Three Philadelphia City Council members have resigned to run for mayor, and more could soon. What is the plan for replacing them so residents remain heard?
All 17 City Council seats -- 10 districts and 7 at-large -- are up for election in 2023, with the next City Council to be seated in January 2024. So the three resigning lawmakers left with about 15 months to go in their four-year terms.Council President Darrell Clarke has the power, through the city's Home Rule Charter, to call for special elections to fill empty Council seats.
Under the law, he can call for a special election no less than 60 days ahead of the next primary, municipal or general election. That gives him a few weeks to decide whether to hold special elections for all of the now vacant seats or some of them on the Nov. 7 general election this fall.Clarke may be in less of a hurry to fill the seats left vacant by Domb and Green because they are at-large, meaning they represent the entire city..
Clarke may wait until the May 2023 election to hold special elections for all of the vacant at-large seats because other at-large Council members, like Democrat Helen Gym and Republican David Oh, are also believed to be considering runs for mayor next year. Waiting would allow Clarke to announce special elections for every Council member who enters the mayoral race.
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