Today i talk about the Fall in Love with your party day, February 14th. if you want to change your party before the June primary registrations must be in our office by 5pm today. Visit onvote.net to check your registration. Subscribe to dustinczarny.com for all election news and content updates
Author Archives: dustinczarny
Site Update: Remembering when Reform came to New York in 2019
From time to time I will do a site update letting you know my progress in building this website. I launched site officially on January 2, 2022, but I started actually working on it on December 24, 2021. The idea for this site was to catalog not only be a home for my current podcasts,Continue reading “Site Update: Remembering when Reform came to New York in 2019”
Zoom with Czarny: Public Citizen’s Christine Wood
In this week’s Zoom with Czarny I speak to Christine wood from Public Citizen. We speak about the failure of federal Voting Right’s legislation, the promise and problem with the Electoral Count Act, and steps that can be taken right now to ensure American Democracy this fall. Enjoy. Subscribe to dustinczarny.com for all content andContinue reading “Zoom with Czarny: Public Citizen’s Christine Wood”
Why the Democratic primary for Congress is Central New York’s most important in decades – Syracuse.com
“As seats tilt heavy towards one party, the primary election starts to become more important than the general (election),” said Dustin Czarny, Onondaga County’s Democratic elections commissioner. Czarny said it’s clear the winner of the June primary in Central New York will be considered the frontrunner in November against any Republican or Conservative Party challenger.Continue reading “Why the Democratic primary for Congress is Central New York’s most important in decades – Syracuse.com”
My Testimony in front of the Joint NYS Senate and NYS Assembly Budget Hearings for Local Government Officials/General Government
Above is my video and audio versions of my panel’s testimony. The full day’s testimony can be found here: https://www.nysenate.gov/calendar/public-hearings/february-09-2022/joint-legislative-public-hearing-2022-executive-budget My Prepared Written remarks are below: Testimony before The New York State Assembly & New York State Senate Joint Legislative Budget Hearing on Local Government Officials/ General Government Wednesday, February 9, 2022. Dustin M. Czarny,Continue reading “My Testimony in front of the Joint NYS Senate and NYS Assembly Budget Hearings for Local Government Officials/General Government”
Wonky Wednesday: NY Redistricting, the Assembly Districts in Onondaga County
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: NY Redistricting, the Assembly Districts in Onondaga County”
Commissioner in a Car: The state of Redistricting in NY and what Board of Elections have to do now.
In this week’s Commissioner in a Car I take on what Boards of Elections have to do over the next two weeks to get ready for redistricting. I also talk about the state of New York redistricting and what lawsuits are out there, and which ones are not and what it means for the MarchContinue reading “Commissioner in a Car: The state of Redistricting in NY and what Board of Elections have to do now.”
Newsmakers: Democrats pass new congressional districts to Republican’s dismay; how changes impact CNY voters – WSYR9
I appear with other guests to talk about the impact of the new congressional maps on New York State and CNY after redistricting. Subscribe to dustinczarny.com for all content and election updates
Zoom with Czarny: Tom Keck of CNY Solidarity
In this week’s Zoom with Czarny I sit down with CNY Solidarity Coalition’s Tom Keck. Professor Keck and I discuss the twists and turns of the SCOTUS vacancy created by Justice Stephen Breyer and any hopes for SCOTUS reforms. Enjoy. Subscribe to dustinczarny.com for all content and election news updates
Onondaga County Elections Commissioners weigh in on new congressional and state legislative districts – WAER
The state’s process started with a bi-partisan commission approved by voters in 2014. But the job was handed to lawmakers after it failed to agree on a single set of maps. Czarny says the commission couldn’t be called independent. “The word ‘independent’ was not part of the ballot proposal because of a court ruling thatContinue reading “Onondaga County Elections Commissioners weigh in on new congressional and state legislative districts – WAER”