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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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I was honored to appear on this great podcast. Dr. Mara Suttman and I discuss my journey in politics going from my earliest memories of when I realized we are in a Democracy. We discussed the importance of voting and protecting the vote, as well as what voting means to me: The symbolization of hope.Continue reading “What Voting Means to Me Podcast”
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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 3rd Common Council District.”
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In this week’s Commissioner in a Car I talk about the start of designating petitions in New York. I also briefly talk about the automatic stay in the New York Redistricting case. Finally I remark about the late budget and things we are hoping will make it in. Enjoy. Subscribe to dustinczarny.com for all contentContinue reading “Commissioner in a Car: Petition week and NY Redistricting”
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In this week’s Zoom with Czarny I briefly react to the ruling on the NY State legislative and congressional maps. Then I have my interview with Danielle Brecker the co-lead organizer for Empire State Indivisible. We talk NY Democracy, budget, and what her organization is doing to support both those things and other democracy initiativesContinue reading “Zoom with Czarny: Danielle Brecker of Empire State Indivisible”
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But moving to November is not the only option to streamline Election Day operations, said Czarny. Villages can also pay the county to operate its election for them, which can be cheaper than the village having to rent voting machines and paying staff to count ballots. “If it’s lower-cost for the village and professionally runContinue reading “Last-minute write-in campaign sparks discussion about Baldwinsville election – Eagle 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 2nd Common Council District”
I was asked to do an impromptu testimony for the 2nd public hearing of the Syracuse redistricting Commission. I had no prepared remarks but I talked briefly about the importance of factoring in schools. mainly the 5 city high schools, when determining council boundaries. I urge all to go to these meetings and share theirContinue reading “The 2nd Syracuse Redistricting Hearing 3/26/22”
In this week’s Commissioner in a Car I talk about the final days for the State Budget process and what it will means for County Board of Elections. I also remark on President Biden’s just released FY23 budget including $10 billion for Election infrastructure. Also Election inspector classes begin April 1. Finally I talk aboutContinue reading “Commissioner in a Car: Budgets and Inspector classes begin”
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Dustin M. Czarny