Philadelphia election 2023: Voters cast mail-in ballots ahead of Tuesday's deadline

Election Day is tomorrow and in Philadelphia the candidates to become the city's 100th mayor, they're making their final push. Other elected positions, including city council judges, sheriff and city controller are also at stake. Actually, John Paul is live for us now along the parkway with more. Hi john. Hey shari. Yeah, we saw a lot of people dropping off ballots at City Hall today. Those mail in ballots in those secure drop boxes. As you mentioned, there are a number of different races on the ballots in New Jersey and in Pennsylvania and all the different counties. But the turnout is still not to be expected to be very high. This was from my mother. Patricia Jordan was at Philadelphia City Hall today dropping off a mail in ballot for her 85 year old mother, the same mother that inspired her to vote in every election since she was 18. I'm one of those kids from down south during the civil rights movement. So that's why my mom and dad fall for me to vote. But as we've seen in past elections, only a small number of philadelphians feel the same way. In the last mayoral election in 2019, the turnout was just 27.5%. This year, the race for Philadelphia mayor has gotten much of the attention with Democrat Cheryl Parker and Republican David O. Both vying to be the city's 100th mayor. Another race flooding the airwaves is the Philadelphia City Council and the crowded field of candidates running for the at large seats. If you live outside of Philadelphia, there are a number of races for Board of Education, D. A. And sheriffs. Every voter in Pennsylvania will decide who will serve on the state Supreme Court. The Republican Carolyn Carluccio or the Democrat Dan McCaffrey. Every vote will be protected today. District Attorney Larry Krasner made it clear that his office will work to make sure the elections are safe and secure. His election task force with 40 attorneys will work from the minute the polls open at seven a.m. Until they close at eight. This office is going to do everything in its power along with other city entities to make sure your vote is protected so everyone can play a role in the future of their city and state. I feel it's my civic duty to to cast this ballot. All right. So polls open at six a.m. In New Jersey tomorrow, seven a.m. In Pennsylvania, Delaware is not having elections tomorrow. And Rick, by the way, there are 38,000 mail in ballots still outstanding in Philadelphia. Those have to be returned by eight o'clock tomorrow night. Live in the parkway. John Paul Channel six action news, Rick. All right, John. Thank you very much. Let's go to six abc dot com. As always, you can go there for everything you need to know concerning election day tomorrow. You'll find a breakdown of the major races and a list of polling places throughout Philadelphia.