Bay Ridge Democrats offer course in ‘Petitioning 101’
Club leaders are experts on how to get candidates on the ballot
If you want to run for public office, you first have to get your name on the ballot.
Supporters of political candidates all over the city are starting the tedious process of going to door collecting signatures on nominating petitions to secure a spot on the ballot, but in Bay Ridge, local Democrats are turning “petitioning” into an educational opportunity.
Led by Justin Brannan, the Bay Ridge Democrats Club is busy schooling political novices in the fine art of collecting signatures on petitions.