Petitioning

Archive of VID Club Petitioning Activities

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VID Petition Season 23

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VID Petition Season Feb. 28 to April 1, 2023 for June 27  66thAD City Council, Civil Court Justices, District Leader, County Committee Primaries We are petitioning for our endorsed candidates: City Council: Erik Bottcher & Carlina Rivera Civil Court:1st District- Lauren Esposito Civil Court: County-wide- Dana  Marie Catanzaro District Leaders Jen Hoppe and Arthur Schwartz County Committee Judicial Delegates & Alternates Petitioning Schedule- West Side Abingdon Sq. Intersection of Bethune & Hudson Streets 9:15 AM-12:00 Noon March 11, 18, 25 & […]

Village Democrats Persevere

Village Democrats Persevere!

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Village Democrats Persevere – Neither cold nor Covid deters Village Independent Democrats from their appointed rounds petitioning for their endorsed candidates. In early spring intrepid members  – and endorsed candidates – donned masks, gloves, extra sanitizer, pens and clip boards for those all-important ballot petition signatures.   Carlina Rivera, who’s running for reelection to the City Council District 2, and Alvin Bragg, candidate for Manhattan District Attorney, are flanked by members of Village Democrats on the east side.   Candidate for City […]

Petitioning Has Ended

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VID petitioning has ended. The governor has announced that, due to the serious health concerns facing our state, he will curtail petitioning as of 5:00 PM on Tuesday and reduce the number of signatures needed to qualify to get on the ballot to 30% of the usual number. This is great news. The health of too many people was being jeopardized. VID is in excellent shape.  We have collected over 1000 signatures. All of our endorsed candidates will qualify to […]

Petition Pick Up Started Wednesday

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The Petition Pick-Up Schedule Has Changed Petition pick-up started  Wednesday, 2/26 from 6:00-7:30 PM for people to pick up and return completed petitions.  The club will NOT be open on the evening of Thursday, 2/27.Here is the full schedule of when you can pick up petitions (and go out petitioning with us): Wed. 2/26: 6:00-7:30 PM Sat. 2/29: 10am-12 noon (VID petitioning kickoff breakfast, with petitioning afterwards) Mon. 3/2: 6:00 – 7:30 PM Thurs. 3/5: 6:00 – 7:30 PM Sat. 3/7: 10am […]