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I want to take a moment to welcome you to my website. This is my new home for my various election related projects that I have started over the last few years. As Onondaga County’s Democratic Elections Commissioner I am always looking for ways to further educate voters and navigate them through the arcane web of New York’s electoral system.

On my podcast page you can find my ongoing Commissioner in a Car series. A weekly Facebook live show dedicated to election news and deadlines. I also started a weekly interview series for candidates and Democracy advocates called Zoom with Czarny.

This will also serve as a home for my writings. On occasion I am blessed to testify in my role as Democratic Caucus Chair of the NYS Elections Commissioner Association. I have appeared in front of the NYS Legislature, Onondaga County Legislature, and Syracuse Common Council. I have collected my previous testimony here with video links when available.

I also have a weekly statistics blog called Wonky Wednesday. This column is dedicated to examining the election statistics and registration data in Onondaga County and throughout New York State. I also will from time to time author editorials and opinion articles on election related topics. You can find those writings on my editorial page.

On occasion I appear on feature podcasts and tv shows. These longer programs offer me the ability to discuss complicated election issues on my featured page. Finally I regularly appear in local and statewide media on election related matters. I am compiling all current and past appearances on my interview page.

This website and all programming is entirely paid for by my personal funds. I do not accept donations or advertising. This is all part of my voter education and outreach efforts. If you are interested you can subscribe to my website and get updates when I post content. Thank you for visiting.

Early voting waits in DeWitt have elections officials considering another eastside option next year – News Channel 9

“I’m always for adding early voting sites,” said Commissioner Czarny. “I would love to do that… Commissioner Ryan and I have already decided that we are going to reassess a few different sites this year to get ready for that ’28 presidential election.”

Early voting waits in DeWitt have elections officials considering another eastside option next year

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Behind the wait: How Onondaga County tracks early voting lines – CNYCentral.com

“Once the last voter in the line gets to the front, we rescan that QR code and it calculates the wait time for what they were in the line for,” said Dustin Czarny, Onondaga County’s Democratic elections commissioner.

https://cnycentral.com/news/local/behind-the-wait-how-onondaga-county-tracks-early-voting-lines

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Here’s how to avoid long early voting lines in Onondaga County – Syracuse.com

Czarny recommends voters check the county’s wait-time dashboard to see what the waits are at nearby sites. The page is updated twice each hour.

“We’ve done this to avoid the long lines at the big sites (and) to give people an opportunity to go right down the road,” Czarny said.

https://www.syracuse.com/politics/cny/2026/10/heres-how-to-avoid-long-early-voting-lines-in-onondaga-county.html?gift=29eb2f3c-bbc0-43dd-8766-4f0ca3c22ab0

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Onondaga County sees record early voting turnout for nonpresidential year – Syracuse.com

“For a nonpresidential, the turnout is exceptional,” Democratic Elections Commissioner Dustin Czarny said.

Czarny called Saturday one of the county’s top five opening days since New York began offering early voting in 2019

https://www.syracuse.com/news/2026/10/onondaga-county-sees-record-early-voting-turnout-for-nonpresidential-year.html?gift=30aa282e-a6c6-4aee-b667-7ec8eb85e971

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McMahon vetoes raises for Onondaga County election commissioners – Syracuse.com

“It seems like an excuse for the county executive to continue his partisan attacks on this position,” Czarny said. “I don’t know what his reason is, but I can tell you it’s not the reason he put in his veto message.”

Czarny said that their positions are the only county employee positions to not get cost of living raises. He also said they are the only board of elections commissioners in the state to not receive raises in the past seven years.

https://www.syracuse.com/news/2026/10/mcmahon-vetoes-raises-for-onondaga-county-election-commissioners.html

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12,000 Republican mailers in Clay raise questions over Board of Elections return address – CNYCentral.com

Democratic Elections Commissioner Dustin Czarny says his office received calls from voters confused about who sent the mail.

“A voter getting this piece of mail would think that it’s coming from us, and that is a huge issue,” Czarny said.

https://cnycentral.com/news/local/12000-republican-mailers-in-clay-raise-questions-over-board-of-elections-return-address

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Commissioner in a Car: Let’s Talk Golden Day 2026

In this week’s episode I talk all abut Golden Day. Saturday October 24, 2026. The First Day of early Voting. The Last day to register to vote. The last day to have a vote by mail ballot sent to you. Go to onvote.net to get information.

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Sneaky politics? Or honest mistake? Election mailer lands Clay GOP in hot water – Syracuse.com

“They’re using the reputation of the board as a government entity as a trusted source to open up the outer piece of mail to deliver partisan messages,” Czarny said. “The Board of Elections will never send out partisan mail promoting a candidate.”

https://www.syracuse.com/news/2026/10/sneaky-politics-or-honest-mistake-election-mailer-lands-clay-gop-in-hot-water.html?gift=c28c71d9-5421-418a-b188-772c515d8140

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