Elections Professional and Activist
Advocates of the law like Onondaga County Democratic Board of Elections Commissioner Dustin Czarny believes moving local elections to even-numbered years, it will increase voter turnout. “By having elections aligned to when voters are traditionally Intuned to show up and go to the polls will mean more people will vote on these local offices and we will get a government that is more attuned to the general public.”
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For the last several; months I have been involved with litigation for the so-called Even Year Election law that moves many local offices to even year elections from odd years. Onondaga County named me in a defendant to this law and my attorney worked with the NY State Attorney General Office to defend the law. After an initial court loss in Onondaga Supreme Court in October of last year, there was a unanimous decision on the appeal in the 4th Department Appellate Division on May 7. 2025/ I am uploading that decision so followers of this page have easy access.
Governor Hochul, Speaker Carl Heastie, Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins, Sen. James Skoufis, Asm. Amy Paulin, Attorney General Letitia James and just about every Democratic lawmaker in state government did all the heavy lifting on this. I am happy to be a small part of this apparent victory. We will see where the Court of Appeals weighs in on this matter.
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I was honored to have this conversation with Khalid Bey and Robert Romeo about the need to combat election fraud and stand up for our Democracy. Enjoy.
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“This decision is a celebration of democracy,’’ said Dustin Czarny, Onondaga County’s Democratic elections commissioner.
“This legislation will ensure more voters will vote on more offices and we will have a government that is representative of all the people of Onondaga County and New York State,’’ Czarny said.
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This week I talk about the announcement of Early Voting sites for both the Primary and General elections. We also released the Primary day polling sites. I over view where the primaries are and what races. I also talk a bit about the Even Year Election Bill hearing today. Enjoy.
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I appeared at CNY Solidarity’s monthly meeting for a panel discussion on the SAVE act. I was joined by Christine Wood of Public Citizen and Brett Edkins of Stand Up America. It was an informative discussion on the dangers of the SAVE act and President’s EO on elections. Enjoy.
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This week I talk about the next and final phase of the ballot access period, court hearings. I give a quick update on where the court hearings stand, what is to come, and touch on the federal court injunction of the President’s Executive Order. Enjoy.
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This week I talk about all the hearings At the Onondaga County Board of Elections both in our office and at court. I outline the process, decision already made, and decisions yet to be made. I also talk about how some of these have already made their way to court now and in the future. Enjoy.
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I appeared in this news clip to explain how OCBOE accepts petitions and challenges. No one wants to throw people off the ballot, it is the least favorite part of my job., We had to do three yesterday. They have an opportunity to go to court and explain why our decisions were wrong.
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Czarny said the board’s decisions are made by equally represented Democratic and Republican staff members and election commissioners.
“One commissioner alone cannot make this decision,” Czarny said.
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Dustin M. Czarny