Starting June 9th Democratic City Council candidates all over the city will begin "petitioning." That means they're getting out there to get the required number of names that they need to be on September's 15th primary ballot.

It all starts next week and the candidates are gonna be busy. You will probably be seeing some of these candidates on the streets of your neighborhood. Some are having petitioning parties and special events.

Keep in mind you can only sign one petition. If you want to support Green Party candidate David Pechefsky's right to be on the ballot in the general election, you will have to wait to sign his petition in July.

The petitioning period is a good chance to eyeball the candidates. You can talk to them and get a feeling for who they are.

Go to the candidates websites to find out where they're going to be next week. To find their websites, google their names and you'll find their website.

39th candidates: John Heyer, Brad Lander, David Pechefsky (Green Party petitioning in July), Gary Reilly, Josh Skaller, Bob Zuckerman, (Green Party).

33rd candidates: Issac Abraham, Ken Baer, Doug Biviano, Ken Diamondstone, Jo Anne Simon, Even Thies.