Elections Professional and Activist
This week I preview the March Village elections in Skaneateles and Manlius that the Onondaga County Board of Elections runs as well as the Jordan and Fabius elections run by their village clerks. I go over why some villages have their elections in March, some in June, and now most in Onondaga County have themContinue reading “Commissioner in a Car: March Villages Election preview”
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Welcome back to the #weeklywonk! Each week I take a deep dive in some form of electoral and registration data. By examining this data, I hope to give a more comprehensive view of our home, Onondaga County. This week I start looking at the political subdivisions having elections this November. We start with a topContinue reading “The Weekly Wonk: Onondaga County 2025”
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How was the voter turnout for the elections? We talk about this and more with Walt Dixie, President of Alliance Network, and Dustin Czarny, Onondaga County Democrat Elections Commissioner. Join the conversation here on George Kilpatrick Inspiration for the Nation! Subscribe to dustinczarny.com for all content and election news updates
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This episode I speak about the say that. A piece of legislation working its way through Congress that could have drastic effects on voting rights but however may not pass. I’ve been getting a lot of calls on this so I decided to do a podcast about it to lay it all out there. ThankContinue reading “Commissioner in a Car: The Save Act”
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Welcome back to the #weeklywonk. This is the semi-weekly column I write on dustinczarny.com. In this article I examine electoral and registration data that makeup our home, Onondaga County and New York State. It has been a few weeks since I have been able to publish an article, but I am finally ready to finishContinue reading “The Weekly Wonk: 2024 Election Day and Overall Turnout”
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This week I talk about county party designations and the start of designating petition period on February 25, 2025. I explain why County parties do designations and what they mean for ballot access in New York. I also explain the petition process which 90% of all candidates will need to get on the ballot thisContinue reading “Commissioner in a Car: Designations and Petitions”
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This week’s Commissioner in a Car I talk about the annual enrollment collections in New York. This enrollment pull is very important as it determines the number of signatures someone needs for running for office. I also explain the events that changed our enrollments from last November to today. Enjoy. Subscribe to dustinczarny.com for allContinue reading “Commissioner in a Car: Enrollment Numbers in New York”
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Czarny asked that lawmakers provide more flexibility in the grants they provide and longer time periods for them so election commissioners can do long-term planning to continually upgrade election infrastructure. “We are usually one of the least funded departments in our county governments and a lot of times those funds are evaporate even quicker inContinue reading “Onondaga County Democratic Elections Commissioner urges funding in NY budget hearing – WRVO”
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This week I come to you from San Diego as I am attending the Partnership for Large Election Jurisdictions conference. More on that next week as today I want to talk to you about the party change deadline on Friday February 14th. Yes its Valentine’s Day but its also Fall in love with Your PartyContinue reading “Commissioner in a Car: Party Change Deadline Approaches Friday.”
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I participated in a panel in the Joint Legislative Hearing on 2025 Exec. Budget Proposal: Local Government. I along with my good government colleagues from Brennan Center, NYS League of Women Voters, Fair Elections NY, and Common Cause NY argued for direct NY funding of county boards of elections as well as funding the NYSContinue reading “My Testimony Joint Legislative Hearing on 2025 Exec. Budget Proposal: Local Government – 02/04/2025”
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