Senator Biaggi and other proponents of the legislation, such as Manhattan Assembly-member Yuh-Line Niou (D), Onondaga County Democratic Elections Commissioner Dustin Czarny, and Common Cause, believe that expanding the current absentee voting regime would be easier to implement in a limited amount of time than an entire vote-by-mail system.
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Dustin M. Czarny 