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New York’s even-year election law consolidates ballots and raises stakes for local races – WAER
“Government works better when all of the citizens make choices,” said Onondaga County Board of Elections Commissioner Dustin Czarny. “With this ballot drop-off, you’re still going to have 50%, 60% more voters voting in these elections than ever before.” https://www.waer.org/news/2026-05-22/new-yorks-even-year-election-law-consolidates-ballots-and-raises-stakes-for-local-races?_amp=true Subscribe to dustinczarny.com for all content and election news updates
The Weekly Wonk: NYS Assembly District 126
Welcome back to the #weeklywonk. This is my weekly article on dustinczarny.com on statistics and data. Each week I look at a political subdivision having a competitive election this fall and analyze the registration, electoral, and other pertinent data that encompasses it. This helps you understand the story behind election results in our home of…
Commissioner in a Car: Check Your Mail
On this week’s episode I talk about two major pieces of mail coming to voters across Onondaga County. The Annual Mail Check Card is already hitting doors. We also have ballots for the June primary going to all Democratic voters in Onondaga County and a few GOP voters in Pompey. Check it out. Subscribe to…
The Weekly Wonk: The 50th NYS Senate District 2026
Welcome back to the #weeklywonk. This is my weekly article on dustinczarny.com on statistics and data. Each week I look at a political subdivision having a competitive election this fall and analyze the registration, electoral, and other pertinent data that encompasses it. This helps you understand the story behind election results in our home of…
Episode 2: USPS changes could impact your vote & the Congressional race in Dist. 22 – WAER
I appeared on WAER’s CNY Decides program to comment on how the changes to USPS postmarking policy could affect the upcoming Primary and general Election. Enjoy. https://www.waer.org/podcast/cny-decides/2026-05-08/episode-2-usps-changes-could-impact-your-vote-the-congressional-race-in-dist-22 Subscribe to dustinczarny.com for all content and election news updates
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