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“It’s tough,” Czarny said. “And I wish that we had moved this primary to earlier in the cycle, so would have been part of the competitive part of the primary or later in June, you know, if it’s not going to be competitive, we might as well combine it with the Congressional.” https://www.wrvo.org/elections/2024-04-01/low-early-voting-turnout-in-onondaga-county-for-2024-presidential-primary

“The non-enrolled segment is growing at a faster rate than the Democrats right now and it is something that I think both parties need to address,” Czarny said. “But that being said, I think it’s more of a more of an alarm for the Republican Party to have dropped into third place.  It’s not somethingContinue reading “Declining major party enrollment numbers worry Onondaga County Elections Commissioners – WAER”

Democratic elections commissioner Dustin Czarny says they were able to make adjustments to Primary Day on Tuesday. “We have 21 Election Day polling places that we were able to get out of and pair them with closer polling places because they were in schools,” Czarny said. “We didn’t want to disrupt the school day forContinue reading “Onondaga County early voting turnout is exceptionally low for presidential primary – WAER”

The vote totals from the election, which included absentee ballots, are final subject to a hand count for the trustee races. According to Onondaga County Elections Commissioner Dustin Czarny, this is done if the results are within 20 votes.

A total of 77 voters cast ballots countywide Saturday and 93 voters showed up on Sunday, said Dustin Czarny, a county elections commissioner. He said the totals are among the lowest since New York began allowing early voting in the 2019 election. https://www.syracuse.com/politics/cny/2024/03/ny-presidential-primary-draws-sparse-turnout-as-early-voting-starts-in-onondaga-county.html

Onondaga County Elections Commissioner, Dustin Czarny says the villages of Solvay, East Syracuse, Tully and Elbridge changed their election from March to November since 2016. Since the change, Czarny says all four villages saw a significant increase in the year after moving their elections. https://www.localsyr.com/news/your-local-election-hq/voters-weigh-in-on-proposition-to-move-village-election-to-general-election/amp/

Yet New York is moving ahead with a primary election that will cost Onondaga County taxpayers between $250,000 and $350,000. Most of that expense is to pay for 675 election inspectors to staff 126 polling sites across the county, said Dustin Czarny, an Onondaga County elections commissioner…. He is among those advocating for New YorkContinue reading “New York presidential primary spans 9 costly days for a race that’s already decided – Syracuse.com”

Dustin Czarny, Democratic Caucus Chair NYS Elections Commissioner Association said, “The one house budget by the NYS Senate once again invests in our Democracy by giving local Boards of Elections the resources they need. In addition to the nearly 15 million assigned for electronic poll book upgrades they also invested 10 million in aid to localitiesContinue reading “Statements In Support Of The 2024 Senate Majority One-House Budget Proposal – Harlem World”

Dustin Czarny, an elections commissioner in Onondaga County, New York, submitted written testimony in advance of the hearing underscoring the “sophisticated and continuously validated processes” that help keep our elections safe and secure, while calling on congressional leaders to invest in the country’s critical election infrastructure now and over the long-term in order to meetContinue reading “Members of Issue One’s Faces of Democracy testify before Congress about challenges facing U.S. elections – Issue One”

Onondaga County Elections Commissioner Dustin Czarny said this divide in politics nationally has driven people to local politics instead. “I think the underreported story over the last four to eight years is while national politics has gotten bad, that has driven interest in local politics as well.” https://cnycentral.com/news/local/local-politics-sees-a-surge-in-interest-amid-national-tensions#