We are in political season volunteers are running all around Philadelphia in an effort to get people to sign their petitions to be entered on the ballot for the upcoming Tuesday, May 16, 2023, Primary Election. If you are one of those citizens like me–who doesn’t mind signing petitions for candidates that you know or like, allow me to remind you of just one thing: As a registered voter, you can only sign petitions for up to five candidates who are running for city council at large. If a mayoral candidate asks you to sign their petition, you can only sign the petition of one Mayoral candidate, not two or three, or more of them. Only sign one.
If someone asked you right now–what offices are up for grabs in the May 16th Primary Election in Pennsylvania, more specifically in Philadelphia, would you know the answers?
I thought I did until about a week ago when I received an email from 38th Ward Leader Mark Green. He had sent me a flyer about an event that took place on February 18th for would-be voters and political candidates. I think it was a very smart move to make the event a fundraiser at the same time for the 38th Ward. Would-be voters came out, they got to eat, mix and mingle with candidates, and candidates and their staff members were able to work the room and get signatures on their petitions. It was a win/win for everyone, and the 38th Ward Leaders did their civic duty. A+.
But I digress. What caught my attention on the flyer that Ward Leader Mark Green had sent me was the fact that there were judicial candidates in the primary this year as well.
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