DN Editorial: Daily News Voter's Guide

YOU CAN SKIP the recommendations that follow, which wrap up our endorsements for the candidates and questions in this race . . . as long as you do one thing: Show up at the polls today. It matters.

by The Editorial Board

Published May 19, 2015, 3:01 a.m. ET

YOU CAN SKIP the recommendations that follow, which wrap up our endorsements for the candidates and questions in this race . . . as long as you do one thing: Show up at the polls today. It matters.

In fact, given the attempts to erode voting rights in the past few years, exercising your right to vote matters more than ever.

You'd think that the threats against voting rights would encourage people to get out to the polls, but the sad truth is that here in Philadelphia, it's the opposite: Voter turnout continues to decline.

Forget your commitment to democracy. If nothing else, doesn't it make you angry that the people who would like to suppress voting rights are succeeding?

Here is a summary of our endorsements:

FOR MAYOR:

JIM KENNEY (Ballot #68)

DISTRICT COUNCIL MEMBERS:

2nd District: Ori Feibush

(Ballot #101)

7th District: Maria Quinones-Sanchez (Ballot #101)

AT-LARGE DEMOCRAT CITY COUNCIL:

Allan Domb (Ballot #87)

Thomas Wyatt (88)

Paul Steinke (91)

Helen Gym (95)

Wilson Goode Jr. (99)

AT-LARGE REPUBLICAN CITY COUNCIL:

James Williams (Ballot #216)

Terry Tracy (217)

Daniel Tinney (218)

Al Taubenberger (220)

Matt Wolfe (221)

BALLOT QUESTIONS:

1. Shall the Philadelphia Home Rule Charter be amended to call upon the Pennsylvania General Assembly and the Governor to abolish the School Reform Commission and return local control of Philadelphia's schools? NO

2. Shall the Philadelphia Home Rule Charter be amended to provide for the creation of a Commission for Women to be charged with promoting civic, educational and economic policies for women and providing advice and recommendations to the mayor and City Council on policies and programs that advance equal rights and opportunities for women in the city? YES

3. Shall the Philadelphia Home Rule Charter be amended to require all city agencies to prepare, and comply with, plans to promote access to city services, compliance with city law and ease of contact with, and participation within, city government for people with limited English proficiency? NO

4. Shall the Philadelphia Home Rule Charter be amended to provide for the creation, appointment, powers and duties of an independent Commission on Universal Pre-Kindergarten, which would recommend an implementation and funding plan for achieving universal high quality pre-kindergarten for 3- and 4-year-olds in Philadelphia without taking away funds used for existing education? YES