Onondaga County postpones absentee ballot counting due to COVID-19 exposure – The Daily Orange

“I know everyone will have questions. I ask patience as we secure the election and make sure our staff is safe,” said Dustin Czarny, Onondaga County Board of Elections Democratic commissioner, in a tweet. “I ask you give us some time to address the next steps and I will have more information later today.”

Onondaga County postpones absentee ballot counting due to COVID-19 exposure – The Daily Orange

Renna’s Albany lawyers challenge hundreds of absentee ballots in tight Senate race – Syracuse.com

Of the objections, Czarny, the Democratic commissioner said, “It’s a pattern of trying to obfuscate the process.” Eventually it will be clear that those objections by the (GOP). On Thursday, 83% of the objections were made by Renna and the (GOP).

https://www.syracuse.com/politics/2020/11/rennas-albany-lawyers-challenge-hundreds-of-absentee-ballots-in-tight-senate-race.html

Onondaga County absentee ballot counting slowed down by objections – CNYCentral.com

“These objections do not mean that the vote doesn’t count,” said Czarny. “It means that we have to hold aside the vote until the end of the counting and they have three days to go in front of a judge.”

https://cnycentral.com/news/local/onondaga-county-absentee-ballot-counting-slowed-down-by-objections

Absentee update: May beats Rodgers, Renna campaign objects to nearly 500 ballots – WRVO

“It seems like they’re throwing the kitchen sink at these voters to try to knock off as many Democratic ballots as possible,” Czarny said.

https://www.wrvo.org/politics-and-government/2020-11-12/absentee-update-may-beats-rodgers-renna-campaign-objects-to-nearly-500-ballots

Mail-In Ballots Flip Race in Central New York as Count Continues – Spectrum News

Democrat Elections Comissioner Dustin Czarny says in the 24th Congressional District, Dana Balter has picked up nearly 7,500 votes so far, but to catch Republican incumbent John Katko, she would need nearly 48,000.

One race has flipped due to the absentees, and that’s the 127th Assembly District race. Czarny says Democrat Al Stirpe now has a 600-vote lead over Republican Mark Venesky after trailing behind by about 1,000 votes on Election Night.

https://spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/central-ny/news/2020/11/12/mail-in-ballots-flip-race-in-central-new-york

BOE Commissioner: Lawsuits Could Hold Up Absentee Count – Spectrum News

“We’re going to go until it does, but if we were allowed to do our job I believe it would be about a seven-day job. I do think it is going to take longer with these objections,” said Czarny

https://spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/central-ny/news/2020/11/11/boe-commissioner–lawsuits-could-hold-up-absentee-count

New Yorkers on parole vote for president for 1st time after 2018 order – Daily Orange

“It’s been in the conversation,” said Onondaga County BOE Commissioner Dustin Czarny. “I don’t know (that) it’s been the foremost part of voting rights for New York, mainly because we already had felon reinfranchisement unlike Florida and other states.”