Category Archives: Features

Virtual Panel with Faces of Democracy Election Officials – Issue One

I participated in a panel discussing my trip to Washington last week with Issue One’s Faces of Democracy. I appeared with Cisco Aguilar (Nevada Secretary of State, Democrat) and Tonya Wichman (Board of Elections, Defiance County, OH, Republican). Enjoy: Link to the even on Issue One website here: https://issueone.org/events/virtual-panel-with-faces-of-democracy-election-officials/ Subscribe to dustinczarny.com for all content and election newsContinue reading “Virtual Panel with Faces of Democracy Election Officials – Issue One”

Elections officials ask for administrative reforms – WCNY Capitol Pressroom

May 24, 2023 – Onondaga County Elections Commissioner Dustin Czarny makes the case for minimum staffing levels at local boards of elections, creating voting centers on Election Day and ensuring all elections commissioners are full-time roles. Subscribe to dustinczarny.com for all content and elections news updates

Protecting Election Integrity with Board of Elections Commissioner Dustin Czarny – From the Lobby Podcast

I was honored to appear on “From the Lobby” with my friend Alec Lews of O’Donnell & Associates. We got to talk about election administration, the end-of-year legislation push, and election integrity. Check it out. Subscribe to dustinczarny.com for all content and election news updates

Central Current Radio: June Primary Preview and Push for Legislation for the close of the 2023 session

I appeared on Central Current Radio on May 4, 2023 to preview the upcoming June primary. I also talked about the push for election legislation in the NYS legislature as they look to close Subscribe to dustinczarny.com for all election news and content updates

Democrats on the party changing its presidential primary calendar – WXXI Connections

I appeared on WXXI Connections to discuss the Democrats changing their primary calendar. You can listen to this hour long program below where I gave some insight on why I believe this was a good move and answered host and listener questions. https://www.wxxinews.org/show/connections/2023-02-24/democrats-on-the-party-changing-its-presidential-primary-calendar

January 6th 2nd Anniversary Memorial Remarks

I was honored to be a speaker at the Federal Building in Syracuse in a memorial remembering the Insurrection of January 6th on its second anniversary. I speak second but here is the whole rally. I joined Tom Keck of CNY Solidarity, NYS Senator Rachel May, Public Citizen’s Christine wood, Onondaga Votes Mary Kuhn andContinue reading “January 6th 2nd Anniversary Memorial Remarks”

The Capitol Pressroom: Temperatures heat up at polling sites

Sept. 27, 2022 – Onondaga County Democratic Elections Commissioner Dustin Czarny explains how tensions have escalated in recent years at polling sites and advocates for legislation imposing tougher penalties for threatening election workers. Subscribe to dustinczarny.com for all content and election news updates

Central Current Radio Episode 6

In this episode of Central Current Radio, Host Rick Wright and Editor-in-Chief Julie McMahon talk local politics and the upcoming midterm elections with longtime Onondaga County Democratic Elections Commissioner Dustin Czarny. For the latest coverage from the Central Current team go to centralcurrent.org/. Subscribe to dustinczarny.com for all content and election related news

Connect NY: Redistricting

I was honored to appear as a panelist on the WCNY Program Connect NY on their July 25, 2022 episode on Redistricting. We talked about the downfall of the NY redistricting process and the promise of the Syracuse Redistricting Commission. It was a great discussion and I was honored to be on there and proudContinue reading “Connect NY: Redistricting”