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County boards of elections across the state have spent months getting sites ready. “We’ve trained inspectors, we’ve tested equipment, we’ve taken in vote by mail ballots, we’ve done all of this in a bipartisan fashion,” said Dustin Czarny, the Democratic commissioner of the Onondaga County Board of Elections. https://spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/binghamton/politics/2026/06/22/things-to-know-before-heading-to-the-polls-on-primary-day Subscribe to dustinczarny.com for all countyContinue reading “Things to know before heading to the polls on primary day – Spectrum.com”

“Of the 3,258 Democrats who cast ballots during the early voting period, 1,456 are registered in the 129th Assembly District where Brown is trying to unseat Magnarelli. Voter turnout in the district – which spans most of Syracuse, and all of Geddes and Van Buren – was higher than any other part of the county, saidContinue reading “Early voting in Syracuse fueled by Democratic primary for NY Assembly seat – Syracuse.com”

“while we have assurances from the post office that election mail will get extraordinary measures near election day, I have been advising all voters to turn in their ballot as soon as possible.” https://www.localsyr.com/news/your-stories/your-stories-qa-will-mail-in-ballots-be-impacted-by-changes-at-the-post-office/ Subscribe to Dustinczarny.com for all content and election news content

Czarny added that Democrats were gaining in voter registration in almost every town in Onondaga County. Cicero, represented by Tim Burtis, was the one exception, he said. “Thirty years ago, when I first got involved in politics here, this was a very red county,” said Czarny. “It is not anymore. It is a very lightContinue reading “Democrats flipped control of the Onondaga County Legislature in 2025. Will they keep it? – Central Current”

“Government works better when all of the citizens make choices,” said Onondaga County Board of Elections Commissioner Dustin Czarny. “With this ballot drop-off, you’re still going to have 50%, 60% more voters voting in these elections than ever before.” https://www.waer.org/news/2026-05-22/new-yorks-even-year-election-law-consolidates-ballots-and-raises-stakes-for-local-races?_amp=true Subscribe to dustinczarny.com for all content and election news updates

I appeared on WAER’s CNY Decides program to comment on how the changes to USPS postmarking policy could affect the upcoming Primary and general Election. Enjoy. https://www.waer.org/podcast/cny-decides/2026-05-08/episode-2-usps-changes-could-impact-your-vote-the-congressional-race-in-dist-22 Subscribe to dustinczarny.com for all content and election news updates

For the bulk of the restored signatures in Laub’s case, Republican Commissioner Kevin Ryan and Democratic Commissioner Dustin Czarny overturned preliminary findings that invalidated entire pages of petitions. Laub brought affidavits that validated uninitialed corrections made to information about the person who collected the signatures. “Congratulations, Mr. Laub, you’re on the ballot,” Czarny said atContinue reading “Syracuse council primary is a 3-person race after ruling keeps newcomer on ballot – Syracuse.com”

I am attending the U.S. Election Assistance Commission this week as a representative of the Local Leadership Council.  I had the opportunity to voice my opinion on the pending SCOTUS decision on mail in ballots received after election day. It was covered in Democracy Dockett. https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/election-officials-supreme-court-mail-voting-decision-midterm-chaos/

“According to Dustin Czarny, the Democratic elections commissioner of Onondaga County, under this bill, voters would need to provide a passport or birth certificate when registering and at the polls because New York driver’s licenses do not attest to citizenship on their face.” Subscribe to dustinczarny.com for all content and election news updates

“Our driver’s licenses in New York would not be valid proof of citizenship because they do not attest to citizenship on the face of the driver’s license itself, so they would either have to provide a passport or a birth certificate,” Czarny said. https://www.localsyr.com/news/local-news/save-america-acts-possible-impact-on-nys-voting/