Author Archives: dustinczarny

Commissioner in a Car: Primary Election preview

Today I preview the June 2021 primary election for Onondaga County voters. If you are a Democrat in Syracuse or the OCL 15 portion of Geddes, Republican in Syracuse, Skaneateles, Lysander, or Pompey, Working Families member in Salina or Syracuse, Cicero and Dewitt portions of OCL 5, and Conservative in Manlius you have primaries tomorrow.Continue reading “Commissioner in a Car: Primary Election preview”

Low turnout in CNY primary elections could mean razor-thin margins – CNYCentral.com

“It’s a local primary, so we are not going to see the turnout we saw last year or even in elections past,” says Dustin Czarny, Onondaga County Elections Commissioner (D). https://cnycentral.com/news/local/low-turnout-in-cny-primary-elections-could-mean-razor-thin-margins

Democratic race for Syracuse mayor too close to call, Burman takes Republican race – CNYCentral.com

The majority of results came in by 11 PM. Democratic Election Commissioner Dustin Czarny said results cards had to be physically driven to the board of election because the board does not do wireless transmission of results. https://cnycentral.com/news/local/tight-democratic-mayoral-primary-race-for-city-of-syracuse-burman-takes-republican-race

Ahead of primary day, Onondaga Co. Elections commissioners talk to NewsChannel 9 – WSYR9

Onondaga County Elections Commissioners Dustin Czarny (D) and Michelle Sardo (R) appeared on NewsChannel 9 at 5:30pm to help voters with primary day information, including any remaining COVIVD-19 protocols in place at the polls. https://www.localsyr.com/your-local-election-headquarters-new-york-state/ahead-of-primary-day-onondaga-co-elections-commissioners-talk-to-newschannel-9/

The Yang Campaign Knows Who Voted Early And The Board Of Elections Says You Can, Too – Gothamist

“I’m really proud of this because it revolutionized how we deal with campaigns and the media,” said Czarny,… by making this information readily available, it allows the Board there to focus on their primary jobs: processing voters and running elections. https://gothamist.com/news/yang-campaign-knows-who-voted-early-and-board-elections-says-you-can-too

Zoom with Czarny: Jeffrey Wice NY Law School and national redistricting expert.

I sit down with Jeffrey Wice of New York Law School and do a deep dive onto the state of redistricting in New York. We also Get some good news on the work Fair Maps CNY is doing with a new law NY passed that will make partisan gerrymandering harder. Hope you enjoy

Masks no longer required for vaccinated voters in Onondaga County, with one exception – Syracuse.com

“We have conferred with county health and will have masks on hands for those who want to use them and are asking all unvaccinated to continue masking,” Elections Commissioner Dustin Czarny confirmed. https://www.syracuse.com/politics/cny/2021/06/masks-no-longer-required-for-vaccinated-voters-in-onondaga-county-with-one-exception.html

Wonky Wednesday:  June Enrollment Number updates

Welcome back to Wonky Wednesday.  Each week I do a deep dive into the election and registration data that makes up the electoral landscape of our home, Onondaga County.  I hope by looking into this data we can glean that this everchanging county is not monolithic as once thought and competition for Democrats, and allContinue reading “Wonky Wednesday:  June Enrollment Number updates”

Less than 1% of voters turn out in 4 days of early voting in Syracuse primaries – Syracuse.com

“It’s low,” Onondaga County Elections Commissioner Dustin Czarny said. “It’s always low for primaries and it’s even more low for local primaries.” https://www.syracuse.com/politics/cny/2021/06/less-than-1-of-voters-turn-out-in-4-days-of-early-voting-in-syracuse-primaries.html