"The panel wants to replace the city commissioners with a department of elections led by a director, who would be appointed by the mayor. Continue reading

"Perelman makes no secret of the fact that her group and Seventy ultimately want the commissioners gone altogether. The two groups are part of the Better Philadelphia Elections Coalition, which aims to clean up city elections, starting with the beleaguered row office." Continue reading

"The Committee of Seventy, along with a political action committee and three candidates, is suing Common Pleas Court President Judge Sheila Woods-Skipper over her inaction in replacing the three city commissioners this election cycle." [...] Continue reading

  "Political watchdog group the Committee of Seventy — along with the organization Philadelphia 3.0 and three individuals and candidates for local election boards — filed a lawsuit with the Pennsylvania Supreme Court against Court of Common Pleas President Judge Sheila Woods-Skipper, calling on her to replace Philadelphia’s three City Commissioners for the 2017 election cycle [...}" Continue reading