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Sunday Thoughts: Coalition Building

When the Democratic Primary for President started I made the supposition that the eventual winner would be the one who could best navigate the diverse coalition of the Democratic Party. What I never thought would happen is the quick coalition around Joe Biden and perhaps I underestimated him. What has become obvious is Biden isContinue reading “Sunday Thoughts: Coalition Building”

State Legislature needs to open up absentee balloting

On March 29, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo postponed the planned presidential primary and special elections to June 23. The postponement was supported by both Republican and Democratic elections commissioners throughout New York State. The move protected poll workers and voters from exposure to Covid-19 and the combination of both elections saved local governments much-needed funds.Continue reading “State Legislature needs to open up absentee balloting”

Absentee ballot voting option extended to all NY primary election voters – CNYCentral.com

Using more absentee ballots should reduce the number of people gathering to vote at polling places, according to Elections Commissioner Dustin Czarny. https://cnycentral.com/news/local/absentee-ballot-voting-option-extended-to-all-ny-primary-election-voters

Changes to how NY votes to prevent spread of COVID-19 – Capitol Pressroom

Amid COVID-19 concerns, the Governor took action to allow more New Yorkers to vote by mail in June’s primaries and general elections. Dustin Czarny, Democratic Commissioner of the Onondaga County Board of Elections, explained what needs to happen to implement this change and the resources needed from the state and federal governments.

Legislature Urged To Codify Absentee Ballot Order -Spectrum News

“The Governor’s actions to expand the reason for absentees to include the COVID-19 crisis and allow email applications for absentees was an important first step to protect voters for the June combined primaries,” said Onondaga County Board of Elections Co-Chairman Dustin Czarny. “The legislature now needs to act to ensure we have these protections inContinue reading “Legislature Urged To Codify Absentee Ballot Order -Spectrum News”

New York Advocates Want Changes To Elections During Pandemic Permanent – WAMC

“Our association, the New York State Elections Commissioners Association, voted overwhelmingly to support these two pieces of legislation so we could then move forward, because we are getting more than double, more than triple the types of requests that we usually get,” said Czarny. https://www.wamc.org/new-york-news/2020-04-10/new-york-advocates-want-changes-to-elections-during-pandemic-permanent

You can use an absentee ballot if concerns over COVID-19 are still a factor in June primary – WSYR9

We spoke to Onondaga County’s Elections Commissioners Michele Sardo (R) and Dustin Czarny (D) who are awaiting more details from the governor’s executive orders. The commissioners note that voters who want to avoid going to the polls to protect themselves from COVID-19 should check the box on the absentee ballot request where it says ‘TemporaryContinue reading “You can use an absentee ballot if concerns over COVID-19 are still a factor in June primary – WSYR9”

Lawmakers urged to expand vote by mail in New York – Fingerlakes1.com

“People are asking to be able to do absentee ballots because they’re afraid of getting sick or they’re in an at-risk group or they just don’t simply want to go to the polls on Election Day,” https://www.fingerlakes1.com/2020/04/08/lawmakers-urged-to-expand-vote-by-mail-in-new-york/