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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Question 1, Ombudsperson for Office of Homeless Services Amendment (May 2025)
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| Topic Local charter amendments |
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Philadelphia Question 1 was on the ballot as a referral in Philadelphia on May 20, 2025. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported creating the Office of Homeless Services Ombudsperson, which would advocate for individuals experiencing homelessness, investigate client complaints, and provide oversight and recommendations to the city's homeless service providers. |
A "no" vote opposed creating the Office of Homeless Services Ombudsperson, which would advocate for individuals experiencing homelessness, investigate client complaints, and provide oversight and recommendations to the city's homeless service providers. |
A simple majority was required for the approval of Ombudsperson for Office of Homeless Services Amendment.
Election results
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138,497 | 84.78% | ||
| No | 24,873 | 15.22% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Question 1 was as follows:
| “ | Should The Philadelphia Home Rule Charter be amended to create the Office of Homeless Services Ombudsperson to assist residents experiencing homelessness, help provide fair access to essential resources, improve quality of life in the shelter system, investigate client complaints, and provide oversight and recommendations to the City’s providers of homeless services? | ” |
Path to the ballot
This measure was put on the ballot through a vote of the governing body of Philadelphia.
How to cast a vote
- See also: Voting in Pennsylvania
See below to learn more about current voter registration rules, identification requirements, and poll times in Pennsylvania.
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Department of State, “First Time Voters,” accessed March 21, 2023
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Department of State, “Voter Registration Application,” accessed March 21, 2023
- ↑ Department of State, “Contact Your Election Officials,” accessed March 21, 2023
- ↑ Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, "Governor Shapiro Implements Automatic Voter Registration in Pennsylvania, Joining Bipartisan Group of States That Have Taken Commonsense Step to Make Voter Registration More Streamlined and Secure," September 19, 2023
- ↑ NBC, "Pennsylvania rolls out automatic voter registration," September 19, 2023
- ↑ The Patriot-News, “Thousands take advantage of new online voter registration in Pennsylvania,” September 2, 2015
- ↑ Under federal law, the national mail voter registration application (a version of which is in use in all states with voter registration systems) requires applicants to indicate that they are U.S. citizens in order to complete an application to vote in state or federal elections, but does not require voters to provide documentary proof of citizenship. According to the U.S. Department of Justice, the application "may require only the minimum amount of information necessary to prevent duplicate voter registrations and permit State officials both to determine the eligibility of the applicant to vote and to administer the voting process."
- ↑ Department of State, "First Time Voters," accessed March 21, 2023
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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