[1] Jim Kenney, city councilman when Tartaglione left office and later mayor of Philadelphia, noted that critics of the system often failed to appreciate the immense challenges involved, and that she and her team managed Election Day with the precision and coordination of military generals.
[5] Known for her raspy voice and sharp wit,[6] Tartaglione was regarded as a tough veteran ward leader who was known for speaking her mind.
[7][8] In 1994, a judge ordered the removal of William G. Stinson from the Pennsylvania State Senate due to a voting scandal in the Second Senate District, where the two Democratic commissioners including Tartaglione were accused of allowing absentee ballot packages to be distributed via Stinson’s campaign instead of directly to voters, contrary to election rules, and failing to properly timestamp and verify voter signatures.
[6] His ruling sharply criticized Tartaglione, finding her complicit in enabling the fraud, accusing her of failing to prevent and potentially facilitating misconduct.
[9] When Marge found out she called the district attorney Lynne Abraham, party chairman Bob Brady, and anyone else she could think of so that early in the morning a lawyer was working on court pleadings and by noon a judge had ordered Rice, who was supported by then mayor Ed Rendell, to stop handing out the ballot.