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Welcome to dustinczarny.com

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.

The Jim Reith Show UNLEASHED – SPECIAL REPORT – Onondaga County Term Limit Bill – 7/17/26

I appeared on the Jim Reith Show recently to talk about the controversy behind the term limit and the non=veto of it by the County Executive. I tried to outline the path forward now that the bill was delivered to the Board of Elections.

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Onondaga County elections commissioner reacts to Trump’s elections speech – Capital Tonight Spectrum News

I appeared on Capital Tonight on Spectrum News 1 Central New York/S Tier to talk about President Trump’s speech on elections. I stressed that elections are free, fair, and can be trusted because of the bi partisan system we have in New York.

https://spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/capital-region/politics/2026/07/18/dustin-czarny-reacts-to-trump-s-elections-speech

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Legislature to send McMahon’s “approval” of term limit law to board of elections – WAER

“This is normally the least controversial part of our job,” Democratic commissioner Czarny said.

https://www.waer.org/news/2026-07-17/legislature-to-send-mcmahons-approval-of-term-limit-law-to-board-of-elections

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Mistakenly signed bill with an intent to veto leaves Onondaga County lawmakers scrambling; conflict may go in front of judge – WSYR

“There are consequences to actions sometimes,” Czarny said. “It’s up to the court to decide who is right here, what is a mistake, what isn’t a mistake, and whether there is a remedy.”

https://www.localsyr.com/news/local-news/mistakenly-signed-bill-with-an-intent-to-veto-leaves-onondaga-county-lawmakers-scrambling-conflict-may-go-in-front-of-judge

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How will a clerical error end for the Onondaga County Executive? Court, most likely – CNYCentral.com

Democratic Elections Commissioner Dustin Czarny said the situation is unprecedented.

“I don’t know of any cases in New York State where this particular item has gone to court, or even been imagined,

https://cnycentral.com/news/local/how-will-a-clerical-error-end-for-the-onondaga-county-executive-most-likely-court

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McMahon’s ‘mistake’ on term-limit signing creates disagreement at board of elections – Spectrum News

Czarny said, “I think the most important thing to remind people is that this whole question about this is not about whether term limits exist or not, it’s whether voters get a chance to choose them, and I’m always for voters being able to choose these things.”

https://spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/central-ny/news/2026/07/16/mcmahon-s-reversal-on-term-limit-signing-creates-disagreement-at-board-of-elections-

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Oops! County Executive Ryan McMahon signs term-limit law he meant to veto. Now what? – Syracuse.com

Dustin Czarny, the county’s Democratic elections commissioner, said he believes election law directs the Board of Elections to accept the notice from the legislature and to place the item on the ballot for a referendum.

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But it’s likely headed to court in any case, Czarny said.

“It’s going to go to court, and it’s okay to go to court. That’s where these things are decided,’’ he said.

https://www.syracuse.com/news/2026/07/oops-county-executive-ryan-mcmahon-signs-term-limit-law-he-meant-to-veto-now-what.html

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Commissioner in a Car: Let’s do the Party Roll

Party registrations have been frozen since February 14th.. We processed over 2k changes in Onondaga County yesterday! I break down who benefited and who didn’t. I also give a brief update on how new registrations are going as well. Check it out!

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The political education of Mo Brown: from comedian to soldier to Syracuse king-slayer –

“Pound for pound, he’s one of the best political minds in running campaigns that is in this town,’’ Czarny said. “I don’t think people give him enough credit for that. He knows the numbers. He knows how to run a campaign. He knew just how many donors he needed to get. He knew how many doors he needed to knock.’’

https://www.syracuse.com/politics/cny/2026/07/the-political-education-of-mo-brown-from-comedian-to-soldier-to-syracuse-king-slayer.html

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Trump fired the entire Election Administration Commission. Now what? – Democracy Docket

“[The EAC commissioners] don’t have a role in the certification of election results,” Czarny said. “Their role is more in providing voter assistance, providing voter education, providing training, and even things like social media toolkits that boards of elections use.”

“If this is a prolonged absence, where the Election Assistance Commission cannot act, then training is going to come to a halt, the new [voting system] guidelines are going to come to a halt as we’re trying to certify new equipment,” Czarny added.

https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/trump-fired-the-entire-election-administration-commission-now-what/

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