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“Allowing people to change their party so they can vote in the presidential primary next year; allowing 16- and 17-year-olds to preregister now, so when they turn 18 they can vote; and also people move from county to county, and if they’re not able to make the registration window, they can go and vote byContinue reading “Election Reforms Best ‘in Decades’ say Election Officials on Eve of Primary – WAER”

Onondaga County (New York) Board of Elections Commissioner Dustin Czarny spoke on the impact automatic voter registration would have on the reforms New York lawmakers already passed this year. “Automatic voter registration would supercharge pre-registration of 16- and 17-year-olds, early voting and other reforms passed this year,” he said. “These policies are strongest when theyContinue reading “State Representatives and Community Leaders Rally for Voting Reforms – Urban CNY”

“We will save on paper,” Czarny said. “We won’t be printing up on poll books. The voter experience will be easier, less affidavit ballots to process, so less man-hours. We will also have less man-hours on the post-election end, as voter history will be downloaded in a matter of seconds, as opposed to three toContinue reading “Onondaga County switching to electronic poll books for Election Day – WRVO”

“Thousands of people come to or pass by OCC every day, making it both a convenient and accessible place to vote,” they wrote. “Also, the large population in the northern part of the county — with the towns of Cicero and Clay — would benefit from an additional site. Cicero Town Hall is available asContinue reading “Primaries abound in northern suburbs – Eagle News”

“If we automatically register them to vote, use the DMV, use Medicaid, use whatever social agencies we can, and start working towards that process…we will have a better voter role, we will have a more accurate list, and more importantly, we’ll have a more engaged public,” Czarny said. https://cnycentral.com/news/local/state-representatives-community-leaders-rally-for-automatic-voter-registration

“It’s the best way to fight gerrymandering and to make sure one political party can’t draw districts to benefit themselves. The citizens get to draw it,” Czarny said. “There’s no better example of the use of government power.” https://www.syracuse.com/politics/cny/2019/06/syracuse-lawmakers-pass-election-reforms-aimed-at-preventing-gerrymandering.html

Onondaga County Democratic Elections Commissioner Dustin Czarny says a lot has changed since then. “Populations have shifted.  Communities have shifted.  We have a huge, growing New American contingent growing on the north side.   How those communities have changed is important, and that’s what redistricting is about.   And for the first time, the citizens are goingContinue reading “Syracuse Common Councilors Take First Step to Give Redistricting Power to Residents – WAER”

“Syracuse will become the first city east of the Mississippi to enact this incredible reform. This will put the power of redistricting back into the hands of the people and will prevent gerrymandering and any other kinds of abuses that we’ve seen nationwide,” said Dustin Czarny, Onondaga County Elections Commissioner.