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N.Y. law moving local elections to even years challenged – Times Union

“After going through one of the worst turnout years in the last decade, the problem with selecting local leaders in low turnout years (is that) you get a body that’s not necessarily reflective of the view of the entire electorate,” Czarny said, speaking on his own behalf and not on behalf of the caucus.  https://www.timesunion.com/state/article/n-y-law-moving-local-elections-even-years-19379629.php

New York voters ‘agitated, dissatisifed’ as they head to polls for primary April 2 – CNY Central

“We do have early voting. We have early voting by mail. We have a lot more options than we did 5 years ago,” he said. “We have all the tools in place for people that want to register to vote pretty easily or request a ballot pretty easily to vote by mail. All of thisContinue reading “New York voters ‘agitated, dissatisifed’ as they head to polls for primary April 2 – CNY Central”

Low early voting turnout in Onondaga County for 2024 presidential primary- WRVO

“It’s tough,” Czarny said. “And I wish that we had moved this primary to earlier in the cycle, so would have been part of the competitive part of the primary or later in June, you know, if it’s not going to be competitive, we might as well combine it with the Congressional.” https://www.wrvo.org/elections/2024-04-01/low-early-voting-turnout-in-onondaga-county-for-2024-presidential-primary

Commissioner in a Car: Presidential Primary Eve and Petition filing begins

This week I talk about Election Day for the Presidential Primary that is tomorrow. Polls are open 6am to 9pm. I also talk about the petition filing week that started today! Go to onvote.net for all information. Subscribe to dustinczarny.com for all content and election news updates

Declining major party enrollment numbers worry Onondaga County Elections Commissioners – WAER

“The non-enrolled segment is growing at a faster rate than the Democrats right now and it is something that I think both parties need to address,” Czarny said. “But that being said, I think it’s more of a more of an alarm for the Republican Party to have dropped into third place.  It’s not somethingContinue reading “Declining major party enrollment numbers worry Onondaga County Elections Commissioners – WAER”

Onondaga County early voting turnout is exceptionally low for presidential primary – WAER

Democratic elections commissioner Dustin Czarny says they were able to make adjustments to Primary Day on Tuesday. “We have 21 Election Day polling places that we were able to get out of and pair them with closer polling places because they were in schools,” Czarny said. “We didn’t want to disrupt the school day forContinue reading “Onondaga County early voting turnout is exceptionally low for presidential primary – WAER”

Commissioner in a Car: Presidential Primary Early Voting Continues Villages are certified

This week I wrap up the village elections in Baldwinsville Fayetteville and Minoa. I also talk about Early Voting in the Presidential Primary. I also address why we are still having a primary and why the blank ballot movement may not be recorded on Election Night. Enjoy. Subscribe to dustinczarny.com for all content and electionContinue reading “Commissioner in a Car: Presidential Primary Early Voting Continues Villages are certified”

NY presidential primary draws sparse turnout as early voting starts in Onondaga County – Syracuse.com

A total of 77 voters cast ballots countywide Saturday and 93 voters showed up on Sunday, said Dustin Czarny, a county elections commissioner. He said the totals are among the lowest since New York began allowing early voting in the 2019 election. https://www.syracuse.com/politics/cny/2024/03/ny-presidential-primary-draws-sparse-turnout-as-early-voting-starts-in-onondaga-county.html