Category Archives: Interviews

“This is one of the closest I’ve seen for a race this size I’ve seen in my time as commissioner,” said Czarny. https://www.localsyr.com/news/your-local-election-hq/syracuse-mayoral-dem-primary-more-ballots-arrive-at-board-of-elections-almost-600-votes-still-to-be-counted/

“It could be voter fatigue of hyper partisan activity over the last four years,” Onondaga County’s Democratic Elections Commissioner Dustin Czarny told NewsChannel 9. “We just don’t know.” https://www.localsyr.com/news/your-local-election-hq/dramatically-low-voter-turnout-in-syracuse-mayoral-primaries/

“It could flip the race, too,” said Dustin Czarny, Onondaga County Democratic elections commissioner. “Absentee ballots are peculiar. While they usually act in the same ratio that you see on Election Day, this ratio was so close, it could go any way.” https://spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/central-ny/news/2021/06/23/syracuse-mayoral-primary-too-close-to-call

In addition, one candidate could have made a stronger push for voters to request and return absentee ballots. “Absentee ballots are extremely influenced by campaigns,” Czarny said. “We have seen that in the past.” https://www.syracuse.com/politics/2021/06/good-news-for-khalid-bey-absentees-in-syracuse-mayoral-primary-come-from-his-strongholds.html

“It’s a local primary, so we are not going to see the turnout we saw last year or even in elections past,” says Dustin Czarny, Onondaga County Elections Commissioner (D). https://cnycentral.com/news/local/low-turnout-in-cny-primary-elections-could-mean-razor-thin-margins

The majority of results came in by 11 PM. Democratic Election Commissioner Dustin Czarny said results cards had to be physically driven to the board of election because the board does not do wireless transmission of results. https://cnycentral.com/news/local/tight-democratic-mayoral-primary-race-for-city-of-syracuse-burman-takes-republican-race

Onondaga County Elections Commissioners Dustin Czarny (D) and Michelle Sardo (R) appeared on NewsChannel 9 at 5:30pm to help voters with primary day information, including any remaining COVIVD-19 protocols in place at the polls. https://www.localsyr.com/your-local-election-headquarters-new-york-state/ahead-of-primary-day-onondaga-co-elections-commissioners-talk-to-newschannel-9/

“I’m really proud of this because it revolutionized how we deal with campaigns and the media,” said Czarny,… by making this information readily available, it allows the Board there to focus on their primary jobs: processing voters and running elections. https://gothamist.com/news/yang-campaign-knows-who-voted-early-and-board-elections-says-you-can-too

“We have conferred with county health and will have masks on hands for those who want to use them and are asking all unvaccinated to continue masking,” Elections Commissioner Dustin Czarny confirmed. https://www.syracuse.com/politics/cny/2021/06/masks-no-longer-required-for-vaccinated-voters-in-onondaga-county-with-one-exception.html

“It’s low,” Onondaga County Elections Commissioner Dustin Czarny said. “It’s always low for primaries and it’s even more low for local primaries.” https://www.syracuse.com/politics/cny/2021/06/less-than-1-of-voters-turn-out-in-4-days-of-early-voting-in-syracuse-primaries.html