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Threats against election commissioners and workers have soared amid a divided electorate. Czarny shares an example that came up at one meeting. “We had some commissioners that were afraid to go to their nephew’s baseball games because people in their community were targeting them just for the crime of counting the votes, like they should,”Continue reading “Onondaga County election official returns from high-level talks in Washington, D.C. – WAER”

“This is providing clarification that will now be followed,” said Dustin Czarny, chair of the Democratic Caucus of the New York State Elections Commissioner’s Association. He said the proposals bring in line best practices for the rare instances where issues arise with a ballot. Czarny added that he believes the legislation is intended to buildContinue reading “Late tweaks to Election Law pushed by Democrats in Albany – Times Union”

I appeared with Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows on Maine TV to talk about our trip to Washington on behalf of Issue One this week. “There are real people that are running our elections. Everyday people that are coming together, they’re civil servants and they’re trying to find a way to do a difficultContinue reading “Secretary Bellows heading to Washington D.C. to ask for safer elections – Fox Bangor News”

Dustin Czarny, the Democratic commissioner for the Onondaga Board of Elections, said they are also planning to rely on the affidavit ballot system unless the state Legislature or state Board of Elections advises them otherwise. “Affidavit is the right tool for it. It allows time to double check all things later in the electoral process,”Continue reading “New Yorkers can register to vote and cast their ballot on the same ‘golden’ day – Gothamist”