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9 burning questions about voting, and vote counting – WSYR9

One of Onondaga County’s election commissioners, Dustin Czarny, told us, “Any writing on a ballot would be grounds for it to be thrown out, however, our machine catches that, spits the ballot out and tells the voter to get a new ballot.  Our inspectors NEVER write on the ballot and hand out a pen withContinue reading “9 burning questions about voting, and vote counting – WSYR9”

Zoom with Czarny: National Director of Vote at Home Audrey Kline

I had the pleasure of sitting down with the National Director of the Vote at Home institute Audrey Kline. We talk about the national state of absentee voting or vote by mail, the New York system and what we need to do to fix it, and the effect of the POTUS rhetoric on voting byContinue reading “Zoom with Czarny: National Director of Vote at Home Audrey Kline”

Why long lines to vote early? Onondaga County GOP pushed for fewer sites to save money – Syracuse.com

Next year, Czarny said, he will push for additional ..sites. “Early voting starts off at a certain pace when it’s introduced in the state, and then continues to grow over time,” Czarny said. “We are definitely going to see increases going forward.” https://www.syracuse.com/news/2020/10/why-long-lines-to-vote-early-onondaga-county-gop-pushed-for-fewer-sites-to-save-money.html

Where to go to beat the lines for early voting in Onondaga County? – Syracuse.com

The place with the shortest lines, so far, is actually the Armond Magnarelli Community Center at McChesney Park,…But, he said, lines are definitely shorter at the two Syracuse locations and at the one in LaFayette. https://www.syracuse.com/politics/2020/10/where-to-go-to-beat-the-lines-for-early-voting-in-onondaga-county.html

Early voting hours in Onondaga County extended to meet demand – WRVO

“When we opened our site last weekend, there were people in line for an hour and a half even before we opened, So we felt the best way to deal with crowds coming next weekend is to open up earlier and try to process as many voters as possible” https://www.wrvo.org/elections/2020-10-28/early-voting-hours-in-onondaga-county-extended-to-meet-demand

5th day of early voting breaks turnout records again in Onondaga, Oswego and Tompkins Counties – WSYR9

Democratic Elections Commissioner Dustin Czarny reports that five of the six locations each had more voters Wednesday than on any of the first four early voting days. https://www.localsyr.com/news/your-local-election-hq/5th-day-of-early-voting-breaks-turnout-records-again-in-onondaga-oswego-and-tompkins-counties/

Increased Voter Turnout is Expected in Onondaga County – NCC News

“We’ve seen way more registration [this year,] and we are looking at over 130,000 to go to the polls on Election Day,” said Czarny. “All of these factors, I think, are combining for higher turnout than four years ago.” While Czarny says in-person Election Day voting totals will be down this year, he’s confident theContinue reading “Increased Voter Turnout is Expected in Onondaga County – NCC News”

Record demand from New Yorkers for first weekend of early voting – Capitol Pressroom

Oct. 26, 2020 – New Yorkers lined up at the polls across the state for the first days of early voting. We heard from Dustin Czarny, Onondaga County Democratic Elections Commissioner, on how his Central New York county fared in this first weekend of early voting.

Long Lines For Early Voting Prompts Onondaga County Board of Elections To Extend Weekend Hours – WAER

“So if you have the ability to go to another site, .. go to Armond Magnarelli or Southwest Community Center, .. or go right off 81 into the Lafayette fire station. These are sites that are seeing less activity, and you may have less wait times.” https://www.waer.org/politics-government/2020-10-27/long-lines-for-early-voting-prompts-onondaga-county-board-of-elections-to-extend-weekend-hours