On September 12, voters have numerous choices to make in the primaries - that is, if the race for your party’s nomination is actually competitive.
This year, seats for Senate, Governor, Attorney General, Comptroller, and all Congressional, State Senate, and Assembly seats are up for election.
And depending on what borough you live in, and which party you are registered in, there are also a number of judgeships and party positions up for election, adding further to that expansive list.
While Judge Judy may not face a primary to her seat on the Civil Court bench this year, there are some on the bench that will.
Unfortunately, while coverage of most district’s legislative seats is few and far between, it is usually non-existent for these electoral seats.
But lack of coverage isn’t the worst of it.
About half of the parties’ County Committee seats - who elect county bosses, among other things - are vacant, with most of the rest filled through uncontested elections.
And between 1993 and 2001, 87 percent of Judicial Delegates in the city were elected without their names even appearing on the ballot, according to the US Distrct Court ruling that found the Judicial Convention system that uses those delegates unconstitutional.
The system, where delegates are elected during primaries and then vote on which candidates for Supreme Court to send to the General Election, will still be used until the 2007 elections.
Below - organized by county and party - are a listing of these more obscure seats that many voters will encounter on Primary Day.
If there is a party seat election in your borough, call the Board of Elections to find out if your Assembly District and Election District have races.
Click Here to find out which districts you live in.
Bronx -
Democratic Party -
Civil Court Judge, Boro-Wide
Female State Committee
Male State Committee
Female District Leader
Male District Leader
County Committee
Independence Party -
County Committee
Brooklyn -
Democratic Party -
Female State Committee
Male State Committee
Delegate to Judicial Convention
Alternate Delegate to the Judicial Convention
Female County Committee
Independence Party -
County Committee
Manhattan -
Democratic Party -
Civil Court Judge, District 2
Civil Court Judge, District 7
Female State Committee
Male State Committee
Delegate to Judicial Convention
Alternate Delegate to the Judicial Convention
Independence Party -
County Committee
Staten Island -
Independence Party -
Civil Court Judge, Boro-Wide
Female State Committee
Male State Committee
County Committee
Queens -
Democratic Party -
Female State Committee
Male State Committee
Female District Leader
Male District Leader
Delegate to Judicial Convention
Alternate Delegate to the Judicial Convention
Female County Committee
Male County Committee
Independence Party -
Female State Committee
Male State Committee
County Committee
Click here to see how the major parties are organized in the different boroughs.
By Mike Muller on September 4, 2006, 8:48 am
In category: Eye on Albany
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