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All told, Democrats have cast 52% of the votes so far, compared with 26% for Republicans. Some 22% have been cast by other voters, Czarny reported Monday. https://www.syracuse.com/politics/cny/2022/11/two-suburban-sites-are-the-early-voting-hotspots-in-syracuse-area.html

“This is actually a surprisingly large showing, comparative to a presidential election, which you don’t see in a midterm. I think it’s indicative of a higher turnout election, maybe even higher than 2018, which was another high turnout election,” https://www.waer.org/2022-11-01/what-early-voting-numbers-may-be-telling-us-about-election-2022-turnout

“Allowing these nine days for people to choose where to vote,” he added, “And we have more sites than ever, more hours than ever, It gives them more chances to be able to vote in this very important election.” https://www.localsyr.com/news/local-news/second-day-of-early-voting-in-central-new-york/

Czarny and other Democrats expressed concern that Republican election officials in New York were defying a court order at a time of national GOP efforts to sow confusion among voters and toss ballots. “It’s still very concerning that it even went this far,” Czarny said. Czarny said local boards were behind but “that doesn’t meanContinue reading “NY fitfully counts absentee ballots amid legal challenge – Washington Post”

“We’ll be prepared for as much as the voters want to throw at us,” Onondaga County County Democratic Elections Commissioner Dustin Czarny said. “I think we have to recognize that we live in a hyper-partisan time, and the Federal elections in 2018 were much higher turnout than we normally see in the midterm – slightlyContinue reading “Early voting begins Saturday in New York – WRVO”

“It’s all about moving the counting back until after Election Day, sowing chaos, creating doubt and then in close elections, descending on them with teams of lawyers to try to throw out legitimately cast ballots,” said Dustin Czarny, the Democratic Commissioner for Onondaga County and the head of the Democratic Caucus for the New YorkContinue reading “Absentee ballot standoff temporarily subsides as partisan rift deepens among NY elections officials – Gothamist”

It’s extremely worrying to me that a massive change to election law — that had already covered two primaries this year — is being issued 18 days before the election.” Dustin Czarny, Democratic elections commissioner, Onondaga County “It’s important to note that Boards of Elections throughout the state have already canvassed ballots — thousands andContinue reading “NY judge declares new absentee ballot law unconstitutional – Gothamist”

“Voting is the only way the people can properly communicate to government,” said Czarny. “That is how you communicate your needs and wants by electing the people that are of your ideology. There is a segment of the population that wants something different so it’s very important for you to go out and vote andContinue reading “Three weeks away from the midterm elections, now voting is easier than ever – CNY Central”

Along with Ruckdeschel, the following Democrats were voted into leadership:

“There’s important races up and down the ballot,” said Czarny. “You can’t just vote every four years. These midterm elections are very important, even down to town elections that are happening.” Czarny said new voter registrations have to be postmarked by Oct. 14. Any change of address forms need to be received by Oct. 19.Continue reading “Voter registration deadline right around the corner – WRVO”