For Immediate Release: January 4, 2024
Commissioner Czarny to attend two national events in Washington DC this week
WHAT: Dustin Czarny, Onondaga County’s Democratic Elections Commissioner and Chair of the New York State Elections Commissioner Association Democratic Caucus will be travelling to Washington DC twice in the upcoming week to attend two different National events. A press conference on January 5th about the impact of the ongoing impact of the January 6th Insurrection on our Democracy hosted by the Declaration for American Democracy. He will also represent New York at the Local Leadership Council for the United States Election Assistance Commission. Details on both events follow
Press Conference: Three Years After January 6, Democracy is still on the Line
January 5th 11am House Triangle, US Capitol
Commissioner Czarny will join Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD). Rep. Glenn Ivey (D-MD), Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) and a host of other democracy advocates. Speakers will call for accountability and pish for sweeping federal democracy reform to protect our freedom to vote. Commissioner Czarny will speak directly about how the insurrection and subsequent forms of election denialism is directly affecting election professionals throughout the country. The press conference will be live streamed at the People for the American Way Facebook page:
https://www.facebook.com/peoplefor
US Election Assistance Commission Local Leadership Council Annual Meeting,
January 8th & 9th Doubletree Hilton, Arlington Virginia
Commissioner Czarny will represent New York along with Commissioner Haight (Duchess-R). The Local Leadership council is made up of 100 local election officials with two from every state. The advisory board will provide recommendations and direct feedback to the EAC on a range of election administration topics to include but not limited to voter registration and voter list maintenance, voting system user practices, ballot administration (programming, printing, and logistics), processing, accounting, canvassing, auditing and testing of ballots, and certification of results. This second annual meeting will focus on best practices to get ready for the 2024 Presidential Election. Learn more about the Local leadership Council here:
https://www.eac.gov/about/local-leadership-council
Statement from Commissioner Czarny: “I am honored to represent election officials at both these events in our Nation’s Capital. Marking the third anniversary of the Insurrection and highlighting how this event continues to reverberate among election administration is very important. I am also happy to continue to serve on the Local Leadership Council of the US EAC and find bi partisan solutions to enact for the 2024 Presidential Election and beyond.”
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