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Remember To Vote In Primaries Tomorrow!

Zainab Iqbal

Sep 12, 2018 — 1 min read

Election time is here! NYC Primaries will be held tomorrow, Thursday, September 13. Doors will be open from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. If you are registered and eligible to vote, please do!

Find out where your polling site is with this locator.
Know your rights! You are not required to show photo identification in order to vote. Learn more about your rights as a voter here.

If you have any questions, visit the Board of Elections FAQ page, or contact them directly at 1-866-868-3692.

Please be sure to check if you’re registered to vote. Don’t know who’s running in your area? You can find out exactly who’s on your ballot here.

Polling booths at Agudath Senior Center. (Photo: Zainab Iqbal)

Here are the primaries taking place tomorrow as they concern Brooklyn:

Governor Andrew Cuomo v Cynthia Nixon

Lieutenant Governor Kathy Hochul v Jumaane Williams

Attorney General Leecia Eve v Letitia James v Sean Patrick Maloney v Zephyr Teachout

Assembly Member- District 42 Rodneyse Bichotte v Victor Jordan

Assembly Member- District 46 Mathylde Frontus v Ethan Lustig-Elgrably

State Senator- District 17 Simcha Felder v Blake Morris

State Senator- District 18 Martin Malavé Dilan v Julia Salazar

State Senator- District 20 Jesse Hamilton v Zellnor Myrie

State Senator- District 22 Ross Barkan v Andrew Gounardes

State Senator- District 23 Jasmine Robinson v Diane Savino v Brandon Stradford

For Judicial and other races, you can view the candidates here.

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