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Commissioner in a Car: Three weeks out.

I talk about the status of processing at the Onondaga County Board of Elections. We are on daily processing now! I also go over the big deadlines for Vote by Mail and Registering to vote for the November Presidential election. Enjoy. Subscribe to dustinczarny.com for all content and election news updates

Central Current Radio: Elections Commissioner Dustin Czarny

I was honored to join Central Current Radio hosts Maximilian Eyle and Dr. Rick Wright to discuss how this year’s election cycle is unfolding. We review legislative progress to make voting more accessible, deadlines for registration and mail-in ballot requests, the court order to redraw Onondaga County Legislature’s district maps, and more. Subscribe to dustinczarny.com forContinue reading “Central Current Radio: Elections Commissioner Dustin Czarny”

Commissioner in a Car: Record registration numbers and Ballot requests at OCBOE

Today i talk about the October release of enrollment numbers that showed Onondaga County adding 6k active voters to our rolls and nearly 20 vote by mail going out in the last week. But more to go before November. Enjoy. Subscribe to dustinczarny.com for all content and election news updates

Onondaga County residents have four weeks left to register to vote – WAER

“Up until July, it was pretty dead on the Democrat and Republican side, while the non-enrolled were pretty high,” Czarny said. “So the partisan enrollment have started to pick up. And of course the Democrat enrollment has really picked up since and we’ve seen a lot of people switching parties as well.” https://www.waer.org/news/2024-09-28/onondaga-county-residents-have-four-weeks-left-to-register-to-vote Subscribe toContinue reading “Onondaga County residents have four weeks left to register to vote – WAER”

Help support the Onondaga County Legislature Democrats in the next phase of this fight for Fair Maps.

YToday is my 52nd birthday. We got some pretty big news this week about the gerrymandered maps of the Onondaga County Legislature having to be redrawn. It was an early birthday present for sure. When I ran for commissioner in 2012 it was a direct response to the gerrymandered maps from 2011 and the lackContinue reading “Help support the Onondaga County Legislature Democrats in the next phase of this fight for Fair Maps.”

Victory in Onondaga County Redistricting fight….but the battle continues

On September 24th Legislator Chris Ryan announced victory n the Onondaga County redistricting lawsuit. New maps are ordered for the 2025 elections. I was proud to work on this lawsuit and stand with my fellow democrats on it. Original Lawsuit press conference page from 2022 Direct link to all filings on lawsuit Media Coverage OnondagaContinue reading “Victory in Onondaga County Redistricting fight….but the battle continues”

What comes now for Onondaga County Legislature maps? GOP tinkering or a Democratic do-over? – Syracuse.com

“It seems that this was a top-down decision that the county executive’s office was very involved in,’’ said Dustin Czarny, the county’s Democratic election commissioner. McMahon declined to comment. Subscribe to dustinczarny.com for all content and election news updates

Commissioner in a Car: New maps coming for 2025 in Onondaga County Legislature

This week I talk about the decision that will make the Onondaga County Legislature draw new maps for 2025. I go over the history of how we got here and what Democrats on the legislature hope will lead to fair maps in the future. Enjoy. Subscribe to dustinczarny.com for all content and election news updates

Budget Presentation Onondaga County Legislature on proposed 2025 County Executive Budget

On September 20, 2024 Commissioner Sardo and myself presented testimony to the Onondaga County Legislature Ways and Means Committee on the proposed 2025 County executive budget for Onondaga County. Above is the video portion of that presentation. Below is our formal written testimony. Written Testimony for the Onondaga County Board of Elections Budget Hearing SeptemberContinue reading “Budget Presentation Onondaga County Legislature on proposed 2025 County Executive Budget”

Onondaga County voter registration soars; elections commissioners request more positions – WAER

“So we’re asking for six new people that will help us deal with all the equipment that we have, all of these new burdens and voter registration.,” Czarny said. “That still brings us to one for 11,000. We’re still one of the worst in the state, but we believe that our staff will be ableContinue reading “Onondaga County voter registration soars; elections commissioners request more positions – WAER”