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Commissioner in a Car: Early voting Sites and Pre-clearance

This week’s episode I talk about the final release of Early voting sites. Why we have grown from 6 to 8 Early voting EV sites, the 10 General Election EV sites. I also talk about the role Pre Clearance with the New York Voting Rights Act played and why Onondaga County is on the list.Continue reading “Commissioner in a Car: Early voting Sites and Pre-clearance”

The Weekly Wonk: NY Assembly District 128

Welcome back to the #weeklywonk. This is my weekly article on dustinczarny.com on statistics and data. Each week I look at a political subdivision having a competitive election this fall and analyze the registration, electoral, and other pertinent data that encompasses it. This helps you understand the story behind election results in our home ofContinue reading “The Weekly Wonk: NY Assembly District 128”

Democrats flipped control of the Onondaga County Legislature in 2025. Will they keep it? – Central Current

Czarny added that Democrats were gaining in voter registration in almost every town in Onondaga County. Cicero, represented by Tim Burtis, was the one exception, he said. “Thirty years ago, when I first got involved in politics here, this was a very red county,” said Czarny. “It is not anymore. It is a very lightContinue reading “Democrats flipped control of the Onondaga County Legislature in 2025. Will they keep it? – Central Current”

Commissioner in a Car: Independent Nominating Petitions.

In this week’s edition I am back in my own car! But more importantly it is the last day of Independent Nominating Petitions. I go over what this means and why it isn’t so independent after all. However it is part of the weave of creating our general election ballot. Also CIAC will now beContinue reading “Commissioner in a Car: Independent Nominating Petitions.”

The Weekly Wonk: NY Assembly District 127

New York’s even-year election law consolidates ballots and raises stakes for local races – WAER

“Government works better when all of the citizens make choices,” said Onondaga County Board of Elections Commissioner Dustin Czarny. “With this ballot drop-off, you’re still going to have 50%, 60% more voters voting in these elections than ever before.” https://www.waer.org/news/2026-05-22/new-yorks-even-year-election-law-consolidates-ballots-and-raises-stakes-for-local-races?_amp=true Subscribe to dustinczarny.com for all content and election news updates

The Weekly Wonk: NYS Assembly District 126

Commissioner in a Car: Check Your Mail

On this week’s episode I talk about two major pieces of mail coming to voters across Onondaga County. The Annual Mail Check Card is already hitting doors. We also have ballots for the June primary going to all Democratic voters in Onondaga County and a few GOP voters in Pompey. Check it out. Subscribe toContinue reading “Commissioner in a Car: Check Your Mail”

The Weekly Wonk: The 50th NYS Senate District 2026

Episode 2: USPS changes could impact your vote & the Congressional race in Dist. 22 – WAER

I appeared on WAER’s CNY Decides program to comment on how the changes to USPS postmarking policy could affect the upcoming Primary and general Election. Enjoy. https://www.waer.org/podcast/cny-decides/2026-05-08/episode-2-usps-changes-could-impact-your-vote-the-congressional-race-in-dist-22 Subscribe to dustinczarny.com for all content and election news updates