Elections

For the second year, The Citizen joins a coalition led by the Lenfest Institute for Journalism to catalyze civic action around key issues and track the progress of Philadelphia’s new mayoral administration

In advance of the Trump/Biden presidential debate, former Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter shares some thoughts on a way to get the answers we really need to hear from the candidates

The November 5 race has a couple of national headliners — plus U.S. Senator, Attorney General, State Auditor and State Senate races

The Citizen teamed up with Changing the Conversation to train volunteers on the power of deep canvassing — to boost voter turnout ahead of the 2024 presidential election

L.A.’s Occidental College offers a “campaign semester” for students who do election work full time. A longtime university president urges local colleges to do the same

It’s not enough to just cast your own ballot in 2024. We must also work to get all eligible Philadelphians to vote — or risk losing our democracy as we know it. Here’s how you can join The Citizen in that effort

On waving symbols, extreme national distress and the regressive swing of the pendulum

Our city-dwelling, non-driving Mystery Shopper turned 18 a few months before the election. Why was it so hard to register to vote?

The Deputy City Commissioner helping to oversee election integrity and efficacy cut his teeth in 2020 — and is ready to bring that fairness and accuracy to our next big election

The April 23 race included important Attorney General, State Auditor and Senate races. Oh yeah, and that Presidential thing