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Congressional primary breaks Onondaga County’s record for early voting in a primary – WAER

“In Onondaga County, we seem to be an outlier where more people are voting in early voting and I don’t know what it indicates. I don’t know if it’s going to mean lower turnout for the primary or are people choosing to vote early as part of the convenience of voting early because August isContinue reading “Congressional primary breaks Onondaga County’s record for early voting in a primary – WAER”

The Weekly Wonk: NY Assembly District #127

Welcome to the #weeklywonk. This is my weekly blog about statistics, registration data, and election law on my website, dustinczarny.com. This is a rebrand of my #wonkywednesday and #sundaythoughts columns I have been writing since 2020. In merging these two side projects together I am hoping to be a little more regular in my production.Continue reading “The Weekly Wonk: NY Assembly District #127”

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Democratic legislators sue Onondaga County for gerrymandering – WAER

“PlanScore, a non-profit website by the campaign legal center, another non-profit entity, scored the plan in February of 2020 and said that in 94% of all results, Republicans would lead the county legislature. That is in a county where Democrats have a large plurality of registered voters. In fact, Republicans are the third in OnondagaContinue reading “Democratic legislators sue Onondaga County for gerrymandering – WAER”

Onondaga County Democrats file formal complaint over new district maps – Spectrum News

“This process was designed at the start to put a partisan gerrymander to ensure a minority rule of Republicans on the county Legislature. And our experts that we are bringing forth in our proceedings will show this,” said Onondaga County Democratic Elections Commissioner Dustin Czarny. https://spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/central-ny/politics/2022/08/18/onondaga-county-democrats-file-formal-complaint-over-new-district-maps

Odd timing, low turnout could be recipe for election surprise in CNY race for Congress – Syracuse.com

“We had about 15% turnout in June, and if I’m a betting person that’s probably where we’ll be for this election,” said Dustin Czarny, Onondaga County’s Democratic elections commissioner. https://www.syracuse.com/politics/2022/08/odd-timing-low-turnout-could-be-recipe-for-election-surprise-in-cny-race-for-congress.html?fbclid=IwAR3LMogyZ0z1YqdK2HquMiELdgX9k0jwDgqk7PtnKi4S_8DqeEM5csy4mUs

Democratic lawmakers sue Onondaga County, claiming legislative maps are ‘a nullity’ – Syracuse.com

“I’m taking the rare step of joining this lawsuit because I believe in fair districting and I believe that the voters of Onondaga County were not served by the process,’’ Czarny said. https://www.syracuse.com/news/2022/08/democratic-lawmakers-sue-onondaga-county-claiming-legislative-maps-are-a-nullity.html

Democrats accuse Onondaga County of “racially” gerrymandered district map – CNYCentral.com

“They did not take into account the public comments that were given, they did not take into account the public calls to have a more inclusive and open public hearing schedule over a longer period of time,” according to Dustin Czarny. “They rushed to put their maps in place in effort to beat Governor HochulContinue reading “Democrats accuse Onondaga County of “racially” gerrymandered district map – CNYCentral.com”

Lawsuit on Challenging Onondaga County map

In August I took part in a Press Conference today with Legislator Chris Ryan and Common Council President Helen Hudson announcing the filing of a legal challenge to the Onondaga County Legislative maps which we allege are a partisan and racial gerrymander in violation of the Onondaga County Charter, the Municipal Home Rule Law, andContinue reading “Lawsuit on Challenging Onondaga County map”

Democrats in Onondaga County file lawsuit over County Legislature’s new voting maps – WSYR 9

“They made the illegal decision to have the county legislature draw their own maps and pass their own maps,” Czarny said. “Which are also illegal.” “The redistricting commission known as the reapportionment commission took only three weeks from inception to finish, to vote on maps,” he added. https://www.localsyr.com/news/local-news/democrats-in-onondaga-county-file-lawsuit-over-county-legislatures-new-voting-maps/