Commissioner in a Car: Registration & Party Change Deadline October 12, 2018.

This week I talk about the NYS Registration and Party Change deadline. October 12, 2018 you must register to vote or change your address to be eligible to vote this November. Also you must changer your party registration if you wish to vote in primaries in 2019. Absentee ballots also go out this week due to a delay caused by the Working Families Party late switch to endorse Andrew Cuomo. Get forms, &check your registration at Www.ongov.net/elections

Commissioner in a Car: County Executive vacancy, new OCDC officers, and Judicial Candidates.

This week’s episode I talk about the OCDC organizational meeting outcomes, the Judicial convention outcomes, and how we will be choosing our next County Executive in Onondaga County. Registration deadline is coming up October 12, 2018. Find out if and where you are registered at http://www.ongov.net/elections

No special election to replace Onondaga County Exec Joanie Mahoney this year – Syracuse.com

Dustin Czarny, an Onondaga County elections commissioner, said in order to hold a special election, an office must be vacated before Sept. 20.

“According to section 42 of the public officers law, the vacancy has to occur prior to Sept. 20 to be put on this year’s election,” Czarny said. “If it had occurred before the 20th then it would be this year.”

https://www.syracuse.com/politics/2018/09/no_special_election_to_replace_joanie_mahoney_this_year.html

Syracuse City Court Judge, State Senate Race Soon to be Decided by Absentee Ballots – WAER

The three-way Syracuse city court judge primary could also go to any candidate.  Onondaga County’s democratic elections commissioner Dustin Czarny says it’s a good civics lesson.

“I just love examples like this because then I can remind people that their vote does count and that every vote does count because there is always a race every year that’s put in the absentee ballot margin and a few votes here or there would have made the difference.”  

https://www.waer.org/politics-government/2018-09-19/syracuse-city-court-judge-state-senate-race-soon-to-be-decided-by-absentee-ballots

Turnout for state primary surges in 2018 – WRVO

Onondaga County Democratic Elections Commissioner Dustin Czarny estimates 24 to 25 percent of registered Democrats came out to the polls in Thursday’s state and local primary. That’s a lot more than usual for a state and local election.

“It was 8 percent in 2014, 8.6 percent the last time we had a governor’s primary,” said Czarny. “So to have 24 percent in Onondaga County is incredible.”

https://www.wrvo.org/elections/2018-09-18/turnout-for-state-primary-surges-in-2018

Incumbent Valesky not yet conceding state Senate primary – Spectrum news

Onondaga County Board of Elections Commissioner Dustin Czarny says there are 890 absentee ballots that need to be counted which includes parts of Onondaga and Oneida counties as well as all of Madison County.  

He expects more absentees will continue to come in over the next week. 

“As they come in from out of state or ones that we’re mailed in late or ones that we’re dropped off at the polling places. So, we’ll know more numbers next week. Most of the boards are going to be opening up absentee ballots next Thursday so we’ll have a final result then,” he told Spectrum News.

https://spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/central-ny/politics/2018/09/14/may-over-valesky-state-senate

Voters head to the polls for primary elections across New York – CNYCentral.com

Czarny said while voter turnout is “normally light,” he said it could be different this year. He said normally turnout on Primary Day is about 10 to 15 percent of eligible voters.

“We’ve seen across the country an increase in turnout in primary elections and during the June primary, we saw almost double the turnout we saw two years ago,” he said.

https://cnycentral.com/news/local/voters-head-to-the-polls-for-primary-elections-across-new-york