"Sunlight is said to be the best of disinfectants." -- US Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis
Defending Democracy at Home How to Run For Neighborhood Leadership Positions Election Board (Poll Worker) Committeeperson Block Captain When: Monday, Feb… http://www.patransparency.org/index.php/blog/civics-on-the-ground-workshop-monday-february-4-2013-at-ccp/
Proposals to be discussed Transparency Initiative: Online Meeting Transcripts for Free Public Download Process Improvement: Timely Pay for Poll Workers Transparency Initiati… http://www.patransparency.org/index.php/blog/weds-february-6-2013-open-meeting-of-city-commissioners/
Here is a power point presentation created for the PhilaNOW/CLUW workshop explaining why a person might want to run for local leadership positions such as Judge of Elections, Insp… http://www.patransparency.org/index.php/blog/defend-democracy-at-home/
As of 2/25/2013, the bill is in the Law and Policy Committee of City Council. From the office of Councilman Jim Kenney, who introduced Bill No. 130001, comes some more informat… http://www.patransparency.org/index.php/blog/inspector-general-ballot-question-documentation/
For more information, see the later blog entry. Bill Number 130001, introduced in Philadelphia City Council on January 24, 2013, is described by Chief Clerk Michael A. Dec… http://www.patransparency.org/index.php/blog/proposed-ballot-question-for-may-21-election/
The Philadelphia Chapter of the National Organization of Women has released a handbook to help people run for neighborhood elected offices. Thank you, PhilaNOW! PhilaNOW has or… http://www.patransparency.org/index.php/blog/handbook-from-philadelphia-now-how-to-run-for-poll-worker/
2013 CAMPAIGN FINANCE REPORTING DATES (Not applicable to candidates running for Federal offices.) TYPE REPORT COMPLETE AS OF FILING DEADLINE*… http://www.patransparency.org/index.php/blog/2013-campaign-finance-reporting-dates-for-state-and-local-candidates/
CAMPAIGN FINANCE TRAINING PRESENTED BY: THE BOARD OF ETHICS AND THE CITY COMMISSIONERS OFFICE COVERING: REQUIREMENTS FOR CANDIDATES AND POLITICAL COMMITTEES UNDER THE PENNSYLVA… http://www.patransparency.org/index.php/blog/campaign-finance-training-2013/