Mystery Shopper: “Curing” a Ballot at City Hall

One of the 3,400 Philadelphians whose ballots got rejected goes to City Hall to get it replaced. Here’s how that goes.

Listen: Ali Velshi on How Trump Gaslit America

The MSNBC host and Citizen Board Member traces the origins of gaslighting — all the way up to Election Day

By Ali Velshi

Ideas We Should Steal, Revisited: Make. Voting. Easier.

Every Election Day, we learn somethings new about Pennsylvania elections. The consistent takeaway: We should have a better way to vote

By Roxanne Patel Shepelavy

Why Philadelphians Must Vote on November 8

Why should you cast a ballot this 2022 midterm election? Your health, your wallet and your democracy are counting on it.

By Roxanne Patel Shepelavy

Only Vigilance — and Voting — Can Protect Education

Education is a fundamental building block of democracy — which is why it’s become a prime target of attack. In Philadelphia and Pennsylvania and everywhere, we all must do our part to protect it

By Elaine Maimon

What Teens Who Can’t Vote Can Do

9 impactful ways teens can get involved in the upcoming elections — even if they’re not old enough to vote.

By Ethan Young

Guest Commentary: A Better Way to Run Special Elections

Party leaders hand-picked candidates for the two vacant At-Large Council seats. A former longtime committeeperson calls for a more democratic method — and solution

By Karen Bojar

What to Know About Philly’s 2022 Ballot Questions

Every Philadelphia citizen ought to understand what they are or aren’t voting for.

By Jemille Q. Duncan

We All Lost The Fetterman-Oz Debate

It was a mess from start to finish — not just because of John Fetterman’s post-stroke symptoms or Mehmet Oz’s smarminess. But because neither could be bothered to tell us anything we needed to know

By Lauren McCutcheon

Who Is John Fetterman?

What to know about the Democratic U.S. Senator from PA, the state's former lieutenant governor

By The Philadelphia Citizen Staff