providing Information Devoid of Political Bias 8 Safeguarding Elections 10 Giving People a Voice 12 Protecting “We the People” 14

All Americans can agree that the sanctity and integrity of our election process is the key to the survival of our democracy. If democracy is the lever, voting is the fulcrum. Over the years, the voting machinery, timing, and names on the ballot have changed, but our principles at the Committee of Seventy have remained the same: helping ensure safe, accessible, and fair elections for all. We exist to deliver democracy.

Building Bridges to the Future and Across Divides 16 Seventy Minutes Sponsors 18 Staff/Board/Interns 20 Looking Forward 23

Introduction We Pennsylvanians don’t realize it, but there aren’t many organizations in this country like the Committee of Seventy, a nonpartisan, good-government organization founded in 1904 and still led by a group of prominent business and civic leaders today. While we knew the 2020 election year would be difficult, we couldn’t have known how consequential it would be and how sharply it would reveal the distinctive value of the Committee of Seventy and the enormous contributions we make to strengthening our local democracy. There’s never been a more anxiety-producing, exhausting election cycle. As our nation has faced significant, unprecedented challenges, we’ve seen the devastating effects of a public health crisis, an unpredictable recession, and a nationwide reckoning with the centuries-old plague of racism. Throughout these trying circumstances, we prepared for an election unlike any we have ever seen. In Pennsylvania, we found ourselves as perhaps the most sought after prize in the presidential election. Thanks to bipartisan legislation passed last fall, our nine million registered voters had important new voting options, including the chance to vote by mail, without the need for an excuse. Spurred by concerns about the pandemic, millions of Pennsylvania voters, 10 times more than ever before, voted by mail for the first time. This prompted all of us to make sure voters got it right so that their votes counted. It also challenged our local officials to run two parallel voting

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operations, one in person and one by mail at the same time.

In the face of these challenges, we listened to the advice embraced by Teddy Roosevelt: “Do what you can, with what you have, where you are,” and we performed at an extraordinary level: • We helped safeguard election day by dedicating enormous time and energy to support our local election officials, and recruiting and training thousands of poll workers. • We promoted a culture of voting by partnering with more than 100 major employers, non-profits, and community organizations to reach more than a million voters through our WeVote campaign, a statewide outreach and voter education initiative that inspires and prepares citizens to vote.

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• We provided information devoid of political bias through our digital ballot tool, Studio C70 broadcasts, and weekly newsletter that put critical nonpartisan candidate voting and election information at voter’s fingertips. • We gave citizens a voice through Draw the Lines and Open Primaries PA, issue-driven campaigns that inspire conversation, encourage action and allow the public to partner in the process of democratic reform. • We helped bridge divides. Through our Buchholz Fellows and the PA Project for Civic Engagement, we brought communities and generations together to share ideas and learn from one another. As we look back on 2020, we’re so grateful for those who share in and support our mission, for the many partnerships that extend our reach, for the thousands of volunteers who stepped forward with us to serve their community. Democracy exists in all our collective and individual actions and holds when we hold to it. We couldn’t have accomplished all that we did in 2020 without you. While we are proud of the progress made in the 2020 election cycle, there is much more to do. It’s time for good people of good intent to step forward to further strengthen our democracy. We will capitalize on reinvigorated civic engagement to fight for much needed democratic reforms. In particular, in 2021 we are calling on the General Assembly to draw congressional and legislative maps in a transparent process that listens to our citizens, and we will continue the fight for open primaries in Pennsylvania. We look forward to continuing our work with you.

Onward,

Michael R. Stiles, Esquire

David Thornburgh

CHAIR,

PRESIDENT AND CEO,

Committee of Seventy

“Eternal vigilance is the price of liberty.” — Thomas Jefferson, Founding Father and Third President of the United States D E L I V E R I N G D E M O C R AC Y

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Promoting a Culture of Voting

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“Together, through civic engagement, private sector leadership, community support, and bold vision for the future, we can realize all our aspirations.”

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— Jerry Sweeney, President and CEO of Brandywine Realty Trust & We Vote Partner

We believe that when more people vote and are better informed, democracy wins. That’s why we launched WeVote, a statewide campaign to create excitement and promote a positive, civically engaged culture in organizations and businesses during election cycles.

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Key Accomplishments

We recruited more than 100 partners (major employers, civic leaders, elected officials, colleges and universities, religious communities, and media outlets) who helped us get out the vote. Together, we reached more than a million voters with trusted, nonpartisan information and helped drive record-setting voter turnout across the state.

WeVote by the Numbers ONLINE VOTER GUIDES:

WEEKLY NEWSLETTERS:

WEVOTE@HOME EVENTS:

255,000+

42,000

1,600

online users

subscribers

viewers each

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Elections happen every year. Sign your community, business, organization, school, or congregation up to be a WeVote Partner.

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Seventy in the News The eyes of the world were on Pennsylvania, a critical battleground state in the 2020 election, and Seventy’s important work attracted global media attention.

Over the course of many of the most critical months in 2020, Committee of Seventy leadership participated in:

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interviews that resulted in coverage by 35 broadcast (radio and television) outlets

print and online outlets

crossed the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and reached 4.71 million individuals for an estimated 32.5 percent of Pennsylvania’s population.

Nationally, media coverage

reached 39 of the 50 states and more than 37.6 million individuals for an estimated 11.4 percent of the U.S. population.

32.5%

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And internationally,

for a total of

81 local, national, and international media hits.

Locally, media coverage

media coverage crossed

countries,

and reached more than

five continents.

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Highest Performance Local Hits

Voteswagon” Will Help Pick Up Primary “ Election Ballots at 10 Philadelphia Locations, CBS Philadelphia

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Committee Of Seventy Says Votes Counted On and After Election Day Are Legitimate, CBS Philadelphia

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essons for Pa. elections so we don’t L repeat Wisconsin’s political disgrace, Philadelphia Inquirer lection Experts Say “We Will Not Have E A Full Count On Election Night” In Pennsylvania, CBS Philadelphia essons Learned from the 2020 Primary, L CBS Pittsburgh olitical Watchdog: Pennsylvania Handled P Crush of Mail-In Ballots Well, NBC Philadelphia ow Philadelphia Is Preparing for the H Election, WHYY20

entral High teacher inspires students C to vote — and to register others, The Philadelphia Inquirer

Reform Congregations Work to Mobilize

Voters With Civic Engagement Campaign, Jewish Exponent our Ways Election Day in Philly Could Go F Terribly Wrong, Philadelphia Magazine

Pennsylvania primary underway amid pandemic, unrest, FOX Philadelphia

Surge in mail-in ballots could delay election results, so Wolf wants to change the rules, Spotlight PA

Flashpoint: Battle over voting procedures in Pennsylvania, plus PhillyVoting.org engaging Black & LGBTQ voters, KYW Newsradio

“ Voteswagon” drives awareness for 2020 election in Philly, 6abc

Highest Performance National Hits

Despite White House

Amid unrest, curfews, and a

As false info hits “boiling

Statement, Trump Casts

global pandemic, Pennsylvania

point,” ads warn US voters

Doubt On Election Again

prepares to vote

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Providing Information Devoid of Political Bias

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“People who don’t think they have enough information to cast an informed vote, think it’s better to stay home. So we try to get as much information as humanly possible in front of people, so they know they’re casting an informed ballot.” — Lauren Cristella, Chief Advancement Officer Committee of Seventy

We believe everyone has a responsibility and an opportunity to strengthen our local democracy. We knew what a challenge this election cycle would be and did everything in our collective

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power to make sure Pennsylvanians were both

informed and ready to make their vote count.

Stay informed!

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Key Accomplishments

We provided on-demand information

“The 2020

sessions to more than 17,000 voters that

election in

covered tools for learning about all the candidates, voting by mail and navigating

Pennsylvania

new voting machines.

wouldn’t have been a success without the hard work of the

We gave voters a window into government through our Studio C70

Committee of Seventy.”

broadcasts. More than 56,000 viewers tuned into featured interviews with

— Philadelphia City Commissioner Al Schmidt

candidates and with city, state, and national leaders on the issues of the day. “Your [Committee of Seventy] presentation was

We prepared voters to vote safely,

terrific; everything I hoped for and more, much

smartly, and fast through our BYOBallot

more. You were incredibly informative and helpful,

platform, which allowed voters to put in

easy to understand and very calming. You also did

their addresses, make a plan to vote, dive

a fantastic job answering people’s questions and providing the entire audience with straightforward,

into the details of every candidate, save

practical voting guidance. I have so much respect

their picks and share with others.

for the expertise, integrity, civic mindedness, and ingenuity of the Committee of Seventy. — An Election Briefing Participant

ON-DEMAND ELECTION BRIEFINGS:

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BYOBallot USERS:

75+

27,400

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Safeguarding Elections

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2020 election programming was made possible through generous support from Bernard & Audre

“This is not just flipping on the lights and turning on the voting machines.” — Pat Christmas, Policy Director Committee of Seventy

Rapoport Foundation, The Center for Election Innovation & Research, The Massachusetts Institute of Technology, National Vote at Home Institute, and Rapoport Family Foundation.

Make a gift and help us

continue our critical work.

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In a year in which election officials needed help to serve more voters than ever before, we

stepped in as partners to prepare poll workers, the front line workers of democracy. We knew just how important our preparations would be to ensure all of us could stand tall when the dust settled from this election. In the end, election officials and poll workers across the Commonwealth heroically executed a presidential election amid new election law and voting systems, relentless litigation, uncertain funding, and a global pandemic.

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Key Accomplishments

We dedicated enormous time and energy to support our local election officials to make sure they have what it takes to run a free, fair, accurate, transparent election in this challenging time, including connecting our local officials to best practices and best practitioners from around the

5,500+

training resources distributed to poll workers in Philadelphia

2,000

poll workers recruited using the C70 sign up link

country, particularly in the area of voting by mail.

4,775

We mobilized to address a critical shortage of

people attended 32 info sessions on three topics, plus last-minute Q&A sessions

poll workers. Along with our partners at Power the Polls and The Voter Project, we recruited more than 20,000 poll workers to serve communities on election day. As a result, election boards in Philadelphia and across the Commonwealth were fully staffed for the first time ever. We developed resources to effectively and

“From recruitment to training to fighting for COVID safety materials to facilitating cross-city communication to always having the ear of the city commissioners to find out just what in the hell was going on in the face of often-maddening silence and confusion, they [C70] fought for us. Their efforts made

efficiently train poll workers. We partnered

a huge difference in how our city’s election

with Stanford-MIT’s Healthy Elections team

went yesterday, and that’s gonna go largely

and veteran poll workers to create easy-to-use, helpful guides and checklists for poll workers by

unsung, but I’m singing it.” —A Philadelphia poll worker

poll workers to ensure a smooth Election Day for Philadelphia and Pennsylvania. “THANK YOU for the amazing work you

We facilitated the expansion of the City Commissioner’s “Rover” program from 50 to

did and the materials you put together to train poll workers. I leaned heavily on the additional materials you put together, and

more than 700 people. These were paid positions

had a fantastic time participating in your

at every polling place in the City to support

sessions. The thirty (!) new poll workers I

COVID-19 safety, troubleshoot issues for poll workers, and de-escalate any issues.

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recruited and trained for my precincts in Chester County were very grateful as well.” —A judge of elections in Chester County

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Giving People a Voice D E L I V A healthy democracy depends on people

“This is not about turning red into blue or vice versa. It’s about who’s in the room and who’s outside the room.” — Chris Satullo, Civic Engagement Consultant, Committee of Seventy

having the desire, knowledge and opportunity to participate. That’s why we launched two important campaigns to give citizens a voice on important issues like open and free elections and the drawing of congressional, legislative, and city council maps. Draw the Lines PA and Open Primaries PA bring the public and government leaders together to make sure the voices of the many are well-represented.

“Gerrymandering creates

“I’m a registered independent and unable to

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participate in PA primary elections. I pay taxes

a system in which elected officials choose their voters, not the other way around.”

that are used to run elections in the state. I should be able to participate like anyone else. There is no reason PA’s primaries shouldn’t be open to every registered voter. If you are serious about winning the hearts and minds of independent voices in the middle, you should start by making all elections

— Ryan Cedzo, Citizen Map Corps member

accessible to them. It’s like an ideological wall.” — Joe P., Haverford Township, PA CO M M I T T E E O F S E V E N T Y s e v e n t y. o r g

Key Accomplishments

We pushed back on partisan gerrymandering

We led the charge to open up primary

through Draw the Lines PA, the largest

elections to more than 1.2 million unaffiliated

outpouring of hands-on citizen mapping in the

Pennsylvanians who could vote for candidates

history of our county. We engaged more than

in the June 2, 2020, primary. Through Open

6,000 citizens to pick up the digital pen to draw

Primaries PA we continue this long term

their own maps and inform the upcoming formal

effort for primary reform.

process for drawing congressional, legislative and city council maps in the spring of 2021.

Events and Class Visits: 283 in 38 counties of PA People reached: 10,300+ Maps Registered: 6,100+ | Worked on: 9,400+

Thank you to our coalition partners Common Cause PA, Commonwealth Commonsense, Independent Pennsylvanians, League of Women Voters of PA, Philly Set Go, Business for America Join the campaign for open

primaries in PA www.openprimariespa.org

Competition entries: 1,200 Prize Money: $121k Draw the Lines programming is made possible through generous support from the Benedum Foundation, Grable Foundation, Heinz Endowments, Hillman Family Foundations, Independence Foundation, Pottstown Area Health & Wellness Foundation, and William Penn Foundation. Visit Draw the Lines PA and find

out how to slay the gerrymander.

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Protecting “We the People”

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“Over the years, the voting machinery, timing, and names on the ballot have changed, but our principles have remained the same: helping ensure safe, accessible, and fair elections for all.” — David Thornburgh, President and CEO, Committee of Seventy

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The “Voteswagon” Tour

In the leadup to the November 2020 election, Seventy went on the road to drive the message that every vote counts and promote mail-in ballot drop-off locations.

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Timeline 1904: C70 is founded by a group of reform-minded business

The Committee of Seventy is the oldest

and civic leaders committed to turning around Philadelphia, then commonly recognized as the worstgoverned city in the United States.

and largest nonpartisan, nonprofit political reform organization in the Commonwealth. The longevity of Seventy is unparalleled, but our sustained success is what stands out.

1905: C70 begins monitoring elections and successfully seeks

convictions of ballot-box stuffers. 1925-1927: C70 secures the convictions of approximately 40

registrars and election officers on Election Code violations. 1928: C70 fights for mechanical voting machines to be

installed in every Philadelphia voting division as an extension of its concern for honest elections. 1940: C70, produces “Your Right to Vote,” a series of radio

Pushing for fair elections, keeping voters informed, advocating for common sense reform.

broadcasts. 1996: C70 begins delivering “News You Can Use” reports via

email. 2006: C70 advocates for reforms in the aftermath of the

2003 pay-to- play scandals that eventually result in new contracting protections, campaign contribution limits, lobbying disclosure rules, and an independent Board of Ethics in Philadelphia. 2012: C70 exposes the disenfranchisement of Philly voters in

the 2012 presidential election, forcing the city to begin to reform its shoddy handling of elections. 2020: C70 reaches more than 1 million Pennsylvanians with

trusted nonpartisan information and partners with state and local election officials to safeguard election day during the COVID-19 pandemic, including a massive vote-by-mail initiative and poll worker recruitment and training.

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Building Bridges to the Future and Across Divides

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Effective, ethical leadership and a willingness to come together across differences are essential to a functional and vibrant democracy. We provide the skills and space to actively engage individuals and communities taking

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action to shape our shared future.

We are building the next generation of civic leaders. Each year, through the Buchholz Fellowship, we select six to eight promising young civic leaders in a competitive process to serve a year-long term on the C70 board, paired with mentors and develop and deliver innovative civic programming. We help communities and organizations hold productive conversations about challenging issues. In 2018, C70 acquired the PA Project for Civic Engagement (PPCE), and in 2020, we launched the Red and Blue Exchange (RBX), a forum for free and open inquiry on matters of public importance, promotion of the robust exchange of divergent views, and the informed, reasoned, and respectful expression of ideas regardless of their ideology or popularity. We host big conversations connecting our local democracy to the national. Faced with the pandemic, this year, we pivoted to a virtual annual event and produced a high-quality program that drew the biggest audience ever. Seventy Minutes (Election 2020), a news magazine style event attracted more than 6,000 viewers and featured an all-star lineup of national commentators, pollsters, and pundits who gave us their take on the what, so what, and now what of this year’s momentous presidential election. CO M M I T T E E O F S E V E N T Y s e v e n t y. o r g

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Thank You There were so many who worked tirelessly to support our mission and our work during this important election year. We thank everyone who stood with us, including 150 who joined our new membership program. We could not have accomplished this without you.

Staff David Thornburgh PRESIDENT AND CEO

Lauren Cristella CHIEF ADVANCEMENT OFFICER

Dan Bright DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS

Patrick Christmas POLICY DIRECTOR

Paul Droesch SENIOR RESEARCH FELLOW

Chris Satullo CIVIC ENGAGEMENT CONSULTANT

Ashley Session

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DIRECTOR OF CIVIC ENGAGEMENT & PARTNERSHIPS

Justin Villere DRAW THE LINES MANAGING DIRECTOR

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Howard J. Davis, Esquire

Area Executive, Metro Region, M&T Bank

Kleinbard LLC

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Glenn D. Bryan

Partner, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP

Assistant Vice President, Community Relations, University of Pennsylvania

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Marilyn Z. Kutler, Esquire

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Looking Forward The Electoral College has voted, we’ve inaugurated a new president, and the 2020 presidential election season has officially ended. But, as the events of January 6 revealed to our shock and horror, the work of delivering democracy continues and is more urgently needed than ever. An effective and equitable democracy requires constant vigilance from informed and engaged citizens. We invite you to join us as we continue to work to improve the voting process, encourage honest and capable people to seek public office and help them make government work better, and engage citizens in the process of making important decisions about our future.

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