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VOTE YES
Vote YES to Create Citizen's Police Oversight Commission
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The third question is as follows:
“Shall The Philadelphia Home Rule Charter be amended to provide for the creation of a Citizens Police Oversight Commission, and to authorize City Council to determine the composition, powers and duties of the Commission?”
If passed, this ballot measure would empower the Philadelphia City Council to create a Citizens Police Oversight Commission. In general, the commission would oversee policing in the City of Philadelphia. The city council would still need to figure out exactly how citizens are appointed to the commission and what their powers and responsibilities would be. That said, this measure was written directly in response to the broad public perception that police are not being held accountable for violent misconduct – particularly for their continued killing of unarmed Black people. To improve efforts to hold police accountable to their sworn duty to protect and serve all communities, voters should answer yes to this question.
This ballot measure is progressive.
The third question is as follows:
“Shall The Philadelphia Home Rule Charter be amended to provide for the creation of a Citizens Police Oversight Commission, and to authorize City Council to determine the composition, powers and duties of the Commission?”
If passed, this ballot measure would empower the Philadelphia City Council to create a Citizens Police Oversight Commission. In general, the commission would oversee policing in the City of Philadelphia. The city council would still need to figure out exactly how citizens are appointed to the commission and what their powers and responsibilities would be. That said, this measure was written directly in response to the broad public perception that police are not being held accountable for violent misconduct – particularly for their continued killing of unarmed Black people. To improve efforts to hold police accountable to their sworn duty to protect and serve all communities, voters should answer yes to this question.
This ballot measure is progressive.
The third question is as follows:
“Shall The Philadelphia Home Rule Charter be amended to provide for the creation of a Citizens Police Oversight Commission, and to authorize City Council to determine the composition, powers and duties of the Commission?”
If passed, this ballot measure would empower the Philadelphia City Council to create a Citizens Police Oversight Commission. In general, the commission would oversee policing in the City of Philadelphia. The city council would still need to figure out exactly how citizens are appointed to the commission and what their powers and responsibilities would be. That said, this measure was written directly in response to the broad public perception that police are not being held accountable for violent misconduct – particularly for their continued killing of unarmed Black people. To improve efforts to hold police accountable to their sworn duty to protect and serve all communities, voters should answer yes to this question.
This ballot measure is progressive.
Philadelpha County - Question 3
The third question is as follows:
Joe Biden
Joseph R. Biden, Jr. is the Democratic candidate for President of the United States. He was born in Scranton, Pennsylvania. Biden has a long career in public service, most notably serving as Vice President alongside President Barack Obama from 2009 to 2016.
This fall, voters in Philadelphia will consider four ballot questions. Three have to do with policing, which has captured the public interest in the wake of the nationwide protests against police violence and racism. The fourth involves the city budget.