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Council approves charter amendment to eliminate "resign-to-run" requirement; ordinance to go to voters after 15–1 vote
Summary
City Council voted to adopt a charter amendment proposal to remove the requirement that city officers resign before running for other office; the implementing ordinance passed after roll-call with 15 ayes and 1 nay and will be submitted to Philadelphia voters.
Philadelphia City Council voted on Feb. 24, 2026, to advance a charter amendment that would eliminate the city’s requirement that officers and employees resign from city office before becoming candidates for other public office. Council moved and adopted the resolution (241070-A) and then approved the implementing ordinance (read on two different days) by a roll-call that recorded 15 ayes and 1 nay.
Councilmember Isaiah Thomas moved for the adoption of the resolution and the motion carried on the floor. During the final passage roll call for the implementing ordinance, Councilmember Jeffrey Young registered a recorded…
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