Topic: 2020 Election
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2024 Integrity Icon: Eric Kapenstein
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
By Lauren McCutcheon![](https://thephiladelphiacitizen.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/mail-in-ballot.jpg)
Ideas We Should Steal: Counting Votes Faster
Will PA join 42 other states that start processing mail-in ballots before Election Day in time to avoid uncertainty over the 2024 Presidential election?
By Jemille Q. Duncan![](https://thephiladelphiacitizen.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Velshi-banned-book-club-US-Constitution-791x400.jpg)
Listen: Ali Velshi Banned Book Club Special Edition on The U.S. Constitution
The MSNBC host speaks with professors and authors Akhil Reed Amar and Jeffrey Rosen on competing interpretations of our founding document
By Ali Velshi![](https://thephiladelphiacitizen.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Primary2020Voting-791x400.jpg)
How Elections in Philadelphia Work
With the mayoral primary in full swing, Philadelphia City Commissioner Seth Bluestein explains why voters should feel confident their ballots are safe and counted every Election Day.
By Todd Shepherd![](https://thephiladelphiacitizen.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Al-Schmidt-1-791x400.jpg)
Mr. Schmidt Goes to Washington
Former City Commissioner Al Schmidt’s testimony this week before the Jan. 6 committee was a reminder that maybe integrity isn’t dead yet
By Larry Platt![](https://thephiladelphiacitizen.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Reflection-From-a-First-Time-Voter-791x400.jpg)
Guest Commentary: Reflections from a First-Time Voter
A Penn student looks back on a whiplash year that forced her to confront her own assumptions: How could she preach voting when she wasn’t sure she’d vote?
By Calista Lopez![](https://thephiladelphiacitizen.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Joe-Biden-in-a-baseball-cap-791x400.jpg)
The New RFK?
The election results reveal the potential for a transformative new coalition—if Joe Biden and progressives have the guts to go there
By Larry Platt![](https://thephiladelphiacitizen.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Rep-Joanna-McClinton-791x400.jpg)
Making History in Harrisburg
Philadelphia Rep. Joanna McClinton breaks ground as the new PA House Democratic leader
By Jon Geeting