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“They’ve had plenty of time to bring this lawsuit,” [D]ustin Czarny, the Democratic elections commissioner from Onondaga County and the Democratic caucus chair for the New York State Elections Commissioner Association told Gothamist. “To wait until after absentee ballots have already been issued is going to cause chaos in the system.” https://nypost.com/2022/09/30/lawsuit-targets-absentee-voting-in-ny-with-covid-excuse/

Dustin Czarny, the Democratic elections commissioner from Onondaga County and the Democratic caucus chair for the New York State Elections Commissioner Association, said it was “chilling” to see this lawsuit filed right before the election. He noted the absentee ballot canvass law was passed last June, signed into law last December, took effect in JanuaryContinue reading “NY Republican, Conservative Parties sue to upend absentee ballot counting in general election – Gothamist”

NewsChannel 9 spoke with Onondaga County Democratic Elections Commissioner Dustin Czarny about how people can check if they are registered to vote before early voting begins in just 39 days. https://www.localsyr.com/news/national-voter-registration-day-register-to-vote-here/

“We’re used to having to think on our feet now in New York,” Dustin Czarny, a Democratic election commissioner in Syracuse-based Onondaga County, told Insider. “I have to be honest: This year is the worst.” https://www.businessinsider.com/special-elections-congress-vote-alaska-gerontocracy-2022-9

Onondaga County Elections Commissioner Dustin Czarny thinks other governments could follow suit. “I think this is a win for citizen-led redistricting, and I think people across the state are going to be looking at this.” https://www.wrvo.org/2022-09-13/syracuse-lawmakers-approve-new-common-council-districts-drawn-by-citizen-led-commission

“Syracuse has a chance to make history Monday. The Syracuse Common Council is scheduled to vote on new council districts drawn by a citizen-led, independent commission. Communities around the country are watching this experiment in democracy.” https://www.syracuse.com/opinion/2022/09/syracuse-can-lead-the-nation-by-ratifying-citizen-led-redistricting-editorial-board-opinion.html This redistricting process in Syracuse is a model for how redistricting should be done. I am posting thisContinue reading “Syracuse can lead the nation by ratifying citizen-led redistricting (Editorial Board Opinion)”

“The final vote was 279 votes for Coretti and 265 votes for Abbott, according to Onondaga County Election Commissioner Dustin Czarny.” https://www.syracuse.com/politics/2022/09/justin-coretti-wins-conservative-party-primary-for-ny-senate-after-recount.html

With only 543 total votes, it’s unlikely that the hand count next week will change the results enough to make Abbott the winner. “I would be very surprised. But that’s why we do it, just to see,’’ Czarny said. https://www.syracuse.com/news/2022/08/corettis-lead-over-abbott-narrows-recount-coming-in-conservative-primary-for-ny-senate.html

“Onondaga County Elections Commissioner Dustin Czarny said it is likely there will be a hand count.” Under the handcount law any race seperated by less than 20 votes is automatically subject to a hand count.  Though the liklihood of a lead change grows less the higher the seperation with so few ballots to count. https://www.syracuse.com/news/2022/08/julie-abbott-and-justin-coretti-appear-headed-for-recount-in-conservative-race-for-ny-senate.html

The John R. Lewis Voting Rights is “an incredibly pro-voter act,” Dustin Czarny, the commissioner of the Board of Elections in Onondaga County and the Caucus Chair for the New York Democratic Elections Commissioners. https://www.recordonline.com/in-depth/news/politics/elections/2022/08/23/new-york-state-takes-steps-to-protect-voting-rights/65389731007/