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Czarny and other Democrats expressed concern that Republican election officials in New York were defying a court order at a time of national GOP efforts to sow confusion among voters and toss ballots. “It’s still very concerning that it even went this far,” Czarny said. Czarny said local boards were behind but “that doesn’t meanContinue reading “NY fitfully counts absentee ballots amid legal challenge – Washington Post”

“We’ll be prepared for as much as the voters want to throw at us,” Onondaga County County Democratic Elections Commissioner Dustin Czarny said. “I think we have to recognize that we live in a hyper-partisan time, and the Federal elections in 2018 were much higher turnout than we normally see in the midterm – slightlyContinue reading “Early voting begins Saturday in New York – WRVO”

“It’s all about moving the counting back until after Election Day, sowing chaos, creating doubt and then in close elections, descending on them with teams of lawyers to try to throw out legitimately cast ballots,” said Dustin Czarny, the Democratic Commissioner for Onondaga County and the head of the Democratic Caucus for the New YorkContinue reading “Absentee ballot standoff temporarily subsides as partisan rift deepens among NY elections officials – Gothamist”

It’s extremely worrying to me that a massive change to election law — that had already covered two primaries this year — is being issued 18 days before the election.” Dustin Czarny, Democratic elections commissioner, Onondaga County “It’s important to note that Boards of Elections throughout the state have already canvassed ballots — thousands andContinue reading “NY judge declares new absentee ballot law unconstitutional – Gothamist”