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Talking NY Redistricting, Early Voting Deadlines, Legislation that might be passed as the legislature resumes session, and remarks on the revelations around Kevin McCarthy and Mark Meadows roles in the insurrection. Subscribe to dustinczarny.com for election news and content updates
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College campuses with at least 300 active voters will need to have a polling place. According to the Onondaga County Board of Elections, colleges like Syracuse University, LeMoyne and Onondaga Community College already have this in place. This new voting rule in New York would also prevent college campuses from being divided into multiple votingContinue reading “How changes to state voting rules impact college students – Spectrum News”
Welcome back to #WonkyWednesday. Each week I take a deep dive into the electoral and registration data that make up Onondaga County and New York State. Over the next few weeks, I will be investigating the City of Syracuse. Usually I dedicate #wonkywednesday articles to races happening in the current year, however there are noContinue reading “Wonky Wednesday: Syracuse’s 5th Common Council District.”
In this week’s Commissioner in a Car I outline the specific objection process that is starting here and at NYSBOE. I also talk about the start of Independent Nominating petitions that start tomorrow, the NYS Redistricting hearing on April 20, and the fallout from LT Governor Benjamin’s resignation and why he will not be replacesContinue reading “Commissioner in a Car: The objections have begun.”
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This week I sit down with Dr. Mara Suttman-Lea of the What Voting Means to Me Podcast. We talk about her recent published paper “Can Electoral Management Bodies Expand the Pool of Registered Voters? The Effects of Face-to-Face, Remote, Traditional, and Social Media Outreach.”. We also discuss her podcast and the state of American Democracy.Continue reading “Zoom with Czarny: Dr. Mara Suttman-Lea”
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Welcome back to #WonkyWednesday. Each week I take a deep dive into the electoral and registration data that make up Onondaga County and New York State. Over the next few weeks, I will be investigating the City of Syracuse. Usually I dedicate #wonkywednesday articles to races happening in the current year, however there are noContinue reading “Wonky Wednesday: Syracuse’s 4th Common Council District.”
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“I’ve been wracking my brain all day,” Czarny said. “I don’t see an easy way for him to get off the ballot.” https://www.syracuse.com/politics/2022/04/why-will-ny-lt-gov-brian-benjamin-likely-remain-on-the-ballot-after-resigning.html
The state providing the funds to ensure it’s not another unfunded mandate also helps, according to Czarny. “It blunts opposition, which the biggest opposition to any voting reform has always been local cost,” he said. “The fact that New York state is paying for this and intending for this to be an annual fund thatContinue reading “Voting by absentee ballot? NY budget includes $4M for postage-paid envelopes – Auburn Citizen”
In this week’s Commissioner in a Car I talk about the status of our June 2022 primary, which races are scheduled for a primary, a peek ahead to the objection process on petitions, as well as the status of the NYS Redistricting lawsuit. Enjoy Subscribe to dustinczarny.com for all content and election news updates
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In this week’s Zoom with Czarny I speak to my good friend Dana Balter. She was the Democratic candidate for congress in our area, but now she is the director of strategic communications for Citizen Action of NYS. We had a great conversation on Democracy, budget, and running for office. Enjoy. Like and subscribe toContinue reading “Zoom with Czarny: Dana Balter of Citizen Action”
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