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“None of our polling places are ready for this. None of our inspectors are ready for this. It was not on the calendar. It was not something that had been part of discussions with polling places at the beginning of the year,” said Czarny. “We are going to have to scramble to get ready forContinue reading “Local elections officials concerned about the possibility of two primaries in New York this year – WRVO”

Dustin Czarny, an elections commissioner in Onondaga County, told Spectrum News on Friday that a second primary will cost at least $400,000 for his board alone. “I think the major county boards and especially New York City and Long Island are going to see major astronomical costs that the counties are going to have to absorb,” heContinue reading “N.Y. state senate and congressional primaries move to August 23 – NY Daily News”

“It throws everything out the window,” said Dustin Czarny, the Democratic elections commissioner for Onondaga County. He said localities will need to wait for the state Board of Elections and the courts to set a new political calendar, which dictates the timeline for everything from petitioning to ballot access. Czarny estimated that he would needContinue reading “Candidates, election officials left in limbo after NY redistricting ruling – Gothamist”

“It’s coming at the last minute and we still don’t even know the maps and where people are running for any of these races, so this is going to be very confusing for voters,” said Dustin Czarny, an elections commissioner in Onondaga County.  https://www.ny1.com/nyc/all-boroughs/ny-state-of-politics/2022/04/28/new-york-officials-assess-the-next-steps-in-redistricting-ruling-s-wake#

“In budget runs due to electoral matters, the county has to cover that cost. That is part of the county charge. In Onondaga County, this will cost us approximately $400,000 more dollars that we did not have in our budget.” Czarny says he supports independent, citizen-led redistricting, like the process underway in the City ofContinue reading “Tossed maps, disrupted election calendar create chaos, confusion for Onondaga County – WAER”

“The big takeaway is we are upending our entire political calendar. The Congressional races and the State Senate races basically start from scratch.” – Dustin Czarny, (D), Onondaga County Elections Commissioner. https://cnycentral.com/news/local/who-you-vote-for-in-limbo-amid-political-map-chaos-in-new-york

Czarny, the Onondaga County commissioner, said it will be a challenge for election workers to prepare for holding two primary elections in a new, compressed schedule. Absentee ballots for the August election would have to be mailed out in early July, just as election officials are working to certify the June election, he said. “ThisContinue reading “NY’s highest court turns Central New York race for Congress upside down – Syracuse.com”

I appeared on Newschannel 9 shortly after the decision that tossed the NY Congressional and State Senate maps to discuss what we know and don’t know on the path forward. https://www.localsyr.com/news/your-local-election-hq/new-york-court-rejects-congressional-maps-drawn-by-democrats/

“Dougherty’s retirement July 31 sets in motion a rare circumstance, because primary elections have already passed. But he also will leave before an Aug. 3 cutoff for this year’s ballot, guaranteeing that his seat will be filled this November, said the county’s Democratic elections commissioner, Dustin Czarny. Because of the timing, the parties will haveContinue reading “Judge’s surprise retirement opens 2nd seat on Onondaga County’s top criminal court – Syracuse.com”