Welcome back to the #weeklywonk. This is my weekly data article that I host on dustinczarny.com. Each week I dive into the electoral and registration data that affect races in Onondaga County and New York State. I am in the middle of my 6-part series looking at towns who nominate Democratic candidates by petitions thatContinue reading “The Weekly Wonk: The Town of Salina 2026”
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Commissioner in a Car: Petition Season Begins
This week’s episode I talk about the upcoming start of the Designating petition period on Tuesday. I go over how we use designating petitions to get on the ballot, how they create primaries, and what goes into determining minimum signatures. Enjoy. Subscribe to dustincczarny.com for all content and election news updates
The Weekly Wonk: The Town of Onondaga 2026
Welcome back to the #weeklywonk. This is my weekly data article that I host on dustinczarny.com. Each week I dive into the electoral and registration data that affect races in Onondaga County and New York State. I am in the middle of my 6-part series looking at towns who nominate Democratic candidates by petitions startingContinue reading “The Weekly Wonk: The Town of Onondaga 2026”
Commissioner in a Car: Conventions and Designations
In this week’s episode I explain the difference between State Conventions and County Designations. The state has direct ballot access while county designees still have to get petitions. This is the first step in determining the ballot each year so I take some time to go over it. Enjoy. RSS: https://anchor.fm/s/24e46794/podcast/rss Subscribe to dustinczarny.com forContinue reading “Commissioner in a Car: Conventions and Designations”
My Testimony to the NYS Legislature Local Government Budget hearing (2/11/26)
Each year as Democratic Caucus Chair I travel to Albany to give oral testimony on the Governor’s proposed executive budget. NYSECA is asking for $35 million for aid to locality funding to support county Board of Elections. Find the full 10 hour day of testimony here: https://www.nysenate.gov/calendar/public-hearings/february-11-2026/joint-legislative-public-hearing-2026-executive-budget My written testimony is below Testimony before TheContinue reading “My Testimony to the NYS Legislature Local Government Budget hearing (2/11/26)”
The Weekly Wonk: The Town of Marcellus
Welcome back to the #weeklywonk. This is my weekly statistical based column I host on my website, dustinczarny.com. Each week I examine an aspect of either Onondaga County or New York state. I focus on electoral or registration data to give a glimpse behind the forces that drive politics and elections. This week I amContinue reading “The Weekly Wonk: The Town of Marcellus”
Commissioner in a Car: Fall in Love with Your Party Day.
On this week’s episode I talk about the February 14th party change deadline in New York. it falls on Valentine’s Day every year and that is why I call it “Fall in Love with Your Party Day”, I dive into why this 4.5 month sequester is actually much better than the past and what itContinue reading “Commissioner in a Car: Fall in Love with Your Party Day.”
Clay’s supervisor race: Two town councilors will vie for open seat in county’s largest town – Syracuse.com
Dustin Czarny, Onondaga County Democratic Committee elections commissioner, said the votes show a shift in the town. “This is a big race. There is a large amount of attention on Clay with Micron coming,” Czarny said. https://www.syracuse.com/politics/cny/2026/02/clays-supervisor-race-two-town-councilors-will-vie-for-open-seat-in-countys-largest-town.html Subscribe to dustinczarny.com for all content and election news updates
The Weekly Wonk: The Town of Manlius 2026
Welcome back to the #weeklywonk. This is my weekly article I publish on dustinczarny.com. In this series we follow the electoral and registration data that make up Onondaga County and New York State. I am in the middle of a 6-part series on Towns in Onondaga County that nominate Democratic candidates by designating petitions, startingContinue reading “The Weekly Wonk: The Town of Manlius 2026”
Commissioner in a Car: A Week of Federal Overreach on Elections
This week I talk about the troubling and alarming developments on the FBI raid on Fulton County Georgia Election offices along with some positive updates blocking unilateral Executive order to the U.S. Election Assistance Commission and spurious DOJ subpoenas on Voter Registration rolls. Enjoy. https://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/zoomwithczarny Subscribe to dustinczarny.com for all content and election news updates
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