US Elections Assistance Commission PSA

I serve on the US Elections Assistance Commission Local Leadership council. I was included with some amazing election officials about the dedicated professionals running elections in America. Stay tuned till the end and I close this out, but tune in for the heroes around the nation who run elections Subscribe to dustinczarny.com for all contentContinue reading “US Elections Assistance Commission PSA”

Election Cybersecurity Summit Panel

I was a panelist at the Cyber Security Summit hosted by the Brennan Center and Common Cause NY and the Center for Long term Cybersecurity at the NYC Bar Association on December 11, 2025. My panel focused on specific ways County Board of Elections are looking to protect our elections as well as the challengesContinue reading “Election Cybersecurity Summit Panel”

‘They didn’t just win, they crushed it,’ Democrats flip the Onondaga County Legislature – CNY Central

On the other side of a bipartisan office sits Dustin Czarny, the Democratic elections commissioner in Onondaga County. He highlighted the turnout of about 40,000 Democrats and the support from unaffiliated voters. He emphasized the successful targeting of key districts, “4, 5, and 10 were all targets for us, and almost every year for theContinue reading “‘They didn’t just win, they crushed it,’ Democrats flip the Onondaga County Legislature – CNY Central”

Democrats ride blue wave to historic wins in Onondaga County: ‘People want something different’ – Syracuse.com

Democrats turned out to vote in higher numbers Tuesday than the last two elections, said Dustin Czarny, the Democratic county elections commissioner. More importantly, he said, Republicans stayed home. He also said independent voters – a block that has been growing among young voters – likely leaned 3-1 for Democrats. Democrats even won highway superintendentContinue reading “Democrats ride blue wave to historic wins in Onondaga County: ‘People want something different’ – Syracuse.com”

What happens after you cast your ballot? Here’s what election officials say – CNY Central

“If a voter comes in, they check in on the poll pad. The poll pad prints out a ballot and the voter then fills out the ballot, slides it into the scanner,” described Czarny. “The scanner tabulates it, but no one knows the results till they come here on election night.” https://cnycentral.com/news/local/what-happens-after-you-cast-your-ballot-heres-what-election-officials-say Subscribe to dustinczarny.comContinue reading “What happens after you cast your ballot? Here’s what election officials say – CNY Central”

More than 77,000 voters cast ballots by dinnertime in Onondaga County – Syracuse.com

Dustin Czarny, the county’s Democratic elections commissioner said this is a normal turnout for local elections. Many people typically show between 7-9 p.m., he said. https://www.syracuse.com/news/2025/11/more-than-77000-voters-cast-ballots-by-dinnertime-in-onondaga-county.html Subscribe to dustinczarny.com for all content and election news updates

Onondaga County voters to decide on term limits for legislators – CNY Central

“Voting yes on that ballot will do two things: It will move the Onondaga County Legislature from a two-year term to a four-year term starting in 2026and then it will also put a 12-year term limit,” explained Czarny. https://cnycentral.com/news/local/onondaga-county-voters-to-decide-on-term-limits-for-legislators /s

Election 2025: Onondaga County breaks its record for early voting in local elections – Syracuse.com

The total is a 41% increase over the previous record for a local election year set in 2023, said Dustin Czarny, the county’s Democratic election’s commissioner. Sunday’s total of 2,908 ballots cast in Onondaga County also set the record for the highest single-day turnout since early voting began in the county in 2019, Czarny said.Continue reading “Election 2025: Onondaga County breaks its record for early voting in local elections – Syracuse.com”