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Building Relationships with your Election Officials – Public Citizen

Hosted by Public Citizen, Secure Our Vote coalition & DailyKos · How COVID-19 is impacting our elections · How your local election official can help protect our vote · How to help your election official by offering partnership, aid with recruiting election workers to keep polling locations open, and support for their push for electionContinue reading “Building Relationships with your Election Officials – Public Citizen”

Zoom with Czarny with Jennifer Wilson of the League of Women Voters

I sit down with the Deputy Director of the League Of Women Voters of NYS Jennifer Wilson. We discuss the massive changes to the electoral system in New York over the last 2 years and the disruption COVID has had on the primaries. We also look forward to the summer legislative session and what changes could beContinue reading “Zoom with Czarny with Jennifer Wilson of the League of Women Voters”

Amid hostile name-calling, Onondaga County lawmakers reject redistricting plan – Syracuse.com

“The proposal was similar to a plan adopted by the Syracuse Common Council and approved by city voters last year. Mayor Ben Walsh, Common Council President Helen Hudson and other city councilors had urged the county legislature to approve Ryan’s proposal… GOP lawmakers clearly came to the meeting prepared to vote down the proposal.” https://www.syracuse.com/news/2020/07/amid-hostile-name-calling-onondaga-county-lawmakers-reject-redistricting-plan.html

Here’s What Could Invalidate Your Absentee Ballot. And It’s Beyond Your Control – Gothamist

“This has been a persistent problem,” said Dustin Czarny,…“The Boards [of Elections] are bound by the law and the law is clear. If a postmark is not on there and we receive them after June 23rd, we cannot count those ballots,” said Czarny.We should look at receive by date in New York instead of postmarks.Continue reading “Here’s What Could Invalidate Your Absentee Ballot. And It’s Beyond Your Control – Gothamist”

Zoom with Czarny with NY Redistricting expert Jeff Wice

Today I sit down with NY redistricting expert Jeff Wice. He is the cco0chair of the redistricting committee for the National Conference of State Legislators as well a professor at NY school of law and Census expert. We talk Census, Redistricting in NY state, as well as the independent redistricting proposals throughout the nation andContinue reading “Zoom with Czarny with NY Redistricting expert Jeff Wice”

2 Syracuse city court challengers widen leads as absentee counting begins – Syracuse.com

As of Thursday, about 22.5% of the absentee ballots were scanned, Czarny said. So far, that has not changed the order of who got the most votes: 2 Syracuse city court challengers widen leads as absentee counting begins – syracuse.com

Zoom with Czarny: Fair Maps organizers

The organizers of Fair Maps CNY Perrine Wasser and Iren workman join me with Dewitt Town Board member Karin Rigney and OCL Legislator Mary Kuhn. Check out fairmapscny.org for more information or join the Rally for Independent Redistricting and to end Gerrymandering July 7th at noon. https://www.facebook.com/dustinmczarny/videos/268520424238984