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Welcome back to #wonkywednesday. Each week I take a deep dive into the election and registration data that makes up Onondaga County. Every ten years we change the shape of our districts that represent us on the US Congressional, NYS Senate, and NY Assembly lines. After the failure of the NYS “Independent” Redistricting Commission toContinue reading “Wonky Wednesday: Redistricting in Onondaga County Congress & NY Senate”
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Today I talk about the congressional maps that just dropped in New York State. I talk about the new district that I am nicknaming the Center City district encompassing all of Onondaga County and portions of Schuyler, Ontario, Cayuga, Madison, Tompkins, and Cortland County. This unites the cities of Syracuse, Oneida, Auburn, Geneva, Ithaca, andContinue reading “Commissioner in a Car: NYS Redistricting: Congressional Maps drop.”
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This week’s Zoom with Czarny I speak with David Driesen of Syracuse University College of Law. We talk about the SCOTUS vacancy, the state of American Democracy, and redistricting here locally and statewide. I hope you enjoy. Subscribe to dustinczarny.com for all content and election updates
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Welcome back to #wonkywednesday. Each week I do a deep dive into election and registration data in Onondaga County. Since my time at the Onondaga County Board of Elections I have used statistics not just to analyze voting patterns but how the office has performed as well. Every now and then those statistics can translateContinue reading “Wonky Wednesday: Voter Registration Forms Processed in 2021”
“I would ask anybody who’s considering this option, at least let us see what happens in New York City over the next couple of cycles … before we jump on this bandwagon and do something,” Czarny said. “Let’s see how it works in another municipality and then learn from their mistakes and then decide whetherContinue reading “Syracuse leaders consider prospect of noncitizen voter eligibility – The Daily Orange”
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In this week’s Commissioner in a Car I talk about Governor Hochul signing legislation to extend pandemic excuse absentee balloting. I also talk about her executive budget and what it means for elections. Finally I remark on the news today that the NYS Redistricting Commission cant come to a consensus and thus the NYS legislatureContinue reading “Commissioner in a Car: Absentee pandemic excuse good for 2022.”
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The city’s commission can serve as the direct inspiration for what Onondaga County should do next, Czarny said. “One good thing we are getting out of this with the county is that we are getting a close look at what we should be doing, which is the Syracuse process, and exactly what we shouldn’t beContinue reading “Syracuse, Onondaga County redistricting efforts face community pushback – The Daily Orange”
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Today I speak with Marty Masterpole Onondaga County Comptroller. We check in on year 2 of being the highest elected Democrat in County Government. We get his perspective on the aquarium, the county workforce, redistricting, and the shakeup for leader of the County Legislature. I hope you enjoy. Subscribe to dustinczarny.com for all my contentContinue reading “Zoom with Czarny: Onondaga County Comptroller Martin Masterpole”
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Onondaga County Democratic Elections Commissioner, Dustin Czarny, said that calls of voter fraud are common when changes like this are made. “Every time there’s a change in election, we see the cries of voter fraud and peril of our election system,” said Czarny. But he says voter fraud really isn’t that common, even during theContinue reading “GOP pushes back against New York’s new absentee voting reforms – North Country Public Radio”
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Welcome back to #wonkywednesday. Each week I take a deep dive into registration and election data here in Onondaga County. This week I take a final look back at the November 2021 General Election. Over the last few weeks, I have dived into Turnout, Early, Absentee, and Election Day voting. Today I investigated the finalContinue reading “Wonky Wednesday: How Democrats Performed in 2021 General Election.”
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