“Pound for pound, he’s one of the best political minds in running campaigns that is in this town,’’ Czarny said. “I don’t think people give him enough credit for that. He knows the numbers. He knows how to run a campaign. He knew just how many donors he needed to get. He knew how manyContinue reading “The political education of Mo Brown: from comedian to soldier to Syracuse king-slayer –”
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Trump fired the entire Election Administration Commission. Now what? – Democracy Docket
“[The EAC commissioners] don’t have a role in the certification of election results,” Czarny said. “Their role is more in providing voter assistance, providing voter education, providing training, and even things like social media toolkits that boards of elections use.” “If this is a prolonged absence, where the Election Assistance Commission cannot act, then trainingContinue reading “Trump fired the entire Election Administration Commission. Now what? – Democracy Docket”
Fraud accusations halt ballot counting in narrow Onondaga County Legislature race – Syracuse.com
Democratic Elections Commissioner Dustin Czarny declined to comment on the merits of Tarver’s lawsuit, saying it’s not the purview of the elections board to adjudicate fraud allegations. He did acknowledge, though, that the 16th District race had a high volume of absentee voting. https://www.syracuse.com/politics/cny/2026/07/fraud-accusations-halt-ballot-counting-in-narrow-onondaga-county-legislature-race.html Subscribe to dustinczarny.com for all content and election news
The Weekly Wonk: The town of Cicero 2026
Welcome back to the #WeeklyWonk, my weekly article on Dustinczarny.com exploring election statistics and data. Each week, I examine a political subdivision with a competitive election this fall and analyze its voter registration, election results, and other relevant data. The goal is to help readers better understand the stories behind election outcomes across our homeContinue reading “The Weekly Wonk: The town of Cicero 2026”
Happy 250th Birthday America
I love my country like I love my parents now that I am an adult. I understand their flaws but believe they did everything with the intent of protecting and loving me in the best way they knew possible. They were ever growing and dealing with events sometimes out of their control. In my caseContinue reading “Happy 250th Birthday America”
Commissioner in the Car: One Race Done, Three Headed to Hand Count
After today’s final canvass and scan we were able to come to a projected winner in the AD 129 primary. However County Legislature 16 and Geddes 4 Democratic Committee and Pompey 6 Republican committee are headed to a hand count. I lay out what is next Subscribe to dustinczarny.com gor all content and election newsContinue reading “Commissioner in the Car: One Race Done, Three Headed to Hand Count”
Final ballots to be counted in Syracuse-area State Assembly race – WRVO
Onondaga County Democratic Elections Commissioner Dustin Czarny said there’s no way to predict how Tuesday’s count will go. “One could make the argument that [Magnarelli] should win the absentees the way he won the absentees and Mo should win the affidavits the way he won the election day, but what I have found is thatContinue reading “Final ballots to be counted in Syracuse-area State Assembly race – WRVO”
Federal investigators accuse Onondaga County poll worker of outing an already outed undercover ICE agent – WAER
She notified her boss, Election Commissioner Dustin Czarny who arrived too late to see the agents but said polling witnesses assured him there were no voters at the site when the agents stepped inside. Therein lies the rub, it appears the agents violated state election laws that restrict only necessary people enter the polling centersContinue reading “Federal investigators accuse Onondaga County poll worker of outing an already outed undercover ICE agent – WAER”
Election worker says federal officers confronted her at polls over social media post criticizing ICE – AP News
Onondaga County Democratic Elections Commissioner Dustin Czarny said he responded to the polling place shortly after the incident, spoke with poll workers, made sure voting wasn’t disrupted and “connected Paige to resources.” https://apnews.com/article/ice-poll-worker-syracuse-fa082f8ac25d019e93b526fdef37df6c Subscribe to dustinczarny.com for all content and election related news
Uncounted ballots rise in tight NY Assembly race between Brown and Magnarelli – Syracuse.com
But the additional ballots that arrive by mail in the coming days will likely be small. In most elections, the number of ballots that arrive by mail slows to a trickle after the first two or three days following an election, said Dustin Czarny, the county’s Democratic elections commissioner. https://www.syracuse.com/politics/cny/2026/06/uncounted-ballots-rise-in-tight-ny-assembly-race-between-brown-and-magnarelli.html Subscribe to dustinczarny.com for allContinue reading “Uncounted ballots rise in tight NY Assembly race between Brown and Magnarelli – Syracuse.com”
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