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Fraud accusations halt ballot counting in narrow Onondaga County Legislature race – Syracuse.com
Democratic Elections Commissioner Dustin Czarny declined to comment on the merits of Tarver’s lawsuit, saying it’s not the purview of the elections board to adjudicate fraud allegations. He did acknowledge, though, that the 16th District race had a high volume of absentee voting. https://www.syracuse.com/politics/cny/2026/07/fraud-accusations-halt-ballot-counting-in-narrow-onondaga-county-legislature-race.html Subscribe to dustinczarny.com for all content and election news
The Weekly Wonk: The town of Cicero 2026
Welcome back to the #WeeklyWonk, my weekly article on Dustinczarny.com exploring election statistics and data. Each week, I examine a political subdivision with a competitive election this fall and analyze its voter registration, election results, and other relevant data. The goal is to help readers better understand the stories behind election outcomes across our home…
Happy 250th Birthday America
I love my country like I love my parents now that I am an adult. I understand their flaws but believe they did everything with the intent of protecting and loving me in the best way they knew possible. They were ever growing and dealing with events sometimes out of their control. In my case…
Commissioner in the Car: One Race Done, Three Headed to Hand Count
After today’s final canvass and scan we were able to come to a projected winner in the AD 129 primary. However County Legislature 16 and Geddes 4 Democratic Committee and Pompey 6 Republican committee are headed to a hand count. I lay out what is next Subscribe to dustinczarny.com gor all content and election news…
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…
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