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Replacing Philly’s Republican election official demands integrity and experience | Opinion

Mayor Kenney must appoint a replacement for Al Schmidt in the City Commissioners office. If we learned anything from the 2020 election, it's that this role is more important than ever.

City Commissioners Lisa Deeley, (chairwoman) Al Schmidt, vice chair (left), and Omar Sabir, secretary (right) address the media on mail-in ballot counting at the Pennsylvania Convention Center on Wednesday, Nov. 4. 2020.
City Commissioners Lisa Deeley, (chairwoman) Al Schmidt, vice chair (left), and Omar Sabir, secretary (right) address the media on mail-in ballot counting at the Pennsylvania Convention Center on Wednesday, Nov. 4. 2020.Read moreALEJANDRO A. ALVAREZ / Staff Photographer
    by David Thornburgh, For The Inquirer
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