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Syracuse council primary is a 3-person race after ruling keeps newcomer on ballot – Syracuse.com
For the bulk of the restored signatures in Laub’s case, Republican Commissioner Kevin Ryan and Democratic Commissioner Dustin Czarny overturned preliminary findings that invalidated entire pages of petitions. Laub brought affidavits that validated uninitialed corrections made to information about the person who collected the signatures. “Congratulations, Mr. Laub, you’re on the ballot,” Czarny said at…
Ruling keeps Helen Hudson, former Syracuse council president, on Dem primary ballot – Syracuse.com
“Czarny noted that he supports the elections board staff for its preliminary determination because there was enough of a question to warrant a hearing and final determination by the commissioners themselves.” https://www.syracuse.com/politics/cny/2026/04/ruling-keeps-helen-hudson-former-syracuse-council-president-on-dem-primary-ballot.html Subscribe to dustinczarny.com for all content and election news updates
‘Akin to a natural disaster’: Election officials sound alarm over impending SCOTUS mail voting ruling – Democracy Dockett
I am attending the U.S. Election Assistance Commission this week as a representative of the Local Leadership Council. I had the opportunity to voice my opinion on the pending SCOTUS decision on mail in ballots received after election day. It was covered in Democracy Dockett. https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/election-officials-supreme-court-mail-voting-decision-midterm-chaos/
Commissioner in the Car: Petitions and Primaries
In this week’s episode I talk about the end of the petition season. over 155 petitions and 160 candidates have filed to run in the primary and general elections. I talk about the process and what is next in the petition process. Enjoy. Subscribe to dustinczarny.com for all content and election news updates.
The Weekly Wonk: 48th NY Senate 2026
Welcome back to the #weeklywonk. This is my weekly column on data and statistics that I publish on dustinczarny.com. Each week I dive in the registration and electoral data around a political subdivision or electoral event affecting Onondaga County. I am currently in the middle of my nine-part series of New York State offices running…
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