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“It seems like an excuse for the county executive to continue his partisan attacks on this position,” Czarny said. “I don’t know what his reason is, but I can tell you it’s not the reason he put in his veto message.” Czarny said that their positions are the only county employee positions to not getContinue reading “McMahon vetoes raises for Onondaga County election commissioners – Syracuse.com”

This is my appearance with Dave Allen on 570 WSYR discussing the opening of Early Voting for the 2026 General Election Subscribe to dustinczarny.com for all content and election news.

Democratic Elections Commissioner Dustin Czarny says his office received calls from voters confused about who sent the mail. “A voter getting this piece of mail would think that it’s coming from us, and that is a huge issue,” Czarny said. https://cnycentral.com/news/local/12000-republican-mailers-in-clay-raise-questions-over-board-of-elections-return-address Subscribe to dustinczarny.com for all content and election news

“They’re using the reputation of the board as a government entity as a trusted source to open up the outer piece of mail to deliver partisan messages,” Czarny said. “The Board of Elections will never send out partisan mail promoting a candidate.” https://www.syracuse.com/news/2026/10/sneaky-politics-or-honest-mistake-election-mailer-lands-clay-gop-in-hot-water.html?gift=c28c71d9-5421-418a-b188-772c515d8140 Subscribe to dustinczarny.com for all content and election news updates

“People think that when we’re sending out a second ballot, that means we’re gonna count them. No. Every ballot that comes in is scanned and verified. The signatures are checked. If, for some reason, we received a ballot and it’s been counted, and a second ballot comes back from the same person, that ballot willContinue reading “Onondaga County election officials address mail-in ballot delays, fraud concerns – NewsChannel 9”

“You’re seeing a purple county that has trended blue recently, and especially on national and statewide races that is now starting to at least reflect itself in some of the local races.” Czarny cited last year’s flip of the county legislature, as well as some towns that were former Republican strongholds. Democrats have also doneContinue reading “Onondaga County’s unaffiliated voters could determine outcome of upcoming election – WAER”

Elections Commissioner Dustin Czarny was challenged by two other Democrats, Diana Abdella, 45, of Minoa, and Paul M. Harvey, 33, of Syracuse. But Czarny, 54 of Syracuse, easily fended off the challenges. He held onto his seat with 73% of the votes. Harvey received 1% and Abdella 24%. Czarny has held the position since JanuaryContinue reading “Onondaga County Democratic Committee elects Czarny and young slate of officers – Syracuse.com”

Democratic Elections Commissioner Dustin Czarny said the upcoming election should not be dismissed because it is not a presidential contest. “This is a very important election even though it’s not presidential,” Czarny said.Czarny also pointed to recent special and primary elections as signs of increased voter engagement, saying those elections have seen higher-than-average turnout inContinue reading “Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez brings “Students vs. Billionaires” tour stop to Ithaca – CNYCentral.com”

“A lot of times we get these questions on resolutions with the state,” Czarny said. “Even when it’s just one resolution, people want more information. Unfortunately, that’s just like the candidates. We don’t say who to vote for or what to vote for.”  Last year, Onondaga County voted for term limits on the legislature byContinue reading “In November, you can vote on whether the Onondaga County executive will have term limits. How will it work? – Central Current”

“There’s a multitude of opinions of how things should be done,” Czarny said. “I respect all of the opinions. But in this world where there are forces attacking democracy and trying to sow damage in our electoral system, the respected authorities need to stand up and speak. And that includes the commissioner of elections.” https://www.syracuse.com/politics/cny/2026/09/2-democrats-challenge-dustin-czarny-for-onondaga-county-elections-commissioner.htmlContinue reading “2 Democrats challenge Dustin Czarny for Onondaga County elections commissioner – Syracuse.com”