Every vote is a hope. A hope for a better future for the person casting that vote. We should protect that hope as if it were our own. – Dustin Czarny
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Onondaga County voters stumble on status and location issues – News Channel 9
“On May 29, the Aloft hotel notified us of a convention that was booked, and that they wouldn’t be able to service us on election day,” Czarny said. “We updated our website (county). It looks like there may have been a snafu on the upload to the state website. We were notified at 9 AM…
Brown leads Magnarelli but race too close to call in Central NY’s 129th Assembly District – Syracuse.com
“The average age of early voters was 61.3 years, compared to 58 years for those who voted by 6:30 p.m. on Election Day, said Dustin Czarny, the county’s Democratic elections commissioner.” https://www.syracuse.com/politics/cny/2026/06/brown-leads-magnarelli-but-race-too-close-to-call-in-central-nys-129th-assembly-district.html Subscribe to dustinczarny.com for all election news and content updates
Commissioner in a Car: Primary Update special including what’s next for AD 129
I wrap up primary night. I talk about what is left in the race for Assembly District 129, how we will get to a final count, what happened at the end of polling with White Branch Library, and I briefly address the reports of an ICE agent and Onondaga County poll site. Enjoy. Subscribe to…
Things to know before heading to the polls on primary day – Spectrum.com
County boards of elections across the state have spent months getting sites ready. “We’ve trained inspectors, we’ve tested equipment, we’ve taken in vote by mail ballots, we’ve done all of this in a bipartisan fashion,” said Dustin Czarny, the Democratic commissioner of the Onondaga County Board of Elections. https://spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/binghamton/politics/2026/06/22/things-to-know-before-heading-to-the-polls-on-primary-day Subscribe to dustinczarny.com for all county…
Commissioner in a Car: Primary Day Primer
Primary Day is Tuesday June 23rd. Polls are open 6am to 9pm. Democrats can vote county wide. Republicans in Pompey district 6. State Comptroller, Syracuse Common Councilor, Assembly District 29, and County legislature 8, 15, & 16 have primaries. Go to onvote.net to find your polling place and check your registration. Subscribe to dustinczarny.com for…
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