Katko on election cybersecurity: New York is further ahead than other states – WRVO

In Onondaga County, Democratic Board of Elections Commissioner Dustin Czarny said their biggest vulnerability is with outside vendors they use. On election night last year, a technical glitch from a vendor delayed election results.” It was a 45-minute delay that felt like 45 years,” Czarny said. “We learned how not to have that problem inContinue reading “Katko on election cybersecurity: New York is further ahead than other states – WRVO”

Local officials come together to talk election security – CNYCentral.com

“Those tabletop exercises will allow commissioners to think off their feet and be able to resolve problems as they come up because we don’t know what the problems are going to be,” said Dustin Czarny, the Democratic Elections Commissioner for Onondaga County. https://cnycentral.com/news/local/local-officials-come-together-to-talk-election-security

Federal Funding To Be Used for Election Cybersecurity – Spectrum News

“We’re concerned too but we’re taking steps to make sure that everything is going to work in a way that the votes are counted, counted accurately, and the results are able to be posted in a timely way,” said Onondaga County Democratic Board of Elections Commissioner Dustin Czarny. https://spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/central-ny/news/2020/01/21/preparing-cyber-security-for-elections-

Election system is vulnerable to cyber attacks, but paper ballots offer back-up security in NY – Syracuse.com

Elections commissioners from Onondaga County and Oswego County both attended the briefing. They said they need more IT help to deal with the amount of technology that’s now required for elections. “This is our new normal,” said Onondaga County Elections Commissioner Dustin Czarny. Election system is vulnerable to cyber attacks, but paper ballots offer back-upContinue reading “Election system is vulnerable to cyber attacks, but paper ballots offer back-up security in NY – Syracuse.com”

NY voters have spoken on election reforms

This past November the citizens of New York turned out in record numbers to reform and reshape New York state government. Driving many to the polls was an effort to change our antiquated election system in New York state. Often these reforms were blocked by the GOP leadership in the state Senate. The voters rebelledContinue reading “NY voters have spoken on election reforms”

Testimony before NY Senate and Assembly Early Voting Hearing 11/20/19

My testimony before the NY State Senate and Assembly joint Elections Committee hearing on Early Voting. I gave testimony about continuing NYS funding and ways to remove impediments to expanding Early Voting sites. You can see the full testimony of all witnesses here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I-_koPu0NH8 Prepared Remarks Below Testimony before the Joint Committee meeting of TheContinue reading “Testimony before NY Senate and Assembly Early Voting Hearing 11/20/19”

‘Lost Boy’ of Sudan Wins New York State District Councilor Seat – VOA News

“Onondaga County Elections Commissioner Dustin Czarny said Majok’s win is “going to be a boon for the growing refugee community here in central New York and specifically the city of Syracuse.”“They see this as a victory for them and they now have a voice on the city council that will cater to their specific needs,”Continue reading “‘Lost Boy’ of Sudan Wins New York State District Councilor Seat – VOA News”

400 New iPads Increase Voting Efficiency in Central New York – govtech.com

Onondaga County Elections Commissioner Dustin Czarny said in the coming years, he expects the county will save money in two places: They won’t have to print the paper books of voter rolls, which costs between $10,000 and $30,000 a year. And the county will need about 100 fewer poll workers, which will save between $20,000Continue reading “400 New iPads Increase Voting Efficiency in Central New York – govtech.com”

Glitch that caused delayed results fixed, Onondaga Co. election leaders say – CNYCentral.com

“This was not a problem with the tabulation of the actual results, but a problem of them not translating to a web format,” said Democratic Elections Commissioner Dustin Czarny. It was the voting machines transferring results into computers with the vendor system that caused the issue. When we tried to upload our early voting results,Continue reading “Glitch that caused delayed results fixed, Onondaga Co. election leaders say – CNYCentral.com”