Cole Welsh, Staff
Pennsylvania’s next general election is on Nov. 7. To check your voter registration status visit vote.org. To see where to vote, visit the Committee of 70. For those who are registered to vote in Philadelphia, below is a guide on what your ballot may look like on election day:
For the Justice of the Supreme Court, citizens can vote for one candidate, either Daniel McCaffery (D) or Carolyn Carluccio (R).
Voters can vote for no more than two for Judge of the Superior CourtJill Beck (D), Timika Lane (D), Maria Battista (R) and Harry Smail Jr. (R) are all running.
Voters can select either Matt Wolf (D) or Megan Martin (R) for Judge of the Commonwealth Court.
Citizens can vote for the Judge of the Court of Common Pleas, and vote for no more than 13 candidates. The following candidates are running for the position: Natasha Taylor-Smith (D), Tamika Washington (D), Samantha Willams (D), Kay Yu (D), John Padova (D), Chesley Lightsey (D), Brian McLaughlin (D), Damaris Garica (D), Caroline Turner (D), Jessica Brown (D), James Eisenhower (D), Elvin Ross (D) and Raj Sandher (D).
Barbara Thomson (D), Colleen McIntyre Osborne (D) and Rania Major (R) are all running for Judge of the Municipal Court. Voters can select no more than two candidates for this position.
For mayor, citizens can select either Cherelle Parker (D) or David Oh (R).
For City Commissioner, voters will select no more than two. The candidates for this position are Omar Sabir (D) (incumbent), Lisa Deeley (D) (incumbent) and Seth Bluestein (R) (incumbent).
For City Controller, Christy Brady (D) is running against Aaron Bashir (R), and voters can vote for only one candidate.
John Sabatina (D) is running against Linwood Holland (R) for Register of Wills, and citizens can vote for only one candidate.
Citizens will vote for only one candidate for Sheriff, either Rochelle Bilal (D)—the incumbent—or Mark LaVelle (R).
Citizens will have the opportunity to vote for no more than 5 candidates running for City Council at Large,The following are running for City Council at Large:Isaiah Thomas (incumbent), Katherine Gilmore Richardson (incumbent), Rue Landau, Nina Ahmad and Jim Harrity (incumbent) are running as Democrats. Drew Murray and Jim Hasher are running as Republicans. Kendra Brooks (incumbent) and Nicolas O’Rourke are running as members of the Working Families Party.
Each district will elect a City Councilperson. In District 1 Mark Squilla (D), the incumbent councilman, is running unopposed. InDistrict 2 (vote for one): Kenyatta Johnson (D), the incumbent councilman, is running unopposed.District 3 has a race with Jamie Gauthier (D), the incumbent councilwoman, is running against Jabari Jones (West is Best).Citizens in City Council District 4 has the option to Curtis Jones Jr. (D), the incumbent councilman, is running unopposed. In District 5, Jeffery “Jay” Young (D) is running unopposed. Likewise, in District 6 Mike Driscoll (D), the incumbent councilman, is running unopposed. In City Council District 7, Quetcy Lozada (D), the incumbent councilwoman, is running unopposed.
The incumbency theme continues, in City Council District 8 where Cindy Bass (D), the incumbent councilwoman, is running unopposed. The same goes for District 9, whereAnthony Phillips (D), the incumbent councilman, is running unopposed. Finally in District 10, Gary Masino (D) is running against Brian O’Neill (R), the incumbent councilman.
There is also a Ballot Question where voters will be given the option to vote either “yes” or “no” to the question“Should the Philadelphia Home Rule Charter be amended to create an Office for People with Disabilities to coordinate the City’s compliance with requirements to provide access for people with disabilities to City services and programs and to otherwise provide for incorporation of the Office into the City government?”
When voting for the Superior Court citizens can vote either “yes” or “no” for each judge. Jack Panella and Victor Stabile are running for retention.
For the Court of Common Pleas citizens can citizens can vote either “yes” or “no” for each judge Jacqueline Allen, Giovanni Campbell, Anne Marie Coyle, Ramy Djerassi, Joe Fernandes, Holly Ford, Timika Lane, J. Scott O’Keefe, Paula Patrick, Sierra Thomas Street and Nina Wright Padilla are all running for retention.
Likewise, when electing the Municipal Court citizens will vote either “yes” or “no” for each judge.Marissa Brumbach, William Meehan, Brad Moss, David Shuter, Karen Yvette Simmons, Marvin Williams and Matt Wolf are all running for retention.
