“I would love younger people. You’re working from 5 a.m. To 10 p.m., it’s a long day. A lot of people have jobs they can’t get away from, family obligations,” Czarny said. “A lot of times the people that have the ability to do that are the older generation that have a little bit more free time.”

https://www.localsyr.com/news/your-local-election-hq/we-need-you-onondaga-county-board-of-elections-begins-searching-for-2024-poll-workers/

According to Czarny, ballots will be recounted to ensure accuracy. In a tweet Wednesday, Czarny said, “Over the next week we will certify all non close races and prepare 90k ballots to be hand counted for the County Clerk race and any other race that might be within the hand count margin of .5% or 20 votes,” adding, “The hand count will start after all that preparation is done. We expect that to be after Thanksgiving and it should take two weeks. Parties may go to court on ballot decisions by the Commissioners. This means a final certification may not be until middle of December.”

https://cnycentral.com/news/local/close-races-in-onondaga-county-may-not-have-official-outcome-until-december

Onondaga County Democratic Board of Elections Commissioner Dustin Czarny said on X, formerly Twitter, that several other races in the county may be eligible for a hand count after absentees and affidavits are received. Outstanding ballots will be canvassed and tabulated November 14.

https://www.wrvo.org/elections/2023-11-08/some-onondaga-county-2023-election-races-headed-to-hand-count

Hand counts would start after Thanksgiving and take about two weeks. Parties may go to court on ballot decisions by the commissioners, which could mean a winner not determined until mid-December, Czarny said.

https://www.syracuse.com/politics/cny/2023/11/whats-next-for-too-close-to-call-races-in-onondaga-county-one-race-might-take-weeks-to-call.html

“We had several different vendors come in and the Clear Ballot system wowed us,” Czarny said. “We thought it was great for our needs. It’s mobile… It’s a quick machine and it’s something that the voter’s experience is going to be really good at.”

“We don’t know whether that means that more people are going to vote on election day or if more people are just choosing the convenience of early voting versus election day,” Czarny said.

https://www.wrvo.org/2023-11-06/early-voting-turnout-on-the-rise-on-onondaga-county

As to the reason why more voters are getting out and voting early, Czarny says it’s something his department is pushing.

“We’ve done a lot of push on making sure that people know that this is a valuable option, that it works and that it’s secure,” he said.