“When races are this close, the extra time taken to make sure who won the race is important. This process is much longer and we’re not going to have any haste in it. We need to be accurate, and so we’re going to take some time to get this right.”
Commissioner in a Car: The hand count has begun.
Today I give an update on the hand count in #SD50. We were able to canvass nearly 14k ballots on the first day. The counting will continue until all of the nearly 90k ballots are hand counted, and we finally have the final results for this race.
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Commissioner in a Car: Bring on the handcount
Today I talk about the state of the #SD50 race, the results of the judicial review of objected to ballots, what goes into certification, and preview of the hand count that starts Tuesday November 29, 2022.
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How new law dramatically reduces vote-by-vote court battles in razor-thin 50th NY Senate race – Syracuse.com
Unlike absentee and affidavit ballots, election law allows even counted in-person ballots to be challenged in court at a later date, Czarny said.
Because they were already fed through voting machines, there are expected to be fewer questions regarding in-person ballots, Czarny said.
But commissioners are allowed to consider voter intent during the manual recount, ruling on ballots in which the voter’s intent was clear even if the ballot wasn’t properly filled out or read by the machine.
It’s typically those types of ballots that might be challenged again in a court proceeding down the road, Czarny said.
Mannion expands narrow lead over Shiroff in race for 50th Senate District – CNYCentral.com
“It all depends on when Oswego is ready to go, and it depends on whether the court has decided a guideline for us. So, we’ve got a lot of questions to answer there,” explained Czarny.
Williams wins 22nd Congressional District race; Toby Shelley to be next Onondaga County Sheriff – WAER
“It’s not really legally a responsibility of a campaign to concede or declare victory. What we’re looking for here is what the votes are. That should be what drives the narrative in close races.”
More Ballots Added to Election Totals – Newschannel 9
I am so incredibly proud of the staff at our board who moved mountains to get work that used to take 4 weeks to get done in 9 days. See some video of them in action here:
Zoom with Czarny: Tom Keck of CNY Solidarity
In today’s Zoom with Czarny I speak with Tom Keck of CNY Solidarity. We chat about the SCOTUS term that just started and what the mid-term elections mean for Democracy. I also react to the close races at the Onondaga County Board of elections.
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Your Stories: What is an affidavit ballot? – Newschannel 9
“Dustin Czarny with the Onondaga County Board of Elections said an affidavit ballot is given to someone who shows up to a polling location on election day but their name isn’t showing up in the poll books.”
https://www.localsyr.com/news/local-news/your-stories-what-is-an-affidavit-ballot/
Toby Shelley wins Onondaga County sheriff race – Syracuse.com
“That race is over. That race is not headed to a hand count” Czarny said. “Toby Shelley is well outside that margin, he will be certified on Tuesday as the next Sheriff of Onondaga County.”
Only 199 ballots are still uncounted, too few to change the results, Czarny said.
https://www.syracuse.com/politics/cny/2022/11/toby-shelley-wins-onondaga-county-sheriff-race.html
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