Today I talk about the village elections happening on Wednesday March 18, 2026. Three villages, Manlius, Marcellus, and Minoa are holding their village elections this year. Why on a Wednesday? Why in March? Why do they have different polling hours? Why do villages get to choose their election days and how can it be changed?Continue reading “Commissioner in a Car: Village elections are coming up but is anyone running?”
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The Weekly Wonk: The Town of Spafford 2026
Welcome back to the #weeklywonk. This is my weekly data article that I host on dustinczarny.com. Each week I dive into the electoral and registration data that affect races in Onondaga County and New York State. I am at the end of my 6-part series looking at towns who nominate Democratic candidates by petitions thatContinue reading “The Weekly Wonk: The Town of Spafford 2026”
Commissioner in a Car: Elections Don’t Need a SAVE
This week’s episodes focuses on the Save America ACT and what a disaster it would be for NY Elections. I go through it along with the MEGA proposals and possible executive orders as well as address the suspect constitutionality of it all. Enjoy, Subscribe to dustinczarny.com for all content and election news updates
The Weekly Wonk: The Town of Salina 2026
Welcome back to the #weeklywonk. This is my weekly data article that I host on dustinczarny.com. Each week I dive into the electoral and registration data that affect races in Onondaga County and New York State. I am in the middle of my 6-part series looking at towns who nominate Democratic candidates by petitions thatContinue reading “The Weekly Wonk: The Town of Salina 2026”
Commissioner in a Car: Petition Season Begins
This week’s episode I talk about the upcoming start of the Designating petition period on Tuesday. I go over how we use designating petitions to get on the ballot, how they create primaries, and what goes into determining minimum signatures. Enjoy. Subscribe to dustincczarny.com for all content and election news updates
The Weekly Wonk: The Town of Onondaga 2026
Welcome back to the #weeklywonk. This is my weekly data article that I host on dustinczarny.com. Each week I dive into the electoral and registration data that affect races in Onondaga County and New York State. I am in the middle of my 6-part series looking at towns who nominate Democratic candidates by petitions startingContinue reading “The Weekly Wonk: The Town of Onondaga 2026”
Commissioner in a Car: Conventions and Designations
In this week’s episode I explain the difference between State Conventions and County Designations. The state has direct ballot access while county designees still have to get petitions. This is the first step in determining the ballot each year so I take some time to go over it. Enjoy. RSS: https://anchor.fm/s/24e46794/podcast/rss Subscribe to dustinczarny.com forContinue reading “Commissioner in a Car: Conventions and Designations”
My Testimony to the NYS Legislature Local Government Budget hearing (2/11/26)
Each year as Democratic Caucus Chair I travel to Albany to give oral testimony on the Governor’s proposed executive budget. NYSECA is asking for $35 million for aid to locality funding to support county Board of Elections. Find the full 10 hour day of testimony here: https://www.nysenate.gov/calendar/public-hearings/february-11-2026/joint-legislative-public-hearing-2026-executive-budget My written testimony is below Testimony before TheContinue reading “My Testimony to the NYS Legislature Local Government Budget hearing (2/11/26)”
The Weekly Wonk: The Town of Marcellus
Welcome back to the #weeklywonk. This is my weekly statistical based column I host on my website, dustinczarny.com. Each week I examine an aspect of either Onondaga County or New York state. I focus on electoral or registration data to give a glimpse behind the forces that drive politics and elections. This week I amContinue reading “The Weekly Wonk: The Town of Marcellus”
Commissioner in a Car: Fall in Love with Your Party Day.
On this week’s episode I talk about the February 14th party change deadline in New York. it falls on Valentine’s Day every year and that is why I call it “Fall in Love with Your Party Day”, I dive into why this 4.5 month sequester is actually much better than the past and what itContinue reading “Commissioner in a Car: Fall in Love with Your Party Day.”
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