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“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”

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”

“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”

Democratic Elections Commissioner Dustin Czarny said a technical glitch from a vender the county uses, delayed displaying the results for 30-45 minutes. “Had nothing to do with how we were tabulating results, had nothing to do with the votes themselves,” Czarny said. “It had to do with the translating of data to the Results Caster,Continue reading “Technical ‘glitch’ on election night delays results in Onondaga County – WRVO”

“It’s important to remember that no results were delayed in the sense of tabulation coming in from the field. We had those results, they were ready to be reported, we just couldn’t translate them out onto the web,” said Dustin Czarny, Democratic Commissioner of the Onondaga County Board of Elections. https://www.localsyr.com/news/your-local-election-hq/technical-problems-plague-onondaga-county-board-of-elections-on-election-night/

Czarny tells NewsChannel 9’s Andrew Donovan, “The vendor has fixed it. It didn’t get fixed until 11:00 that night, but it is fixed. We’re very confident going forward it will work a lot better.” https://www.localsyr.com/news/your-local-election-hq/elections-commissioner-wont-say-if-software-vendor-will-be-held-responsible-for-election-night-results-delay/

There’s never been a Democratic county comptroller, Elections Commissioner Dustin Czarny said. Masterpole will be the first when he takes office Jan. 1. 7 takeaways from Election Day: Dems end 32-year shutout, suburbs flood polls – syracuse.com

“Any time there’s a delay in results it’s a serious issue. A lot of people put a lot of work into these campaigns and we feel that seriousness,” said Dustin Czarny, Onondaga County Elections Commissioner. “But it’s also important to remember these are unofficial results, nothing will be official until we certify in 20 daysContinue reading “Counties across CNY experience technical difficulties posting election results – CNYCentral.com”

“These are the people that are going to make decisions that affect your day-to-day life. Whether the pothole on your street gets filled, what your local property taxes are. What your local budgets are these are. All the people at the town, city, and countywide level that are going to affect your day-to-day routine,” saidContinue reading “A few things you need to know before heading out to vote today – WSYR 9”

Democratic Elections Commissioner Dustin Czarny said he wasn’t aware of any other former refugees elected to office in Syracuse or in Onondaga County. Around New York state, former refugees have been elected, including to the state Senate. Chol Majok to win Syracuse council seat, becoming 1st refugee to hold office in city – syracuse.com