Czarny said today he misspoke. “What I meant was at the end of our enrollment period I believe we will surpass the 2004 record,” he said.
NY officials optimistic about fixes to mail-in voting system – AP News
Onondaga County Elections Commissioner Dustin Czarny said nearly 50,000 out of the 120,000 absentee ballots he expects to get in the mail have already come in.
He’s still concerned with the board’s ability to afford all the extra work needed to process those votes, saying they could use more state funding.
“We’re having to basically throw money and bodies at the situation to try to help ourselves,” Czarny said.
2020 Elections: How many have voted by absentee ballot in Onondaga County? (Oct. 16) – Syracuse.com
Czarny said a last-minute surge is typical, but it is exaggerated this year because of the coronavirus. Places where people normally would have registered, such as the state Department of Motor Vehicles … were closed or canceled over the summer.
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Wrapping up my interview series with Democrats on the fall ballot is Assemblyman Bill Magnarelli representing Syracuse, Geddes, & Van Burne. I talk to Bill about the STEAM School, his fight to hold developers accountable for tax breaks they receive, and his work on the Joint School Construction project most notably Fowler Field. Check it out.
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Onondaga County sets new record for absentee voting 18 days before Election Day – Syracuse.com
As of 2:30 p.m., about 26,300 ballots had been received at the Board of Elections, according to Elections Commissioner Dustin Czarny….“I’m very happy that people are acting with urgency and acting early in this election,” he said.
Mark Zuckerberg-backed foundation helps fund Onondaga County elections – Daily Orange
“A drowning man looks for any branch he can find,” he said. “That’s pretty much where we’re at, especially with the federal government abdicating their responsibility in providing money to local governments and election security.”
Onondaga County nearing record for number of registered voters – WSYR9
County Democratic Elections Comissioner Dustin Czarny tweeted that means that the county is fewer than 3,000 registrations away from the 2004 record, and only about 7,000 absentees away from breaking the June presidential primary record.
Onondaga County on the verge of having record number of registered voters – WSYR9
“It is amazing that we are even getting close to that because law changes that were put in place in 2004 dramatically reduced the number of people on the books that we would take off because of the mail checks every year,” said Onondaga County Elections Commissioner Dustin Czarny.
Commissioner in a car: Catching up to a possible registration record.
Go to onvote.net to apply for an absentee, track your ballot, find your polling place and sample ballot or find out about Early Voting
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#TheUprising with #UnapologeticallyJosh & Ranette
Season 4, Episode 7: TRAILING CAMPAIGNS…the importance of voting cannot be understated, and is paramount to the future of the political arena in America. Too often we miss the opportunity to fully engage in our rights and responsibilities as a citizens, because discussing politics can become more ugly then some of the ads we see candidates use in order to grasp the win. Participating in the democratic process is part of creating change, which never happens by simply following the majority. My guests this evening are Onondaga County Elections Commissioner Dustin Czarny and Maurice Brown, a staunch advocate for voter engagement. We will also hear from author Ta’Quell Morris-Rodriguez, who will be giving away a free copy of his new book “Broken”.
Dustin M. Czarny 