“Your vote may determine not just who wins the primary, but who wins the general election, especially if they don’t have any major party opposition in November, like we’ve seen in the Buffalo mayor and the Rochester mayor,” Czarny said.
Syracuse mayoral primary could come down to handcount of every vote – CNYCentral.com
“Primaries in low turnout elections tend to be close,” Czarny said. “Both candidates were very active and equally supported by the public.”
Syracuse Mayoral Dem. primary: More ballots arrive at Board of Elections, almost 600 votes still to be counted – Newschannel 9
“This is one of the closest I’ve seen for a race this size I’ve seen in my time as commissioner,” said Czarny.
Dramatically low voter turnout in Syracuse mayoral primaries – WSYR9
“It could be voter fatigue of hyper partisan activity over the last four years,” Onondaga County’s Democratic Elections Commissioner Dustin Czarny told NewsChannel 9. “We just don’t know.”
Tracking what’s next in Syracuse’s undecided Democratic mayoral primary race – Spectrum News
“It could flip the race, too,” said Dustin Czarny, Onondaga County Democratic elections commissioner. “Absentee ballots are peculiar. While they usually act in the same ratio that you see on Election Day, this ratio was so close, it could go any way.”
Good news for Khalid Bey: Absentees in Syracuse mayoral primary come from his strongholds – Syracuse.com
In addition, one candidate could have made a stronger push for voters to request and return absentee ballots.
“Absentee ballots are extremely influenced by campaigns,” Czarny said. “We have seen that in the past.”
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. Go to onvote.net to get information on how to participate.
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.
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.
Dustin M. Czarny 