Category Archives: Interviews

I am so incredibly proud of the staff at our board who moved mountains to get work that used to take 4 weeks to get done in 9 days. See some video of them in action here:

“Dustin Czarny with the Onondaga County Board of Elections said an affidavit ballot is given to someone who shows up to a polling location on election day but their name isn’t showing up in the poll books.” https://www.localsyr.com/news/local-news/your-stories-what-is-an-affidavit-ballot/

“That race is over. That race is not headed to a hand count” Czarny said. “Toby Shelley is well outside that margin, he will be certified on Tuesday as the next Sheriff of Onondaga County.” Only 199 ballots are still uncounted, too few to change the results, Czarny said. https://www.syracuse.com/politics/cny/2022/11/toby-shelley-wins-onondaga-county-sheriff-race.html

“It’s a very close race,” said Czarny. “Onondaga county is the largest amount of ballots out there and that’s a place where John Mannion did very well. So, I expect the lead to shrink but I have no idea what it will do.” https://cnycentral.com/news/local/onondaga-county-board-of-elections-will-begin-counting-more-ballots-today-for-ny-50#

“Both Czarny and Michele Sardo, the Republican commissioner in Onondaga County, agreed affidavit ballots tend to favor Democratic candidates. Voters requiring an affidavit often include college students or apartment residents.” https://www.syracuse.com/politics/cny/2022/11/why-john-mannion-has-a-shot-at-catching-rebecca-shiroff-in-state-senate-race.html

“Dusting Czarny with the Onondaga County Board of Elections says that it looks like 55 to 60 percent of registered voters in the county voted.” https://www.localsyr.com/news/your-stories/what-percentage-of-onondaga-county-voted/

“Right now, I think there’s a good possibility that we will have to do a hand count,” Czarny said, adding that a hand count of the 166,607 ballots cast in the county would take a long time to complete. “It could be weeks,” he said. “Let’s just say it will be ruining our Thanksgiving.” https://www.syracuse.com/politics/cny/2022/11/heres-francis-conoles-best-hope-for-a-longshot-comeback-in-central-ny-race-for-congress.html

Shelley’s campaign declared victory Tuesday night. County Democratic Elections Commissioner Dustin Czarny said Wednesday that Shelley is the “presumptive winner.” This is Shelley’s fourth run for sheriff. https://www.syracuse.com/politics/cny/2022/11/why-winning-the-onondaga-county-sheriff-race-is-almost-impossible-for-esteban-gonzalez.html

In state Senate race news, Democratic Elections Commissioner Dustin Czarny tweeted Wednesday morning that both NY-50 and NY-22 are too close to call and that Onondaga County officials are “working diligently to provide numbers of outstanding absentees and affidavits for a Nov. 16 opening.”  https://spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/binghamton/news/2022/11/09/recapping-local-election-day-races-2022

When we reached out to the Onondaga County Board of Elections, Democratic Commissioner Dustin Czarny said by the end of Wednesday data should be available about any ballots still left uncounted, particularly in the close races for NY-50 and the Onondaga County Sheriff’s race. https://cnycentral.com/news/local/central-new-yorkers-await-final-election-results-with-some-races-too-close-to-call