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Onondaga County Democratic Elections Commissioner Dustin Czarny joined NewsChannel 9 to talk about what’s to come. 

“Our bipartisan system delivers a result that is believed on all sides because there are representatives from the two major parties involved in every decision that we make,” said Dustin Czarny https://www.gothamgazette.com/state/10785-nyc-board-elections-state-senate-hearing

“Even if you send in an absentee ballot, you can still wake up on Election Day and go vote, Czarny said. The vote you cast in person – whether during early voting or on Nov. 3 – will be the one counted, he said.” https://www.syracuse.com/politics/2020/09/2020-elections-ny-voter-registration-deadlines-are-coming-up.html

“The structure of who runs the boards is often an easy target….,” Czarny wrote. “If you don’t provide adequate resources, training, and accountability then it won’t matter who runs the BOEs, they will be set up for failure.” https://www.gothamgazette.com/state/10752-voters-state-senate-board-of-elections-administrators-advocates-reform

“I don’t think it’s that big of a deal. Nobody wants to lose primaries, but I think getting the best candidate is the best thing for the party…I’m a Democrat and I think that informs voters where my heart will be. However, that being said, the most important thing for me is that high turnoutContinue reading “Despite primary losses, Onondaga County Democrats look toward finding their best candidate – Spectrum”

But Dustin Czarny, a Democratic Onondaga County elections commissioner, sent Capital Tonight a statement saying he is for the bill.  “The deadlines are a challenge and that is why I make sure to argue for federal funding for technology and staffing to achieve the goals within it,” he wrote. “Some of the recent changes they made are better forContinue reading “New York Citizen Action official to Schumer on the ‘For the People Act’: ‘You have to bring this home, Chuck’ – Capital Tonight”

“We will have to go through each ballot one-by-one and hand-count them,” Czarny said. “This is going to be a doozy.” https://www.syracuse.com/politics/2021/06/recount-possible-in-syracuse-democratic-primary-for-mayor-official-says.html

“Your vote may determine not just who wins the primary, but who wins the general election, especially if they don’t have any major party opposition in November, like we’ve seen in the Buffalo mayor and the Rochester mayor,” Czarny said. https://spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/binghamton/news/2021/06/23/low-turnout-for-upstate-new-york-s-major-mayoral-primaries

“Primaries in low turnout elections tend to be close,” Czarny said. “Both candidates were very active and equally supported by the public.” https://cnycentral.com/news/local/syracuse-mayoral-primary-could-come-down-to-handcount-of-every-vote