Hello everyone, I just wanted to drop you a note that I am slightly altering my content schedule for 2024. I am still going to try and bring you my weekly contributions for Commissioner in a Car and Zoom with Czarny podcasts along with my weekly article The Weekly Wonk. But they are coming outContinue reading “New Content Schedule for 2024”
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Commissioner in a Car: One house budgets, Senate Elections Committee, and Village Elections oh my.
This week I talk about the budget process in New York as we await one house budgets from the Assembly and NY Senate, and what might await local boards of elections in those bills. I also talk about the upcoming village elections on March 19th in Fayetteville, Minoa, Marcellus, Baldwinsville, and Fabius. Enjoy. Subscribe toContinue reading “Commissioner in a Car: One house budgets, Senate Elections Committee, and Village Elections oh my.”
The Weekly Wonk: Dustinczarny.com year two
Welcome back to #WeeklyWonk. Each weekend I publish an article on a subject relating to elections in Onondaga County and New York State. Often these articles will have detailed stats to consume but sometimes they will be a recap of a prominent issue or on relevant election law. I have had sporadic offerings since theContinue reading “The Weekly Wonk: Dustinczarny.com year two”
Local politics sees a surge in interest amid national tensions – CNY Central
Onondaga County Elections Commissioner Dustin Czarny said this divide in politics nationally has driven people to local politics instead. “I think the underreported story over the last four to eight years is while national politics has gotten bad, that has driven interest in local politics as well.” https://cnycentral.com/news/local/local-politics-sees-a-surge-in-interest-amid-national-tensions#
Zoom with Czarny: The Fayetteville Democratic Candidates
On this week’s episode I talk to Sara Bollinger running for Mayor of the Village of Fayetteville and Casey Cleary-Hammerstadt running for village board. We talk about the fact this is the first opening for Mayor in over 20 years and the proposition on the ballot for moving village elections to November. Enjoy. Vote MarchContinue reading “Zoom with Czarny: The Fayetteville Democratic Candidates”
Commissioner in a Car: All you need to know about Village Elections
On this week’s Commissioner in a Car I talk about the village elections happening on march 19th. Onondaga County will see 5 villages run elections this March, 3 run by the OCBOE and 2 run by village clerks. Go to the village election page at onvote.net for more information. Subscribe to dustinczarny.com for all contentContinue reading “Commissioner in a Car: All you need to know about Village Elections”
Fayetteville to feature election move ballot proposition – Eagle Bulletin
“A village resident belonging to that group said that judging by data collected of other local villages that was shared this month by Onondaga County Democratic Elections Commissioner Dustin Czarny, a November election is likely to increase turnout in village elections compared to the number of people that vote in March.”
Zoom with Czarny: Jeff Wice on NY Redistricting
This week I sit down with the Grandfather of NY Redistricting, Jeff Wice of the New York Law School. We go over the bipartisan maps passed by the NY legislature, why they rejected and slightly altered the New York State Independent Redistricting Commission maps. We also look at what went wrong and how it canContinue reading “Zoom with Czarny: Jeff Wice on NY Redistricting”
Democratic state lawmakers could implement new congressional district map as early as Wednesday – WAER
“There’s a few winners, there’s a few losers,” Czarny said. “New York 1 is a Republican district that got more Republican and then you’ve got our district–New York 22–that actually didn’t change at all.” https://www.waer.org/news/2024-02-28/democratic-state-lawmakers-could-implement-new-congressional-district-map-as-early-as-wednesday
Commissioner in a Car: Petitions start, but not for Congress
This week I talk about the start of designating petitions today. However because the congressional lines have not been signed into law, Congressional candidates can not walk yet. I also talk about the process now that the congressional lines were struck down by the legislature and what the new lines mean, and when they mightContinue reading “Commissioner in a Car: Petitions start, but not for Congress”
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