Upon signing a new lease in Philadelphia, renters soon will receive information explaining how they can register to vote or update their existing voter registrations.
A new bill unanimously approved by City Council on Thursday updates the city’s handbook on good housing to include a link to the How to Register page on the City Commissioner’s website. Landlords are required to provide new tenants with a copy of this handbook and a certificate stating the property is suitable to live in. The update to the handbook is intended to ensure residents vote at the polling places connected to their new addresses.
Tenants must sign a form saying that they’ve received a copy of the handbook. The How to Register page provides information on how to register, check one’s registration status and register to vote by mail. Residents must have lived in their election districts for at least 30 days prior to Election Day before they can vote using their new addresses…