2007 Voters Guide
Video - Vote for Homes! Candidates Forum
Vote for Homes!
The Election 2007: Vote for Homes! Coalition is a nonpartisan [PDF, 37K] advocacy effort focused on the issues of affordable housing, living-wage jobs, and quality services in the Philadelphia Mayoral Election. Since 1999, Vote for Homes! has registered more than 9,500 voters and mobilized thousands to vote.
The Election 2007: Vote for Homes! Coalition is guided by the principle that everyone deserves a place to call home. The coalition seeks to accomplish the following goals:
- Raise issues of affordable housing, living-wage jobs, and quality services in the Philadelphia Mayoral Election.
- Empower people who are living on low-incomes, including those who are homeless, living with disabilities, or ex-offenders, to become involved in the electoral process.
- Protect and ensure the voting rights of all citizens, particularly those who are frequently disenfranchised.
Currently, we are registering and educating voters. Prior to the Primary Election, we will produce a nonpartisan Voters Guide and host a candidates forum and other events.
Information about the 2007 Election.
The Primary Election will take place on May 15 th . Voters must be registered by April 16 th . The General Election is scheduled for November 6 th . The last day to register for the General Election is October 9 th .
On May 15th and November 6th, voters will vote for the following offices:
- Mayor
- City Councilmembers-at-large
- City Councilmembers by district
- City Commissioners
- Sheriff
- Judges and other court officials
- Possible ballot questions
Election 2007 Voter Rights Fact Sheet [PDF, 47K]
Do you understand the ID requirements? Did you know that convicted felons released from prison can now vote? Are you aware that any individual may have assistance with voting inside the voting booth? Learn about these rights and more with this helpful information . [PDF, 45K]
Voter Education Workshop Curriculum [PDF, 61K] There are many opportunities to educate voters in a nonpartisan way this election year. Use our Voter Education Workshop Curriculum and the popular Vote for Homes! interactive voter rights quiz to help spark discussion. Volunteers are available to lead a workshop on your site. Contact Jennine Miller at 215-232-7272 x3042 or jenninemiller@projecthome.org for more information.
"I Matter! I Vote!" Sign [PDF, 41K ]
Post this sign around shelters and residential programs to remind people of upcoming election dates.
Get involved with Vote for Homes! [PDF, 46K ] More than 60 organizations have sponsored the Vote for Homes! Coalition since 1999 and played invaluable roles in the success of our campaign. We need you and your organization to get involved this year. Please print and fill out the sponsorship form [PDF, 46K]. If you would like to volunteer with the coalition or access hard copies of the resources on this site, please email jenninemiller@projecthome.org or call 215-232-7272, x3042.
Helpful Election Links:
- Advancement Project . Find out information about voter protection and voting rights.
- Committee of Seventy . Learn more about the voting machines, voting rights, reapportionment maps, and more from this not-for-profit, nonpartisan political watchdog organization.
- Great Expectations: Citizen Voices on Philadelphia 's Future . A collaboration between the University of Pennsylvania's Project on Civic Engagement and the the Philadelphia Inquirer to include the voices of hundreds of civic leaders and ordinary citizens to create an agenda for the new Mayor and City Council once they take office in 2008.
- League of Women Voters of Pennsylvania . View helpful election information and the LWV's non-partisan voters' guide for the upcoming election.
- National Low Income Housing Coalition's Voter Registration, Education and Mobilization Campaign . Join a national effort to register, educate, and mobilize around the issues of affordable housing this election year.
- National Coalition for the Homeless . Learn more about the "You Don't Need a Home to Vote" Campaign and view the Voter Rights Packet which contains helpful information about voting rights for the homeless.
- It’s Our City. A project of the Committee of Seventy, WHYY, and the Philadelphia Daily News to maintain a focus on issues in the 2007 Mayoral race.
- Philadelphia City Commissioners. Find important Philadelphia election information and view an illustrated guide to using Philadelphia 's voting machines.
- Project Vote Smart . Find out who your elected officials are and where they stand on various issues!
- VotesPA! . Pennsylvania Department of State's website about the Help America Vote Act (HAVA) – Learn more about Pennsylvania 's implementation of HAVA. Find out about identification requirements for first time voters at a new polling site and much more.
- X-Offenders for Community Empowerment