Welcome to Wonky Wednesday. Each week I intend to do a deeper dive into the data that drives elections in Onondaga County. Before we look ahead to the 2021 elections I intend to spend a few weeks dissecting the remarkable 2020 general election dat. Last week I looked at overall turnout in Onondaga County. ThisContinue reading “Wonky Wednesday: Absentee, Affidavits and Court orders oh my.”
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Zoom with Czarny: SU Professor David Driesen
In today’s Zoom with Czarny I have a conversation with SU professor David Driesen who is authoring an upcoming book The Specter of Dictatorship: Judicial Enabling of Presidential Power. We talk about the lasting effects of the Post election litigation from President Trump and how we can recover from the possible slow slide into authoritarianism.
Virtual Town Hall in support of City of Syracuse Redistricting
Fair Maps CNY organizers host a virtual Town Hall to support the City of Syracuse proposal to enact a Citizen Led Redistricting effort. Speakers include Common Council President Helen Hudson, Mayor Ben Walsh, Councilors Khalid Bey, Rita Paniagua, Ronnie White, Joseph Driscoll, Commissioner of Elections Dustin M. Czarny, and Fair Maps organizer Perrine Wasser.
Zoom with Czarny: Susan Lerner Executive Director of Common Cause NY
I welcome back to our program Susan Lerner, executive director of Common Cause NY.. In today’s episode we talk about the Independent Citizen led redistricting movement in Syracuse NY, Ranked Choice voting in NYC, and what lessons we need to take from 2020 elections in New York State and progress we need to make inContinue reading “Zoom with Czarny: Susan Lerner Executive Director of Common Cause NY”
Wonky Wednesday: Onondaga County Turnout 2020 General
It’s the formal return of Wonky Wednesday! Each week I hope to do a deep dive into data that can bring insight into elections in Onondaga County and NY State. This week I take a look back at the November presidential election. As you may remember when the voting was done Democrats did quite wellContinue reading “Wonky Wednesday: Onondaga County Turnout 2020 General”
Commissioner in a Car: The Party ends for some edition.
Changes are coming to the ballot in 2021. Learn what parties survived, what happens to the voters in the parties that were eliminated, as well as my thoughts on the EC vote and continuing ridiculousness of the challenges to this election. You have till February 14, 2021 to change your party in NY state. GotoContinue reading “Commissioner in a Car: The Party ends for some edition.”
Zoom with Czarny: NYS Senator Mike Gianaris
In this Zoom with Czarny I sit down with Senator Michael Gianaris who is the New York State Senate majority leader. We talk about the progress made in elections over the last two years. We also look forward to how the new super majority will shape election legislation in the coming session.
Zoom with Czarny: NYS Senator Mike Gianaris
In this Zoom with Czarny I sit down with Senator Michael Gianaris who is the New York State Senate majority leader. We talk about the progress made in elections over the last two years. We also look forward to how the new super majority will shape election legislation in the coming session.
Zoom with Czarny: Jennifer Wilson of NY League of Women Voters
I sit down again with Jennifer Wilson, deputy director of the League of Women Voters of New York State. We have a great conversation about what we would like to see going forward in New York as well as recap the challenges of the 2020 elections. https://www.facebook.com/dustinmczarny/videos/705888123396408
Elections commissioner will propose law changes to avoid ballot count mistakes made by NY22 counties -Newschannel 9
“That’s where the State Board and State Legislature need to come in and standardize these things and fix some of these holes.”Czarny will push for changes … including combining the absentee process with the so-far-successful early voting process.
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