NewsChannel 9 spoke with Onondaga County Elections Commissioners Dustin Czarny and Michele Sardo on Monday about early voting in the county.
https://www.localsyr.com/news/your-local-election-hq/how-did-early-voting-go-in-onondaga-county/
Strong final day of early voting in New York State -WSYR 9
“As we saw over the first weekend, we adjusted. We extended hours, we made sure extra staff was out at these sites. The towns that are hosting these sites helped us with traffic control…It’s been a major undertaking. We had to do it on the fly,” -Czarny
Zoom with Czarny: The Stats Show
Zoom with Czarny: The Stas special Zoom with Czarny, no guest just me and a bunch of numbers. I take a look at the registration data, absentee totals, early voting figures, and how they are all converging to give us one of the more unusual elections of our lifetime. I hope you enjoy,
https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=808688839945381
Ahead of Election Day, more than one-third of Onondaga County voters have already cast ballots – WRVO
“This is amazing and it’s a great problem…It’s obviously showing the popularity of early voting, it’s showing the need for more sites, it’s showing the need for more investments by Onondaga County for this program because 60,000 people want it.”
Facebook founder’s grant helps fund election in Onondaga County – The Newshouse
“Early voting turnout and mail-in ballot requests this year are beyond every measure,” Czarny said. “There is no comparison to past years.”
Unusually High Voter Turnout Continues in Onondaga County After Early Voting Begins – WAER
“You can come into our office between now and November 2nd and get an absentee ballot and vote right here in the office. You can have somebody pick up that absentee ballot for you…we just need a note from you saying the reason.” said Czarny.
9 burning questions about voting, and vote counting – WSYR9
One of Onondaga County’s election commissioners, Dustin Czarny, told us, “Any writing on a ballot would be grounds for it to be thrown out, however, our machine catches that, spits the ballot out and tells the voter to get a new ballot. Our inspectors NEVER write on the ballot and hand out a pen with the ballot.”
Zoom with Czarny: National Director of Vote at Home Audrey Kline
I had the pleasure of sitting down with the National Director of the Vote at Home institute Audrey Kline. We talk about the national state of absentee voting or vote by mail, the New York system and what we need to do to fix it, and the effect of the POTUS rhetoric on voting by mail. Its a great discussion and I hope you check it out.
https://www.facebook.com/dustinmczarny/videos/354694218972696
Why long lines to vote early? Onondaga County GOP pushed for fewer sites to save money – Syracuse.com
Next year, Czarny said, he will push for additional ..sites. “Early voting starts off at a certain pace when it’s introduced in the state, and then continues to grow over time,” Czarny said. “We are definitely going to see increases going forward.”
Where to go to beat the lines for early voting in Onondaga County? – Syracuse.com
The place with the shortest lines, so far, is actually the Armond Magnarelli Community Center at McChesney Park,…But, he said, lines are definitely shorter at the two Syracuse locations and at the one in LaFayette.
