Author Archives: dustinczarny

About 2% of Onondaga County voters have already voted in the Nov. 2 election – Syracuse.com

Last weekend’s count was lower than the first weekend in 2019, when 1,659 people voted in person. But combined with absentee ballots, pre-Election Day participation is on pace to beat 2019, said Dustin Czarny, Onondaga County’s Democratic elections commissioner. https://www.syracuse.com/politics/2021/10/about-2-of-onondaga-county-voters-have-already-voted-in-the-nov-2-election.html

Onondaga County Democrats may get help on redistricting thanks to bill on Governor Hochul’s Desk

A discussion on Onondaga County’s redistricting process on the statewide program Capital Tonight. https://nystateofpolitics.com/state-of-politics/new-york/politics/2021/10/25/onondaga-county-democrats-may-get-help-with-redistricting-thanks-to-bill-on-hochul-s-desk#

Onondaga County redistricting commission adds sixth public hearing as first two focus on ‘rushed’ timeline – WSYR9

“I wish it was better attended. I wish it was longer. I wish it was not in the middle of the day. I wish the chairman, Kevin Hulslander, who set the schedule, was here like the other 5 commissioners. That was my objection to this schedule, to begin with.”

At least 8,700 absentee ballots requested by voters in Onondaga County ahead of election – CNYCentral.com

“That is abnormally high for a local year. Obviously more people are able to do absentee ballots so that’s part of it, but that usually indicates more turnout in traditional years,” said Democratic Election Commissioner Dustin Czarny. https://cnycentral.com/news/local/at-least-8700-absentee-ballots-requested-by-voters-in-onondaga-county-ahead-of-election

Major Voting Changes Are On This Year’s New York Ballot – WSKG

Czarny said the more options voters have to cast their ballots, the better.“If you look at what the voters want, the voters tend to want more options to be able to vote either at home or early or on election day and have a three-prong option for all elections in New York,”

Major voting changes are on this year’s ballot in NYS – WRVO

“If you look at what the voters want, the voters tend to want more options to be able to vote either at home or early or on election day and have a three-prong option for all elections in New York,” Czarny said. https://www.wrvo.org/politics-and-government/2021-10-21/major-voting-changes-are-on-this-years-ballot

Early voting in New York begins on Saturday, October 23 – CNYCentral.com

Early voting in New York starts Saturday, October 23, and with the upcoming elections, Dustin Czarny, Democratic commissioner for the Onondaga County Board of Elections gave some pointers for what to expect. https://cnycentral.com/news/local/early-voting-in-new-york-begins-on-saturday-october-23

Onondaga County’s redistricting commission bickers over timeline, rejects delay of public hearings – Newschannel 9

Czarny said “One of the things I couldn’t believe he said today was that the commissioners didn’t have to be at the public hearings. So what, we’re just going to put up a microphone and let people talk and hope somebody listens to them later.”