“Instead of going door to door, people chose to collect signatures in large group gatherings,” Czarny said. “A lot of these people weren’t registered to vote, weren’t registered to vote at the right address, or weren’t even in the party.”
An explanation of the 2017 Syracuse mayoral race, its candidates and the issues they’re running on – The Daily Orange
Candidates must get a certain number of signatures on a petition to make it onto the ballot. For Democrats, that number is 1,000. Republicans must get 508 petition signatures. An independent candidate without a party must get 1,349 signatures because they can get signatures from anybody in the city rather than only registered party members, Czarny said.
Lavine gets Independence party endorsement, Walsh seeks write-in votes – WSYR9
BOE Commissioner Dustin Czarny says his latest estimate in April showed about three percent of voters in the city of Syracuse were registered with the Independence party.
Syracuse Mayoral Democrats Turn in Petition Signatures; One Candidate Switches to Libertarian Party – WAER
Onondaga County Board of Elections Commissioner Dustin Czarny says there are two main reasons candidates can be knocked from the race: If they failed to collect enough signatures from registered Democrats within the city, or if their witnesses to those petitions were not qualified.
“Every candidate has had a general objection filed against them, which means that the possibility of specific objections against a any candidate could come in against any candidate over the next week or so. In all likelihood, maybe one or two won’t survive, but we just won’t be able to tell until the end of the challenge weeks.”
Onondaga Co. Elections partner hacked by Russians report says – WSYR9
Dustin Czarny says there was no piece of the election here however impacted in any way by this hack.
“Election security is of the upmost importance to the Board and we believe our safeguards in place prevented anything from happening and we have no indication that anything did happen.” Czarny says.
He adds that the electronic voter lookups have been used the past few years at eight large polling sites in Onondaga County to help reduce the waiting time for voters who need help finding their election districts when they show up to a site.
Czarny says, “None of our voting machines are hooked up to the internet, these things were not hooked up to the internet as well they weren’t WiFi capable and all of the transfer of date happened via flash drives.”
Onondaga County Hiring Election Inspectors Bridgestreet- WSYR9
Democrat Commissioner Dustin Czarny says it’s common to be in need of election inspectors following a big presidential election year. And Republican Michelle Sardo says that starting the scouting process early helps the training process.
https://www.localsyr.com/bridge-street/as-seen-on/onondaga-county-hiring-election-inspectors/
Onondaga Co. looking for people to be election inspectors – WSYR9
Onondaga County Democratic Elections Commissioner Dustin Czarny says, “When we’re talking about election security, when we’re talking about protecting the vote and protecting the voters the elections inspectors are one of the most important cogs in the machine. They are our eyes on the ground. They check the rolls, they make sure people get their ballots and that they are safe and secure and anonymous.”
https://www.localsyr.com/news/local-news/onondaga-co-looking-for-people-to-be-election-inspectors/
Early voting, automatic and same-day registration may be coming to New York under newly proposed bill – The Daily Orange
“There are a lot of people who wanted to take part in this election and they thought ‘I’m in a state of early voting,’” he said. “They came into our office wanting to vote, and they can’t.”
Czarny said Onondaga County doesn’t see long lines at polling places because over 180 poll sites are located throughout the region, but added that there are still delays during peak times in presidential elections.
“If we have early voting and automated registration, a lot of court orders will be unnecessary,” the elections commissioner said, adding that they issued more than 200 court orders last year on Election Day to allow people to register and vote.
Bill warrants support for increased voter accessibility in New York state – The Daily Orange
Dustin Czarny, an Onondaga County elections commissioner, said New York is lagging behind other states when it comes to voting systems and procedures because state legislators often have partisan views on voting matters. But the importance of accessible voting should transcend partisanship, and any opportunity to simplify the voting procedures is an opportunity that should be taken.
Bill warrants support for increased voter accessibility in New York state – The Daily Orange
Governor Cuomo proposes ‘Democracy Project’ for NYS voting – WSYR9
Onondaga County’s Democratic Elections Commissioner Dustin Czarny says, “If somebody knows who they want to vote for, there’s really no reason to keep them to having to vote on one day. This is about convenience, it’ll reduce lines on Election Day because other votes will be cast, and it will allow us to get a quicker count and a better count.”
https://www.localsyr.com/news/local-news/governor-cuomo-proposes-democracy-project-for-nys-voting/
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