Breaking News: Official Primary Ballot???

Here we go, two posts for Thursday since for some reason I have an extra half an hour to myself this evening:

Saquan Jones, who is great at self promotion, emailed me today to let me know he's officially on the Bed-Stuy City Council ballot. I don't know what that means exactly since the political blog, Room Eight, says:

On Thursday, July 16, Party designating petitions were filed at the New York City Board of Elections.

The following is a report listing the upcoming contested Primaries, based on the petitions filed. The list will be modified as candidates withdraw and/or removed from the ballot.

and:

7 candidates filed to challenge Councilman Al Vann. They are Mark Winston Griffith, William Carrington, Robert Cornegy, David Grinage, Saquan Jones, Adrian Straker & Tremaine Wright.

Okay, so all these people are 'officially' on the ballot. I think I'll make an effort to get to know them better when those ballots are finalized.