The two elections were “very unusual,” Dustin Czarny, an Onondaga County elections commissioner.
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Election dilemma: 2 Onondaga County races need hand counts, but most are blank ballots – Syracuse.com
“Usually someone wages a write-in campaign and then they become the overwhelming winner,” Czarny said.
That didn’t happen in this case, though a few people did write in a handful of names.
N.Y. counties expected this year’s election to cost $343M. Here’s a breakdown. – Albany Times Union
Czarny described the Onondaga County elections budget this year as “artificially low” because it did not include funding to operate a second primary. “This year’s budget is going to be blown way out of the water,” he said.
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Commissioner in a Car: Write ins being canvassed this week.
This week I update you on the canvassing of write ins happening this week to get ready for certification this weekend. We had two races, E. Syracuse Village judge and Spafford Town justice that were write in only campaigns. Now it looks like we will have a hand count this year after all. Check it out.
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Commissioner in a Car: Apparent winner in NY SD 50 race is Chris Ryan
Today I talk about the affidavit scans at Onondaga County Board of Elections that resulted in the apparent victory of Chris Ryan in the SD 50 race, avoiding a hand count. I also touch on the vacancy in OCL 8 with his win, County Leg redistricting, the even year legislation, and my reappointment to another 2 year term. Enjoy.
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New York’s 50th state Senate District race remains too close to call – Spectrum News
“There’s probably 10,000 to 15,000 ballots between the two counties to actually count after the election: the late arriving absentees and the affidavits,” Onondaga County Board of Elections Democratic Commissioner Dustin Czarny said.
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Commissioner in a Car: Everything You Need to Know About Election Day
It is Election Day. Polls are open from 6am to 9pm November 5th. I go over everything you need to know if you are casting your vote today or are looking for results tonight. Enjoy.
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More than 104,000 Onondaga County residents have already voted before Election Day – WAER
“Those results are segregated and isolated, and no one, not even I can see those results until 9:00 on Tuesday night,” Czarny said. “So on 9:00 on Tuesday night, we will release the early voting results, which are stored on our machines, and then we also have the vote by mail results.”
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CNY counties smash records for early voting – WRVO
“We’ve heard from people who said that they were going to North Syracuse because they saw that Clay had a 20-minute wait, and North Syracuse had five,” Czarny said. “So, we know people use it. It was one of the most popular pages in the county website for the entire month of October.”
https://www.wrvo.org/elections/2024-11-04/cny-counties-smash-records-for-early-voting
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Voter Education & Election Season with Dustin Czarny on George Kilpatrick Inspiration for the Nation
Democratic Elections Commissioner of Onondaga County Dustin Czarny is here on George Kilpatrick Inspiration for the Nation to talk about voter education and what you need to know during this critical election season! Join in on the conversation.
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