Category Archives: Features

Electoral Reform presentation at Thursday Morning Roundtable

Thank you Thursday Morning Roundtable for inviting me to speak about the new Election Law changes in New York as well as the things yet to come. Early Voting, Universal Transfers, Unified Primary, and Preregistering minors are going to be implemented this year or next! Same Day Registration, No Fault Absentees, Electronic Pollbooks, Ballots onContinue reading “Electoral Reform presentation at Thursday Morning Roundtable”

Democrat Elections Commissioners Push for Reform _ Capital Tonight

Democratic elections commissioners in New York are backing several of the governor’s voting reforms and suggesting some of their own. Earlier this week, Cuomo pushed for modernizing voter registration, adding early voting and vote by mail, and making election day a state holiday. The Democratic Caucus of the New York State Elections Commissioner Association would alsoContinue reading “Democrat Elections Commissioners Push for Reform _ Capital Tonight”

Eye on NY podcast: CNY elections commissioner discusses early voting, other proposed voting reforms

This week on the Eye on NY podcast:  • An interview with Onondaga County Elections Commissioner Dustin Czarny. Czarny discussed the possibility of New York adopting several electoral reforms next year, including early voting, automatic voter registration and same-day registration. He also shared his pre- and post-election experience as a commissioner.  https://auburnpub.com/blogs/eye_on_ny/eye-on-ny-podcast-cny-elections-commissioner-discusses-early-voting/article_8135b0dc-f365-11e8-bd4a-ab92d273e726.html

Newsmakers: A discussion with local Board of Election Officials – WSYR9

This week on Newsmakers, Dan’s guests are Dustin Czarny and Michele Sardo, the Democratic and Republican Commissioners for the Onondaga County Board of Elections, respectively.  The two talk to Dan ahead of Election Day. https://www.localsyr.com/news/newsmakers/newsmakers-a-discussion-with-local-board-of-election-officials/1572756678/

Practical Experience with Election Modernization – The Rockefeller Institute of Government

A discussion with Colorado Election Administrators Donetta Davidson and Matt Crane at the Rockefeller Institute of Government held on May 4, 2016. In addition, the panel also had Peter Kosinski, commissioner of the NYS Board of Elections; Todd Valentine, co-executive director of the NYS Board of Elections; and Dustin Czarny, legislative committee chairman of theContinue reading “Practical Experience with Election Modernization – The Rockefeller Institute of Government”

Onondaga County’s Elections Commisioners on the Campbell Conversations – WRVO

The upcoming general election will no doubt re-ignite debates over voter turnout and voter suppression.  On this week’s episode of the Campbell Conversations, host Grant Reeher speaks with the two elections commissioners for Onondaga County, Republican Helen Kiggins Walsh and Democrat Dustin Czarny.  We find out why they think efforts to suppress voting have largelyContinue reading “Onondaga County’s Elections Commisioners on the Campbell Conversations – WRVO”