RECLAIM PHILADELPHIA BALLOT GUIDE: GENERAL ELECTION - TUES NOVEMBER 7, 2023
Reclaim Philadelphia’s Steering Committee asks that you join us in supporting our endorsed candidates for City Council and Judges on Tuesday November 7, 2023. We’ve also detailed some recommendations for our members in races where our members haven’t endorsed, as well as judicial retention and for the ballot question.
Get all your voting resources for the upcoming election and reclaim your vote here! The last day to register for the primary or update your voter registration is Monday October 23, 2023.
ENDORSEMENTS
Read our analysis behind our endorsements and recommendations for the General Election
CITY COUNCIL AT-LARGE (Vote for no more than 5)
Kendra Brooks (# 426)
Nicolas O’Rourke (# 427)
Isaiah Thomas (# 126)
Katherine Gilmore Richardson (# 127)
Rue Landau (# 128)
CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT SEATS (Vote for 1)
3RD COUNCIL DISTRICT
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Jamie Gauthier (# 131)
JUDGE OF THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS (Vote for our Slate of 7)
Natasha Taylor-Smith (# 105)
Tamika Washington (# 106)
Samantha Williams (# 107)
Kay Yu (# 108)
John Padova (# 109)
Caroline Turner (# 113)
Jessica Brown (# 114)
RECOMMENDATIONS
JUSTICE OF THE SUPREME COURT (Vote for 1)
Daniel McCaffery (# 101)
JUDGE OF THE SUPERIOR COURT (Vote for 2)
Jill Beck (# 102)
Timika Lane (# 103)
JUDGE OF THE COMMONWEALTH COURT (Vote for 1)
Matt Wolf (# 104)
JUDICIAL RETENTION - SUPERIOR COURT
VOTE NO on Victor P Stabile
JUDICIAL RETENTION - COURT OF COMMON PLEAS
VOTE NO on Anne Marie B Coyle
VOTE NO on Paula A Patrick
JUDICIAL RETENTION - MUNICIPAL COURT
VOTE NO on Brad Moss
VOTE NO on William A Meehan Jr
VOTE NO on David C Shuter
BALLOT QUESTIONS
QUESTION 1: PROPOSED CHARTER CHANGE 1
VOTE YES on Question 1
JUDGE OF THE MUNICIPAL COURT
No recommendation
MAYOR
No recommendation
ROW OFFICES: CITY COMMISSIONERS, CITY CONTROLLER, REGISTER OF WILLS, & SHERIFF
No recommendation
CITY COUNCIL DISTRICTS 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, & 10
No recommendation
IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT VOTING
Update and verify your voter Registration: Even if you are a regular voter, it’s always good to verify your registration before the deadline. If you’ve moved or changed your name, you can update your registration now. The deadline to register to vote or update your voter registration for the General Election is Monday October 23, 2023.
If you have been impacted by the carceral system, you can still vote: as long as you aren’t in prison or jail for a felony conviction or haven’t committed election fraud within the last four years.
If voting in person: Polls are open 7am to 8pm on Election day Tuesday, November 7, 2023. Find your polling location here. Photo ID is not required to vote unless it is your first time voting in your current division. If you requested a mail-in ballot but have changed your mind you will still need to surrender your mail-in ballot and all related envelopes in order to vote at the polls. If you have any problems you can always request to vote by provisional ballot. Wear a mask and observe social distancing inside the polling place. If you are in line by 8pm you are legally allowed to vote.
If voting by mail: The deadline to apply for a mail-in or absentee ballot is Tuesday, October 31, 2023. You still need to apply to receive a mail-in ballot even if you received one last year. You can apply for a mail-in ballot here. To ensure that it arrives in time, we advise you to drop off your mail-in ballot at the Board of Elections in City Hall or the closest 24/7 Ballot Drop Off Box by 8pm on Election Day, not your polling place.
Make your mail-in ballot count: 1) Mark your ballot with a black or blue pen. 2) Seal it in the secrecy envelope. 3) Seal the secrecy envelope into the return envelope. Ballots without the secrecy envelope will not be counted! 4) Sign and date the return envelope.
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Reclaim Philadelphia’s Steering Committee is a leadership team directly elected by Reclaim Philadelphia members to two-year terms. See the current membership that was elected on October 17, 2022 at the bottom of our Leadership Team page.