Aye. The ayes are 16; the nays are zero. A majority of all members having voted in the affirmative, the bill passes. We will now consider Bill No. 110533.
An ordinance amending Subcode "A" (The Philadelphia Administrative Code) of Title 4 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "The Philadelphia Building Construction and Occupancy Code," by providing for the manner of payment of electrical permit fees for the installation of solar electric (also known as photovoltaic) systems.
This bill having been read on two different days, the question now is shall the bill pass finally. 11/3/11 - STATED - 2ND READING The Chief Clerk will please call the roll.
Councilman Kenney is voting aye. 11/3/11 - STATED - 2ND READING Councilwoman Miller.
Aye. The ayes are 16; the nays are zero. A majority of all members having voted in the affirmative, the bill passes. The Chief Clerk will please on today's Calendar.
There are no other resolutions on today's Final Passage Calendar, Madam President.
Thank you. That completes our Calendar for today. Are there speeches on the part of the minority? (No response.)
Are there speeches on the part of the majority? The Chair recognizes Councilman Jones.
Thank you, Madam President. Today I rise in objection to General Assembly House Bill 934. There have been great efforts in this nation and on darkest days to suppress voter participation. We've had Jim Crow. We've had poll taxes. We've had issues where three-fifths of a person was recognized based on race. But this bill also goes down in light of those kinds of voter suppression issues. To require photo ID for people to participate in democracies most fundamental, short of freedom of speech, participation in electoral process, is just flat-out wrong. I had an opportunity to spend a lot of quality time with Councilwoman Sanchez, which further heightened how its impacts would happen to Hispanic voters. We've talked to people who have illustrated how senior citizens often don't have photo identification. And I have lived life long enough to see voter suppression that happen even in the City of Philadelphia where people were sent to polls to intimidate voters who may have, for one reason or another, not wanted to be identified and not want to come afoul of the law and present themselves as law hold down the vote in certain sections of the City of Philadelphia. So it is important that when we created the Voting Rights Act in 1965, not to go backwards with this bill, House Bill 934. So we realize clearly -- and I've conferred with my colleague Sanchez about the need to create proper ID at the local level. There're young people, there're seniors and others who do not have proper ID, but that is separate and distinct from the ability for one to exercise their most fundamental right as a citizen of this country, and that is their right to vote. Thank you, Madam President.
The Chair recognizes Councilman Clarke for a motion to adjourn.
Thank you, Madam President. I move that Council stand adjourned until Thursday, November 17th, 2011, 10:00 a.m. (Duly seconded.)
It has been moved and seconded that Council stand adjourned until Thursday, November 17th, 2011. All in favor will say aye. (Aye.)
The ayes have it and the motion carries. Thank you all very much. (Stated Meeting adjourned at 11:30 a.m.) CERTIFICATE I HEREBY CERTIFY that the proceedings, evidence and objections are contained fully and accurately in the stenographic notes taken by me upon the foregoing matter on November 3, 2011, and that this is a true and correct transcript of same. MICHELE L. MURPHY RPR-Notary Public (The foregoing certification of this transcript does not apply to any reproduction of the same by any means, unless under the direct control and/or supervision of the certifying reporter.)