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Help Committee of Seventy gather critical voter data

The nonprofit is already thinking about the next election.

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You stood in line, you cast your vote and got your sticker. What was the process like? Did you run into any trouble? What could be improved? Philly-based good-government group Committee of Seventy wants to know, so it is setting out to gather some cold, hard data on voter experience.
Voters from Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery and Philadelphia counties have until Friday, Nov. 11 to fill out the organization’s November 2016 Voter Experience Survey, which will look at various aspects of the voting process like wait times, language access, voter registration and voter assistance. (Don’t worry, no identifiable info will be taken.)
According to the Committee’s president, David Thornburgh, the poll will help the organization better inform its actions both in Philly and in Harrisburg, but perhaps the bigger impact is on the voter’s side.


“This will also give us a solid platform of evidence to counter the wild assertions of voter fraud in this election,” said Thornburgh in an email. “As for voters, participating helps keep the system accountable. Without this, there’s no good way to pinpoint ways in which voting could more efficient or voter friendly.”
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