“My position is that we should be placing this on the ballot, and that if the county executive wanted to stop it, he could then sue the county legislature and sue the board of elections, and that would be the proper way for this to move forward,” said Czarny. Also great legal anlysis in thisContinue reading “As Onondaga County braces for potential legal civil war, it’s already planning on being $500K in the hole on outside lawyers, comptroller says – Central Current”
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McMahon explains his term limit screwup, accuses Dems of ‘next level pettiness’ – Syracuse.com
“I don’t believe the Board of Elections should insert its own opinions into this,” Czarny said. “We should follow the law as put forward and let the legislature and county exec fight it out in court.” https://www.syracuse.com/news/2026/07/mcmahon-explains-his-term-limit-screwup-accuses-dems-of-next-level-pettiness.html Subscribe to dustinczarny.com for all content and election news updates.
The Jim Reith Show UNLEASHED – SPECIAL REPORT – Onondaga County Term Limit Bill – 7/17/26
I appeared on the Jim Reith Show recently to talk about the controversy behind the term limit and the non=veto of it by the County Executive. I tried to outline the path forward now that the bill was delivered to the Board of Elections. Subscribe to dustinczarny.com for all content and election news
Onondaga County elections commissioner reacts to Trump’s elections speech – Capital Tonight Spectrum News
I appeared on Capital Tonight on Spectrum News 1 Central New York/S Tier to talk about President Trump’s speech on elections. I stressed that elections are free, fair, and can be trusted because of the bi partisan system we have in New York. https://spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/capital-region/politics/2026/07/18/dustin-czarny-reacts-to-trump-s-elections-speech Subscribe to dustinczarny.com for all content and Election news updates
Legislature to send McMahon’s “approval” of term limit law to board of elections – WAER
“This is normally the least controversial part of our job,” Democratic commissioner Czarny said. https://www.waer.org/news/2026-07-17/legislature-to-send-mcmahons-approval-of-term-limit-law-to-board-of-elections Subscribe to dustinczarny.com for all content and election news updates
Mistakenly signed bill with an intent to veto leaves Onondaga County lawmakers scrambling; conflict may go in front of judge – WSYR
“There are consequences to actions sometimes,” Czarny said. “It’s up to the court to decide who is right here, what is a mistake, what isn’t a mistake, and whether there is a remedy.” https://www.localsyr.com/news/local-news/mistakenly-signed-bill-with-an-intent-to-veto-leaves-onondaga-county-lawmakers-scrambling-conflict-may-go-in-front-of-judge Subscribe to dustinczarny.com for all content and election news updates
How will a clerical error end for the Onondaga County Executive? Court, most likely – CNYCentral.com
Democratic Elections Commissioner Dustin Czarny said the situation is unprecedented. “I don’t know of any cases in New York State where this particular item has gone to court, or even been imagined, https://cnycentral.com/news/local/how-will-a-clerical-error-end-for-the-onondaga-county-executive-most-likely-court Subscribe to dustinczarny.com for all content and election news
McMahon’s ‘mistake’ on term-limit signing creates disagreement at board of elections – Spectrum News
Czarny said, “I think the most important thing to remind people is that this whole question about this is not about whether term limits exist or not, it’s whether voters get a chance to choose them, and I’m always for voters being able to choose these things.” https://spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/central-ny/news/2026/07/16/mcmahon-s-reversal-on-term-limit-signing-creates-disagreement-at-board-of-elections- Subscribe to dustinczarny.com for all content andContinue reading “McMahon’s ‘mistake’ on term-limit signing creates disagreement at board of elections – Spectrum News”
Oops! County Executive Ryan McMahon signs term-limit law he meant to veto. Now what? – Syracuse.com
Dustin Czarny, the county’s Democratic elections commissioner, said he believes election law directs the Board of Elections to accept the notice from the legislature and to place the item on the ballot for a referendum. … But it’s likely headed to court in any case, Czarny said. “It’s going to go to court, and it’sContinue reading “Oops! County Executive Ryan McMahon signs term-limit law he meant to veto. Now what? – Syracuse.com”
Commissioner in a Car: Let’s do the Party Roll
Party registrations have been frozen since February 14th.. We processed over 2k changes in Onondaga County yesterday! I break down who benefited and who didn’t. I also give a brief update on how new registrations are going as well. Check it out! Subscribe to dustinczarny.com for all content and election news updates
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