Official Notice of Election for Military and Overseas Voters
County of Philadelphia
2017 Municipal Primary (May 16, 2017)
This is an official notice of an election to be conducted on 5/16/2017 in Philadelphia
County. You may register to vote and request an official absentee ballot by using the
Federal Postcard Application (FPCA), available at www.votespa.com or www.fvap.gov. You
may apply for an absentee ballot by submitting your FPCA by fax to (215) 686-3398, or by
email to [email protected].
You may request an absentee ballot from this office at any time prior to a primary or
election. However, if time does not permit you to receive and return an official absentee
ballot, you are also entitled to vote using the Federal Write-in Absentee Ballot (FWAB).
Military electors may also use the FWAB to register to vote and vote simultaneously.
You may use the FWAB to vote for all state and local offices, and ballot initiatives.
To vote, refer to the FWAB.
To vote for state and local offices or for ballot initiatives, write the names of candidates or
ballot initiatives in the Addendum section of the FWAB. Under the Office/Ballot Initiative
heading, enter the office the candidate is running for or the title of the Ballot Initiative
(referendum). Under the Candidate Name, Party Affiliation or Initiative Vote heading, list
the name of the candidate you wish to vote for, or if you are voting on a Referendum
question write “yes” or “no.”
2017 Municipal Primary & Special Election
Philadelphia County
Candidates for Nomination in the Democratic Party
Justice of the Supreme Court – Vote for 1
Dwayne Woodruff
Judge of the Superior Court – Vote for not more than 4
Carolyn H Nichols
Geoff Moulton
Maria McLaughlin
Debbie Kunselman
Bill Caye
Judge of the Commonwealth Court – Vote for not more than 2
Timothy Barry
Joe Cosgrove
Ellen Ceisler
Todd Eagen
Irene M Clark
Bryan Barbin
Judge of the Court of Common Pleas – Vote for not more than 9
Stella Tsai
Vikki Kristiansson
Deborah Cianfrani
John Macoretta
Rania Major
Henry McGregor Sias
Lawrence J Bozzelli
Vincent Furlong
Brian McLaughlin
Shanese Johnson
Mark B Cohen
Daniel R Sulman
Leon Goodman
Deborah Canty
Wendi Barish
Leonard Deutchman
Zac Shaffer
Jennifer Schultz
Vincent Melchiorre
Jon Marshall
David Conroy
Mark J Moore
Danyl S Patterson
Terri M Booker
Lucretia C Clemons
Crystal B Powell
Bill Rice
Judge of the Municipal Court – Vote for not more than 2
Matt Wolf
Marissa Brumbach
George Twardy
Jon Marshall
Sherman Toppin
Bill Rice
District Attorney – Vote for 1
Rich Negrin
Joe Khan
Michael W Untermeyer
Tariq Karim El-Shabazz
Lawrence S Krasner
Teresa Carr Deni
John O'Neill
Controller – Vote for 1
Rebecca Rhynhart
Alan L Butkovitz
2017 Municipal Primary & Special Election
Philadelphia County
Candidates for Nomination in the Republican Party
Justice of the Supreme Court – Vote for 1
Sallie Mundy
Judge of the Superior Court – Vote for not more than 4
Emil Giordano
Craig Stedman
Wade A Kagarise
Mary Murray
Paula A Patrick
Judge of the Commonwealth Court – Vote for not more than 2
Paul Lalley
Christine Fizzano Cannon
Judge of the Court of Common Pleas – Vote for not more than 9
Vincent Furlong
Judge of the Municipal Court – Vote for not more than 2
No candidates filed for this office
District Attorney – Vote for 1
Beth Grossman
Controller – Vote for 1
Michael Tomlinson
2017 Municipal Primary & Special Election
Philadelphia County
Unaffiliated and Minor Political Party Voters
You are only able to vote on the two Philadelphia Charter Change
questions for the Primary election.