Philadelphia City Commissioners

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Not to be confused with Philadelphia City Council.

The Philadelphia City Commissioners are three officials responsible for administering voter registration and conducting elections for Philadelphia County.[1]

The office was created to replace the Philadelphia County Commissioners following the consolidation of the city and county in 1854. While subject to the Home Rule Charter, the commissioners are considered county officials and do not report to council or the mayor.

The board has three members, all popularly elected every four years by the voters of Philadelphia.[2] No political party can have more than two seats on the board. For the last half-century the guaranteed minority seat has gone to the Republican Party.

Current members[]

Name Year first elected Party
Omar Sabir 2019 Democratic[3]
Al Schmidt 2011 Republican[4]
Lisa M Deeley†` 2015 Democratic[5]

† Denotes chairperson of the board

Historical members[]

Commissioners elected under the 1873 Constitution
Election Commissioners
1875
1878
1881 [a]
1884
1887
1890
1893
1896
1899
1902
1905 Rudolph Blankenburg[b] [b]
1908 [c]
1911 [d]
1915 [e]
1917[f]
1918[g]
1919
1923
1927
1931
1935
1939
1943
1945[h] Thomas P. McHenry
1947
1951 Walter I. Davidson Maurice S. Osser
1955
1959
1963
1967
May 1971[i]
1971
1973[j]
Feb 1975[k]
1975
1979
1983 Marian Tasco
1987
1991
1995
1999
2003
2007
2011 Al Schmidt Stephanie Singer
2015
2019 Omar Sabir
  1. ^ Citizens' Party
  2. ^ a b City Party
  3. ^ Philadelphia Party
  4. ^ Elected on Democratic and Keystone party tickets
  5. ^ Franklin-Washington Party
  6. ^ Vacancy filled after Scott died in office
  7. ^ Vacancy filled after Moore died in office
  8. ^ Vacancy when Hennessey died in office
  9. ^ Vacancy when McHenry died in office
  10. ^ Vacancy when Osser resigned
  11. ^ Vacancy when Menna died in office

References[]

  1. ^ "Mission Statement". Office of the Philadelphia Commissioners. The City of Philadelphia. Archived from the original on October 10, 2002. Retrieved February 5, 2012.
  2. ^ "About the Philadelphia City Commissioners". Philadelphiavotes.com. Retrieved 2016-04-09.
  3. ^ "Biography of Commissioner Anthony Clark, Chairman". Philadelphiavotes.com. 2014-12-03. Retrieved 2016-04-09.
  4. ^ "Biography of Commissioner Al Schmidt". Retrieved 9 April 2016.
  5. ^ "Biography of Lisa M Deeley". Retrieved 9 April 2016.

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