Philadelphia City Commissioner Can’t Run for Re-Election Because She Lacked Four Valid Signatures

On April 23, a Pennsylvania state appeals court refused to put Stephanie Singer on the Democratic primary ballot. She is an incumbent City Commissioner who wants to run for re-election. She needed 1,000 valid signatures. She submitted 1,485 but the trial court found that only 996 signatures were valid. Afterwards, she obtained affidavits from 16 voters whose names had been invalidated but who swore they did indeed sign her petition. The appeals court said that evidence was too late. See this story. Pennsylvania allows write-in votes in primaries but the story suggests that she has given up.


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Philadelphia City Commissioner Can’t Run for Re-Election Because She Lacked Four Valid Signatures — 1 Comment

  1. A story rich in ironies.

    The main job of the city commissioners is to oversee elections in Philadelphia.

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