Onondaga County unveils new voting system-WAER

Democratic Elections Commissioner Dustin Czarny says the system is also more efficient. “You’re going to see less lines at the scanners because it’s quicker, less paper jams that happen on Election Day because the system is has a lot less moving pieces to it.” https://www.waer.org/news/2023-08-10/onondaga-county-unveils-new-voting-system

New York County’s New Voting Machines Could Change Voting – Government Technology

He said the systems come with ballot printers that can store more than 1,600 different ballot configurations that might be used across the county’s 441 election districts. “We can store a whole county’s ballots on one machine,” Cazrny said. “This would allow us to go full on-demand. If everything is working well in 2024, weContinue reading “New York County’s New Voting Machines Could Change Voting – Government Technology”

Onondaga County’s new voting machines could revolutionize the way you vote – Syracuse.com

“The voter is still going to get a paper ballot and they’re still going to fill it out and deposit it into a scanner,” he said. “But it will be quicker and more efficient. We believe we’ll be able to process more voters per hour with these scanners.” https://www.syracuse.com/politics/cny/2023/08/onondaga-countys-new-voting-machines-could-revolutionize-the-way-you-vote.html

Commissioner in a Car: Out with the old.

This week’s Commissioner in A Car I talk about the first part of our voting machine replacement project, the removal of our existing fleet of Dominion Image Cast voting machines. I talk a bit about the process in preparation for new machines next week. Subscribe to dustinczarny.com for all content and election news updates

As Democrats gain in Syracuse suburbs, GOP wins chance to change one town’s elections – Syracuse.com

The change from an at-large vote for town board members to a ward system would be “very unusual,” said Dustin Czarny, Onondaga County Board of Elections commissioner, a Democrat. Salina and Camillus both have had ward systems for years. Czarny said he can’t remember any effort to switch to a town ward system in atContinue reading “As Democrats gain in Syracuse suburbs, GOP wins chance to change one town’s elections – Syracuse.com”

The Weekly Wonk: The Town of Geddes 2023

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 am turning my eye to theContinue reading “The Weekly Wonk: The Town of Geddes 2023”

Onondaga County Board of Elections will use new voting system for future elections – CNY Central

“We felt that Clear Ballot was the right option for Onondaga county,” said Dustin Czarny, Onondaga County Democratic board of elections commissioner. “We were going to choose one of the four vendors, the old machines had run their course, and all vendors represented a large leap in technology for us but we felt the ClearContinue reading “Onondaga County Board of Elections will use new voting system for future elections – CNY Central”

New York State Board of Elections approves new voting machines – Newschannel 9

The machines used in Onondaga County will still require paper ballots, but it will allow for faster processing at the polls, according to the Elections Commissioner for Onondaga County, Dustin Czarny. Czarny said these new county machines are a 20-year leap in technology, and they will be ready to use for voting in the fall.Continue reading “New York State Board of Elections approves new voting machines – Newschannel 9”

Zoom with Czarny: Onondaga Town Candidates Justin Polly And Noelle Relles

This week I sit down with Justin Polly & Noelle Clarry Relles Candidates for for Town of Onondaga Town Board about their campaigns. They also talk about how the Town of Onondaga Democrats are trying to bring competition and diversity to this purple town. I also talk briefly about the indictments of former President TrumpContinue reading “Zoom with Czarny: Onondaga Town Candidates Justin Polly And Noelle Relles”