Elections Professional and Activist
“People want instant results and they want instant data, and this is another way to show the voters of Onondaga County how their votes matter,” said Dustin Czarny, the Onondaga County Elections Commissioner.
https://www.localsyr.com/news/local-news/onondaga-county-upgrades-voting-results-technology/
“As the results come in, you can kind of see, which towns have reported, which ones haven’t. Which areas in which towns or cities have reported, and kind of just get more information about how the night is going,” said Onondaga County BOE Commissioner Dustin Czarny.
In today’s episode I talk about Passive Electioneering and Selfie Ballots. NYS law does not allow electioneering inside a polling place, this includes wearing of campaign paraphernalia. No buttons t-shirts, stickers will be allowed inside polling places supporting a cause or candidate. Also there is uncertainty on taking a selfie of a completed ballot in NYS. I advise that you don’t do it as it could be a violation of law and tell you hat is allowed.
Onondaga County’s other Board of Elections Commissioner, Dustin Czarny adds, “Early voting is where you’ve made up your mind. You know today who you’re voting for and you don’t want to wait until election day. You can go into a designated facility, vote, and be done.”
In 33 states across the country, people can head to the polls early to vote. New York is not one of them.
“What that means is that you can’t show your ballot in the polling place to another person at the polling place. But, taking a selfie and posting it on Facebook has been ruled not to be showing it to the people in the polling place and thus not affecting the election,” said Onondaga County Elections Commissioner Dustin Czarny.
https://www.localsyr.com/news/selfies-in-the-voting-booth-your-stories/
If you move within your county in NY State and have not updated your address you must vote in your new polling place by affidavit ballot. If you moved to a new county and did not update your address on October 14th you can only vote by court order on Election Day, but it is not guaranteed. If you moved to a new county after October 14th or after the voter registration deadline of your new county you can request a Presidential special ballot from your old County Board of Elections.
In today’s episode I talk about the proper role and qualification of Poll Watchers and what to do if you think you see some voter intimidation at the polls on Election Day.
The first in my pre-election videos. Absentee ballots. Feel free to share and spread the word. Election Day is November 8, 2016 polls open 6m to 9pm in NY State. If you are disabled or unable to travel to your polling place or absent from the county on Election Day you can get an absentee ballot! You can get an absentee ballot application for Onondaga county here: http://www.ongov.net/…/documen…/Absen… Mail in application by November 1, 2016 to guarantee mailing of ballot to you. Bring in application to pickup ballot anytime up to November 7, 2016 to Onondaga County Board of Elections 1000 Erie Blvd. W. Syracuse, NY 13204 Check your registration and polling place at http://www.ongov.net/elections or call 315-435-VOTE Check back for a video on Election subjects every couple of days.
Helen Kiggins Walsh and Dustin Czarny appeared on Bridge Street to explain the process and the importance of voting. Finally, for all the procrastinators out there, there will be a final in-person voter registration opportunity on October 15th at the Onondaga Board Of Elections on 1000 Erie Blvd. West, Syracuse between 2PM and 9PM.
https://www.localsyr.com/bridge-street/dont-miss-the-deadline/
“During the presidential primary, close to the end of the voter registration deadline, there were so many people using it, it crashed,” Czarny said. “And I think they’ve fixed those problems, but if you’re thinking of registering to vote don’t wait ’til the last minute. If you’re getting close to the deadline, it might be a better to print up a form from the website and put it in the mail.”
https://www.wrvo.org/elections/2016-10-10/voter-registration-deadline-nearing
Dustin M. Czarny