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“Early voting grows over time and that’s what we saw in other states,” Czarny said. “When it when it first gets implemented, it starts out small, then people start to trust it. And now the campaigns are really trying to drive people for it, both sides now are trying to drive people towards it.” https://www.waer.org/news/2023-11-03/early-voting-turnout-strong-in-run-up-to-election-day

“Anytime you have more people using a tool than you had in the past, comparatively, that’s a good thing,” he said. Czarny added that, besides for Election Day polls, early voting is the most popular way to cast a ballot in Onondaga County. He said the additional days to vote helps provide flexibility. “Having earlyContinue reading “Early voting off to busier start in Onondaga County, elections commissioner says – Syracuse.com”

“So you can go to an early voting center, if you aren’t already registered and do an affidavit ballot, which will register you to vote and allow you to vote but only on Saturday, October 28th,” said Dustin Czarny, (D) Elections Commissioner for Onondaga County Board of Elections. https://www.localsyr.com/news/your-local-election-hq/election-day-2023-what-voters-need-to-know/

I gave a tour to Luke Radel of Citrus TV of our warehouse and facilities at the Onondaga County Board of Elections. Check it out.

“We’re still seeing the effect of over a dozen years of gerrymandering, where many people feel like they can’t win in districts that are historically Republican,” Czarny said. “And also they’ve packed several districts that are historically Democrat that the Republicans aren’t even competing in.” https://www.waer.org/news/2023-10-16/most-onondaga-county-voters-will-see-limited-competition-for-district-seats-on-the-ballot

Czarny says his department was never called in person to testify to the Republican-dominated legislature about its needs during the budget process. And while the department has been beefed up the last few years with some extra full-time workers, it’s not enough. “We are still the lowest staffed board of elections in the state andContinue reading “Despite funding boost from county lawmakers, Onondaga County elections officials it’s not enough – WRVO”

I had a great time appearing on CitrusTV talking about local elections and why young voters ahoukd participate this year, check it out.

“We’ve given them this data. I stand by our data,” Czarny said. “It’s backed up by the New York State Board of Elections. It’s backed up by New York State election law.” He says, for example, that election law tells them how many inspectors they need per election district. “This is a math issue. It’sContinue reading “Board of Elections likely to go over budget in busy 2024 – WAER”

“Voters should not be harassed at their homes for just simply registering to vote and they should definitely not be told that election personnel are doing that. We just don’t have the resources to do that even if we wanted to and we would never go door-to-door,” Onondaga County Democratic Elections Commissioner Dustin Czarny said.Continue reading “Bill would make impersonating an elections official in N.Y. a felony – Spectrum News”

“It is kind of concerning now that we’ve learned that there’s at least two incidents of this happening, and I’m sure there’s more. These kinds of things often go unreported,” Czarny said. https://www.wrvo.org/2023-08-31/state-board-of-elections-issues-warning-about-fake-staff-members-going-door-to-door