2007 General Election | Ballot Questions
Return to 2007 General Election results.
Shall the Philadelphia Home Rule Charter be amended to require councilmembers to be residents of the districts from which they were elected for at least one year prior to their election?
| Votes | Percentage | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| QUESTION 1 YES SI | 129379 | 76.2% | |
| QUESTION 1 NO NO | 40393 | 23.8% |
Shall the Philadelphia Home Rule Charter be amended to create a Public School Family and Child Advocate who will act as an advocate for public school children and their families with respect to all educational and related matters?
| Votes | Percentage | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| QUESTION 2 YES SI | 105629 | 63.4% | |
| QUESTION 2 NO NO | 60948 | 36.6% |
Shall the Philadelphia Home Rule Charter be amended to create a Handicapped and Disabled Advocate who will act as an advocate for all Philadelphians with respect to all matters affecting handicapped and disabled people?
| Votes | Percentage | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| QUESTION 3 YES SI | 107840 | 66.8% | |
| QUESTION 3 NO NO | 53586 | 33.2% |
Should the City of Philadelphia borrow $55,090,000 to be spent for and toward capital purposes as follows: Transit; Streets and Sanitation; Municipal Buildings; Parks, Recreation and Museums; and Economic and Community Development
| Votes | Percentage | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| QUESTION 4 YES SI | 102997 | 64.6% | |
| QUESTION 4 NO NO | 56336 | 35.4% |