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Philly city workers have been barred from working on political campaigns for 70 years. Should that change?

Philadelphia’s 25,000-person workforce is currently prohibited from volunteering with political campaigns. A question on the June primary ballot would change that.

Mayor Jim Kenney poses with members of Sen. Elizabeth Warren's field office staff during the opening in West Philadelphia in January. The city's charter allows elected officials to volunteer on campaigns but prohibits most of the city's 25,000-person workforce from doing so.
Mayor Jim Kenney poses with members of Sen. Elizabeth Warren's field office staff during the opening in West Philadelphia in January. The city's charter allows elected officials to volunteer on campaigns but prohibits most of the city's 25,000-person workforce from doing so.Read moreTom Gralish / File Photograph