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# Democratic Primary – Remember To Vote Tomorrow For Judges And District 45
- URL: https://bklyner.com/democratic-primary-remember-to-vote-tomorrow-for-judges-and-district-45/
- Published: 2019-06-24T21:58:34.000Z
- Updated: 2019-06-24T22:08:56.000Z
- Author: Liena Zagare
- Tags: News, Nonsponsored, #wp

It seems we are having an election just about every month these days – this will be the 3rd this year. But this one matters – as Democratic Primary determines who will be on the ballots and likely win in our heavily Democrat-dominated city come November.

The big election is for Judges. We have 4 candidates for Civil Court to represent most of Brooklyn around Prospect Park ([Municipal District 6](https://data.cityofnewyork.us/City-Government/Municipal-Court-Districts/7vpq-4bh4?ref=bklyner.com)) – so if you live in Park Slope, Crown Heights, Kensington, Flatbush, Midwood, Prospect Heights, Prospect Lefferts Gardens, Prospect Park South, and Ditmas Park and are a Democrat, this one is for you.

There are four candidates vying for the seat. You can read our interviews with [Chinyelu Udoh](/meet-the-6th-municipal-district-candidates-for-civil-court-judge-chinyelu-udoh/), [Caroline Cohen,](/meet-the-6th-municipal-district-candidates-caroline-cohen/) [Alice Nicholson](https://alice4district6.com/about.html?ref=bklyner.com), and [Tehilah Berman.](/6th-municipal-district-civil-court-judge-tehilah-berman/)

There is also a Surrogate Court position open which there are three candidates – Elena Barron, Margarita López Torres and candidate Meredith Jones. While we did not get a chance to interview them, we encourage you to read coverage by [The New York Daily News](https://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/ny-brooklyn-lawyers-judicial-screening-democratic-ballot-line-20190610-kh5ovlsxqbhgzfxxmaredw3te4-story.html?ref=bklyner.com) , [Gotham Gazette](https://www.gothamgazette.com/state/8474-relatively-quiet-local-political-year-includes-a-number-of-judicial-elections?ref=bklyner.com) and [The New York Times](https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/04/nyregion/judges-new-york.html?ref=bklyner.com).

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Monique Chandler-Waterman (left) and Farah Louis. (Photo: Zainab Iqbal/Bklyner)

**Local Council elections – District 45**

Yes, there was a special election just in May, but newly elected Councilwoman Farah Louis is facing a serious and fierce candidate in Monique Chandler-Waterman who lost with 30% to Louis 40% of the vote after Orthodox community in the district voted for her in the special election. This time around, [Chandler-Waterman says there’s allegedly more to how these votes were obtained.](/monique-chandler-waterman-robocall/) If you are in District 45 and a registered Democrat, now is your time to have a say.

You can check to see if you’re registered to vote [here](https://voterlookup.elections.ny.gov/?ref=bklyner.com). You can only vote at your designated polling place between 6 am and 9 pm – do check before heading out as they change unexpectedly – [NYC poll site locator](https://nyc.pollsitelocator.com/search?ref=bklyner.com).