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The total is a 41% increase over the previous record for a local election year set in 2023, said Dustin Czarny, the county’s Democratic election’s commissioner. Sunday’s total of 2,908 ballots cast in Onondaga County also set the record for the highest single-day turnout since early voting began in the county in 2019, Czarny said.Continue reading “Election 2025: Onondaga County breaks its record for early voting in local elections – Syracuse.com”
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“This is a 41% increase from 2023, the last local year, and the last record, which was only about 12,000 early voters,” said Czarny. Early voting became an option in New York State in 2019. Czarny said as the years have gone by, it’s grown in popularity among voters. “They like the convenience of it,”Continue reading “Early voting sets record for local election in Onondaga County – WRVO News”
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In today’s Commissioner in a Car I talk about the stats of #EarlyVoting in Onondaga County over the first 6 days. Who is turning out? Which site are they going to? I also give you all the details to participate over the next few days. Get more info at onvote.net https://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/zoomwithczarny Subscribe to dustinczarny.com forContinue reading “Commissioner in a car: How’s the early voting going?”
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It must be said that these are not independent candidates for the most part,” he said. “Most of these candidates appear on a major party line. And because of our unique system of fusion voting in New York, it allows their name to appear multiple times.” https://www.waer.org/news/2025-10-28/together-we-can-neighbors-helping-neighbors-community-first-why-so-many-independent-parties Subscribe to dustinczarny.com for all content and electionContinue reading “Together We Can. Neighbors Helping Neighbors. Community First. Why so many independent parties? – WAER”
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By the time polls closed Monday, 5,018 people had voted at the 10 polling sites in the county, topping the record of 4,025 for the same period in 2023, said Dustin Czarny, the county’s Democratic elections commissioner. The total through Monday far eclipsed the early turnout for local elections in 2021 (2,703) and 2019 (2,649),Continue reading “Election 2025: Early voting turnout on record pace for local elections in Onondaga County – Syracuse.com”
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Czarny said that while he expects one intended result of the move — higher turnout for the races which have been transplanted — to come to fruition, the other intended benefit — lower costs for local governments — will probably not be significant in the near term. “Over the next five-10 years, I wouldn’t sayContinue reading “As N.Y. state law is upheld, off-year elections aren’t really going anywhere just yet – Capitol Tonight Spectrum News”
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He says over the first two days of early voting, the count is running 20% above the rate it did in 2023, with a little more than 3,000 residents turning out so far. https://spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/watertown/news/2025/10/27/onondaga-county-2025-early-voting Subscribe to Dustinczarny.com for all cont not and election news updates
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“In total, 1,898 voters turned out across the county’s 10 early voting sites, Czarny reported. That’s 19% higher than the first day of early voting in 2023, the last year voters went to the polls to pick local leaders. “This is more evidence that early voting continues to grow,” Czarny said Saturday on social media.”Continue reading “Early voting 2025: Nearly 2,000 turn out for first day of voting for Syracuse, Onondaga County elections – Syracuse.com”
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Saturday marks the Golden Day for the 2025 General Electio Season. First Day to #earlyVote, Last day to #registertovote, and last day to request a #votebymail ballot and have it delivered to you before #Electionday. You can request #votebyamail ballots and register to vote at onvote.net by midnight October 25, 2025. You can also findContinue reading “Commissioner in a Car: Golden Day is coming”
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“It sets a 12-year term limit. No one can serve in the county legislature for more than 12 years. The current term of office is now two years for a county legislator; it would now go to 4 years. Czarny says that if the proposition is approved, it will go into effect in 2026. “NextContinue reading “Beyond the mayor’s race: What else Syracuse voters will decide this year – WSYR”
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Dustin M. Czarny