Commissioner in a Car: Post Primary Update and Debate Reaction

In this week’s Commissioner in a Car I talk about the fallout from the June 25th Primary election. Which races are close, which are not, and which may have to go to a handcount. I also react to the Presidential debate last night and what might come next there.

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CNY voters hit the polls to decide on a Democrat to challenge NY-22 seat – CNY Central

“I think this seat has been rated as the top flippable seat in the country. Whoever the voters choose today will come into a seat that is a very competitive seat,” said Czarny. “I think we’ll see what happens after today, but I have no reason to believe that wins today won’t have a great chance to flip that seat.”

https://cnycentral.com/news/local/cny-voters-hit-the-polls-to-decide-on-a-democrat-to-challenge-ny-22-seat

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Thousands of New York voters received texts with misinformation about polling sites. – NY Times

Dustin M. Czarny, the Democratic elections commissioner in Onondaga County, which includes Syracuse, said he had received reports that the inaccurate messages had reached voters in his county, as well as those on Long Island and in Westchester County, where Representative Jamaal Bowman has been trying to fend off a challenge from the county executive, George Latimer, in an acrimonious primary race.

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Erroneous Text Messages Telling People About Wrong Polling Places – 570 WSYR

Ahead of Tuesday’s Primary Election, we have new information about some erroneous text messages telling people about wrong polling places. Listen to Dustin Czarny, Onondaga County Democratic Elections Commissioner on the Dave Allen Podcast on iHeartRadio!

https://wsyr.iheart.com/featured/dave-allen/content/2024-06-24-erroneous-text-messages-telling-people-about-wrong-polling-places/

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Text scams spreading misinformation on polling locations in Onondaga County – WSYR TV

 The Onondaga County Board of Elections is warning voters about text messages spreading misinformation about voter’s polling places.

The Board of Elections does not send text messages about voter information.

To find trusted voter information regarding registration and polling places, go to the Board of Election’s website or call their office at 315-435-8683.

https://www.localsyr.com/news/your-local-election-hq/text-scams-spreading-misinformation-on-polling-locations-in-onondaga-county/

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Voters report getting text messages with wrong polling place information ahead of primary – CNY Central

Election commissioners say the Board of Elections does not send texts regarding voter information. To check your polling place, you can go to onvote.net or call (315) 435-8683. For any information, including changes to your polling place, “It would go through the OCBOE Facebook and Twitter first, it would go out in a press release from us to the media, and it would be on our website,” said Czarny.

https://cnycentral.com/news/local/voters-report-getting-text-messages-with-wrong-polling-place-information-ahead-of-primary#

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Commissioner in a Car: Primary Day Preview and how to get correct information in 2024

Today I give all the important information for the June 25th primary happening tomorrow 6am to 9pm. I also talk about the errant text messages sent around NY state and why voters should get information from trusted sources, like Onondaga County Board of Elections. Visit onvote.net or call 315-435-VOTE for polling place, voter registration or other election information.

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Last call for CNY primary voters choosing congressional, NYS senate candidates – WAER

“Congressional primaries, primaries in general are low turn out events,” Czarny said. “We’re still looking at historically between 13 and 18%. If we’re seeing high turnout, we may see like a 20% on the Democratic side, and around 10 to 15% on the Republican side.”

https://www.waer.org/news/2024-06-24/last-call-for-cny-primary-voters-choosing-congressional-nys-senate-candidates

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Officials warning of text scam regarding New York primary election polling sites – Spectrum News

Dustin Czarny, an elections commissioner with the Onondaga County Board of Elections, posted on social media Monday morning that he’d received a number of reports of wrong polling locations being texted to voters. Czarny said he’s informed both the New York state Board of Elections and Attorney General Letitia James’ office of the texts.

https://spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/rochester/politics/2024/06/24/new-york-text-message-scam-election-polling-locations

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Elections officials warn public of polling site scam; company blames database error – WRVO

“We live in a time with increased threats from foreign actors, from AI, from just, you know, social media, TikTok,” Czarny said. “All of these places are ripe for bad or low-informed actors to make mistakes and cause a lot of problems.”

https://www.wrvo.org/regional-news/2024-06-24/elections-officials-warn-public-of-polling-site-scam-company-blames-database-error

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