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“I’ve been wracking my brain all day,” Czarny said. “I don’t see an easy way for him to get off the ballot.” https://www.syracuse.com/politics/2022/04/why-will-ny-lt-gov-brian-benjamin-likely-remain-on-the-ballot-after-resigning.html

The state providing the funds to ensure it’s not another unfunded mandate also helps, according to Czarny. “It blunts opposition, which the biggest opposition to any voting reform has always been local cost,” he said. “The fact that New York state is paying for this and intending for this to be an annual fund thatContinue reading “Voting by absentee ballot? NY budget includes $4M for postage-paid envelopes – Auburn Citizen”

But moving to November is not the only option to streamline Election Day operations, said Czarny. Villages can also pay the county to operate its election for them, which can be cheaper than the village having to rent voting machines and paying staff to count ballots. “If it’s lower-cost for the village and professionally runContinue reading “Last-minute write-in campaign sparks discussion about Baldwinsville election – Eagle News”

“This is putting us on the map,” Onondaga County Democratic Elections Commissioner Dustin Czarny said. “This is the first city in New York to do this. First city east of the Mississippi to do this.” In an era of redistricting controversy, this process is exciting to some like Czarny who served on the county RedistrictingContinue reading “Syracuse city redistricting process praised as ‘a clean slate’ – Spectrum News”

Dustin Czarny, the Democratic Elections Commissioner for Onondaga County, said population imbalance is a problem across the board. Czarny, who displayed the current maps at the meeting, said the area around Syracuse University’s South Campus is an extreme example. “It’s a very transient district, where students only reside in their sophomore year, but you haveContinue reading “Respect neighborhood borders, North Side community tells Syracuse redistricting committee – WAER”

“Onondaga County Elections Commissioner Dustin Czarny indicated the pace of voting was very brisk, with a vote being processed every 1.15 minutes throughout the 15 hours the polls were open.”

As the 2020 Census approached, Czarny and another advocate for nonpartisan redistricting, Susan Lerner, executive director of the good government group Common Cause New York, pushed for the citizen-led model to be adopted in Syracuse. The Onondaga County Legislature rejected the idea. But the Syracuse Common Council voted to adopt it, and city voters approvedContinue reading “15 Syracuse citizens set out to redraw the city’s political maps; ‘We’re so apolitical’”

From Your Local Election Headquarters, villages across Central New York are holding elections Tuesday.  Seven villages have opened the polls. Dustin Czarny, the Onondaga County Board of Elections Democratic Commissioner, joined NewsChannel 9 to talk about the big day.  https://www.localsyr.com/news/your-local-election-hq/interview-village-election-day/

Dustin Czarny, the Democratic elections commissioner for Onondaga County, was one of the dozen commissioners who signed the letter and watched that election unfold from the neighboring district. “One of the most frustrating things that I have to do as an election commissioner is invalidate a ballot for any reason,” Czarny told City & State,Continue reading “Going to the wrong polling place might not mark the end for your ballot – City and State”

“As seats tilt heavy towards one party, the primary election starts to become more important than the general (election),” said Dustin Czarny, Onondaga County’s Democratic elections commissioner. Czarny said it’s clear the winner of the June primary in Central New York will be considered the frontrunner in November against any Republican or Conservative Party challenger.Continue reading “Why the Democratic primary for Congress is Central New York’s most important in decades – Syracuse.com”

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