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Final ballots to be counted in Syracuse-area State Assembly race – WRVO
Onondaga County Democratic Elections Commissioner Dustin Czarny said there’s no way to predict how Tuesday’s count will go. “One could make the argument that [Magnarelli] should win the absentees the way he won the absentees and Mo should win the affidavits the way he won the election day, but what I have found is that…
Federal investigators accuse Onondaga County poll worker of outing an already outed undercover ICE agent – WAER
She notified her boss, Election Commissioner Dustin Czarny who arrived too late to see the agents but said polling witnesses assured him there were no voters at the site when the agents stepped inside. Therein lies the rub, it appears the agents violated state election laws that restrict only necessary people enter the polling centers…
Election worker says federal officers confronted her at polls over social media post criticizing ICE – AP News
Onondaga County Democratic Elections Commissioner Dustin Czarny said he responded to the polling place shortly after the incident, spoke with poll workers, made sure voting wasn’t disrupted and “connected Paige to resources.” https://apnews.com/article/ice-poll-worker-syracuse-fa082f8ac25d019e93b526fdef37df6c Subscribe to dustinczarny.com for all content and election related news
Uncounted ballots rise in tight NY Assembly race between Brown and Magnarelli – Syracuse.com
But the additional ballots that arrive by mail in the coming days will likely be small. In most elections, the number of ballots that arrive by mail slows to a trickle after the first two or three days following an election, said Dustin Czarny, the county’s Democratic elections commissioner. https://www.syracuse.com/politics/cny/2026/06/uncounted-ballots-rise-in-tight-ny-assembly-race-between-brown-and-magnarelli.html Subscribe to dustinczarny.com for all…
Tarver leading Bullock in Democratic primary for 16th Onondaga County Legislature seat -Syracuse.com
With Election Day, early voting and absentee ballots received through Sunday, Tarver held a 73-vote lead over Nyatwa Bullock. That gives Tarver about 54% of the total vote counted so far. But according to the Onondaga County Board of Elections, there are 91 vote by mail ballots received that have not yet been tallied, said…
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