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Dustin Czarny, Onondaga County Board of Elections Commissioner and Chair of the NYS Elections Commissioner Association Democratic Caucus said, “Now more than ever it is important for New York to lead on the issue of Voter protection. Passing The Rep. John Lewis Voting Rights Act (S1046E) will establish New York as a national leader in this important fight.Continue reading “Senate Majority To Pass The John R. Lewis Voting Rights Act Of New York – Harlem World”

In Onondaga County, turnout in the 2020 presidential election was 77% – the highest since the 1960s. The 2021 local election drew 31% of registered voters to the polls, Elections Commissioner Dustin Czarny said. https://www.syracuse.com/news/2022/05/county-exec-mcmahon-outraged-at-state-bill-to-control-local-elections-like-his.html

Back in Onondaga County, voters might have some whiplash over changes to the state senate map and the area’s two main Senators John Mannion and Rachel May. Czarny can understand if voters might be confused. “These are radically different senate districts than we’ve seen in the previous versions of any of the maps, and it’sContinue reading “Newly approved congressional and senate maps have CNY candidates and voters scrambling – WAER”

Czarny understands that redistricting can be an uphill battle and causes confusion amongst not only voters—but also elections professionals and even candidates—which is why he’d like to see the process changed. “I’d much rather see a process where citizens are doing the redistricting, as we see in the city of Syracuse, as opposed to whenContinue reading “Upcoming primaries: dates you need to know – CNYCentral.com”