Editor’s Note: Tomorrow, Thursday September 13th is our state’s Primary Election day. We will be voting for candidates for Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General and Civil Court Judge. As this Brooklyn Daily Eaglearticle put it, “For the average voter, picking a judge can often be the hardest decision on the ballot as there is often a lack of information available…
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You’re right Nathan! It’s so hard to find this information. Thanks for trying.
>>>Most Orwellian of all, this Bar Association “cannot comment on what is or is not considered in this qualification.”
It’s weird that they would say that, because on their website they have an article describing the process: https://www.nycbar.org/media-listing/media/detail/the-new-york-city-bar-associations-judicial-evaluation-process
Great article, I’m also having a hard time finding any information, unfortunately going into this primary unsure about who to vote for!
Thanks for posting this.
Thank you for writing this. I used WNYC/Gothamist’s voting guide to know what seats/candidates were up for election. It only listed governor, luitenant governor, state senator for my district, and attorney general. So I had no clue about the state assembly district (which for my district, 53, ended up not mattering since one candidate didn’t really campaign), city civil court, female district leader, and maybe even one more category that I had to leave blank since my polling place was inside a school with cell phone hammers preventing me from doing last-minute research at my booth. This was frustrating since I tried my best to be an informed voter for these primaries. You’re right – maybe this is why so many people don’t vote – because even when you try, things are so confusing and can make you feel like you’re wasting your vote. What can be done about this?
Thanks for this post and for highlighting this point of frustration. It takes digging to find a handful of lines about judicial candidates on the web, after which you’re left with the choice of accepting the official recommendation or throwing darts at a board.
This is unbelievable, there is no information on these judges!
Why are they on the ballot?