Election Day: A Guide to What You Need to Know

It's no secret that Tuesday's Election Day lacks some of the luster that accompanied a Democratic primary this May, when for the right to the party's nomination for the 8th District City Council seat.

won , and she'll face , of Chestnut Hill, in a race that hasn't garnered quite as much attention as the primary did. But the race remains significant—the winner will replace four-term incumbent Donna Reed Miller, who

The Bass-Rudnick contest is the only race that's local to Chestnut Hill and the 8th District this Election Day. All other races are citywide.

Those races include competitions for mayor, City Council at-large, sheriff, city commissioner and register of wills. Voters will also select judges for state Commonwealth Court, state Superior Court, Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas, Philadelphia Municipal Court and Philadelphia Traffic Court. There are also various judges up for retention votes (judges, once elected, come up for such votes every 10 years).

Two ballot questions—one that has to do with a city charter amendment, the other that has to do with a bond issue—will also be presented to voters.

Here's a breakdown of who's running (information courtesy Committee of Seventy; you can find a full breakdown on this election's procedures on its website):

Mayor (vote for one): Michael Nutter (Democrat), Karen Brown (Republican), Wali "Diop" Rahman (Independent).

City Council at-Large (vote for five; top seven vote getters win seats, but only five of those seven can come from one party): Bill Green, William Greenlee, W. Wilson Goode Jr., James Kenney, Blondell Reynolds Brown (Democrats); , , Dennis O'Brien, , (Republicans); Richard Johnson (Independent).

City Commissioner (vote for two; top three vote getters win seats, but only two of those three can come from one party): Anthony Clark, Stephanie Singer (Democrats); Joseph Duda, Al Schmidt (Republicans).

Sheriff (vote for one): Jewell Williams (Democrat); Joshua West (Republican); Cheri Honkala (Green).

Register of Wills (vote for one): Ronald Donatucci (Democrat); Linda Bateman (Republican).

Ballot questions (answer yes or no):

1. Shall The Philadelphia Home Rule Charter be amended to provide for a mandatory Budget Stabilization Reserve, more commonly known as a “rainy day fund,” and to provide for restrictions on deposits to and withdrawals from such Reserve?

2. Should the City of Philadelphia borrow ONE HUNDRED ELEVEN MILLION TWO HUNDRED NINETY-FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS ($111,295,000.00) to be spent for and toward capital purposes as follows: Transit; Streets and Sanitation; Municipal Buildings; Parks, Recreation and Museums; and Economic and Community Development?

For full information on judicial elections, click here for a sample ballot.

There are also a variety of polling locations throughout Chestnut Hill (and take note that several of them have changed since this year's primary). They are, as follows (courtesy Committee of Seventy). Polls are open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.:

- Ward 9 Division 4 residents vote at , 100 Mermaid Lane.

- Ward 9 Division 5 residents vote at the Water Tower Recreation Center, Hartwell Lane and Ardleigh Street.

- Ward 9 Division 6 residents vote at the , 8711 Germantown Ave.

- Ward 9 residents in Divisions 7 and 8 vote at , 22 E. Chestnut Hill Ave.

- Ward 9 Division 9 residents vote at the Fire Engine Co. #37, 101 W. Highland Ave.

- Ward 9 residents in Divisions 10 and 11 vote at St. Martin in the Fields Church, 8000 St. Martins Lane.

- Ward 9 Division 16 residents vote at the , 7800 B Stenton Ave.

- Ward 9 Division 17 residents vote at the , 7600 Stenton Ave.