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Commissioner in a car: City of Syracuse Redistricting Commission is underway.

In this week’s Commissioner in a Car I give an overview of the City of Syracuse Redistricting process that is underway. I also talk about upcoming election events like petitioning in April. Enjoy. Subscribe to dustinczarny.com for all content and election news updates

Respect neighborhood borders, North Side community tells Syracuse redistricting committee – WAER

Dustin Czarny, the Democratic Elections Commissioner for Onondaga County, said population imbalance is a problem across the board. Czarny, who displayed the current maps at the meeting, said the area around Syracuse University’s South Campus is an extreme example. “It’s a very transient district, where students only reside in their sophomore year, but you haveContinue reading “Respect neighborhood borders, North Side community tells Syracuse redistricting committee – WAER”

My testimony to the Syracuse Independent Redistricting Commission

For transparencies sake I am releasing my written testimony to the Syracuse Independent Redistricting Commission (follow link for future hearing dates), I am also posting a video of the redistricting hearing. It is important to note I have no voting power on this commission and my suggestions are made as a City resident and notContinue reading “My testimony to the Syracuse Independent Redistricting Commission”

Zoom with Czarny: Joanna Zdanys of the Brennan Center for Justice

In this week’s Zoom with Czarny I sit down with Joanna Zdanys of the Brennan Center for Justice at NYU Law. She is the Senior counsel for Elections and Government. We have an in-depth discussion about the upcoming Public Campaign Finance system coming to New York at the end of this year. Its a greatContinue reading “Zoom with Czarny: Joanna Zdanys of the Brennan Center for Justice”

15 Syracuse citizens set out to redraw the city’s political maps; ‘We’re so apolitical’

As the 2020 Census approached, Czarny and another advocate for nonpartisan redistricting, Susan Lerner, executive director of the good government group Common Cause New York, pushed for the citizen-led model to be adopted in Syracuse. The Onondaga County Legislature rejected the idea. But the Syracuse Common Council voted to adopt it, and city voters approvedContinue reading “15 Syracuse citizens set out to redraw the city’s political maps; ‘We’re so apolitical’”

Wonky Wednesday: The City of Syracuse

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: The City of Syracuse”

INTERVIEW: Village election day – WSYR9

From Your Local Election Headquarters, villages across Central New York are holding elections Tuesday.  Seven villages have opened the polls. Dustin Czarny, the Onondaga County Board of Elections Democratic Commissioner, joined NewsChannel 9 to talk about the big day.  https://www.localsyr.com/news/your-local-election-hq/interview-village-election-day/

Commissioner in a Car: Village Election Eve

Village elections are Tuesday March 15, 2022 in 7 villages in Onondaga County. Villages of Baldwinsville, Fabius, Jordan, Minoa, & Marcellus are having elections run by their village clerks, Polls are open Noon to 9pm. Villages of Fayetteville & Manlius are run by the Onondaga County Board of Elections polls are open 6am to 9pmContinue reading “Commissioner in a Car: Village Election Eve”

Wonky Wednesday: The Villages of Fayetteville and Manlius

Welcome back to #WonkyWednesday. Each week I take a deep dive into the electoral and registration data that makes up our home of Onondaga County. My hope is by understanding these data points we can appreciate the many facets of election administration and voter participation. This week I am investigating the village elections that theContinue reading “Wonky Wednesday: The Villages of Fayetteville and Manlius”