Category Archives: Features

New York’s 2020 Elections and the Impact of COVID-19 and Voting Reforms – NYSAC County Conversations

This episode features a conversation between NYSAC Legislative Director Ryan Gregoire and Dustin Czarny, the Democratic Elections Commissioner for Onondaga County. They will give an overview of facilitating voting during the COVID-19 pandemic, including a shift among voters from primarily in-person voting on election day to early voting and absentee voting. They will also discussContinue reading “New York’s 2020 Elections and the Impact of COVID-19 and Voting Reforms – NYSAC County Conversations”

Record demand from New Yorkers for first weekend of early voting – Capitol Pressroom

Oct. 26, 2020 – New Yorkers lined up at the polls across the state for the first days of early voting. We heard from Dustin Czarny, Onondaga County Democratic Elections Commissioner, on how his Central New York county fared in this first weekend of early voting.

Get the Facts with the Onondaga County Board of Elections Commissioners – City of Syracuse

Onondaga County Board of Elections Commissioners Dustin Czarny and Michele Sardo are featured on the City of Syracuse’s latest episode of “Get the Facts.” The commissioners share need-to-know information related to the 2020 Election for voters who want their voices to be heard.

#TheUprising with #UnapologeticallyJosh & Ranette

Season 4, Episode 7: TRAILING CAMPAIGNS…the importance of voting cannot be understated, and is paramount to the future of the political arena in America.  Too often we miss the opportunity to fully engage in our rights and responsibilities as a citizens, because discussing politics can become more ugly then some of the ads we seeContinue reading “#TheUprising with #UnapologeticallyJosh & Ranette”

Onondaga County Elections Commissioner: “We Will Overturn Every Rock That We Can” – Capitol Tonight

I appeared on Capital Tonight to talk about our application for private grants and how we are funding elections in New York State in my role of Onondaga County Commissioner and NYSECA Democratic Caucus Chair. https://spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/central-ny/capital-tonight/2020/09/15/onondaga-county-elections-commissioner—we-will-overturn-every-rock-that-we-can-#

Increased recruitment effort for poll workers in advance of challenging elections – Capitol Pressroom

This year’s elections will be like no other as the fight against COVID-19 continues on. We talked with Dustin Czarny, Democratic Elections Commissioner for Onondaga County, about National Poll Worker Recruitment Day and the preparations that are being taken to protect these workers.