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Out of the over 5,000 voters that participated in the first day of early voting in Onondaga County, nearly 3,000 were registered Democrats, according to Onondaga County Election Commissioner Dustin Czarny. https://cnycentral.com/news/local/high-turnout-among-registered-democrats-for-first-day-of-early-voting-in-onondaga-co

“We expect a record turnout upwards of 75% or higher overall,” said @OCBOE Commissioner Dustin Czarny. “It is unknown how many people are expecting to come to early voting but recent opinion polling shows 30% of the public planning to vote early.” https://cnycentral.com/news/local/early-voting-in-new-york-starts-saturday

This episode of quiz the commissioners can be summed up with “Wear a mask, but nothing with a candidates name when coming to the polls” https://cnycentral.com/news/local/what-can-you-wear-to-the-polls-yes-there-are-rules

And no matter how perfect the ballot and the ballot envelope are, it won’t be counted if it arrives too late, Czarny said….In June, 344 absentee ballots arrived too late, according to county data.“ There’s no cure that will fix that,” Czarny said. https://www.syracuse.com/politics/cny/2020/10/ny-elections-if-you-screw-up-absentee-voting-this-year-you-might-get-a-do-over.html

“I was able to get one extra site than what we were legally required to do, but we were never able to have an agreement to have more. .. I do believe moving from VanBuren to Camillus helps … so I’m going to take it as a positive step forward.” https://www.waer.org/politics-government/2020-10-21/early-voting-sites-in-onondaga-county-a-product-of-compromise-lack-of-funding

“We were very proud of how our inspectors handled the June primaries when the virus was even more active,” says Dustin Czarny, Democratic elections commissioner for Onondaga County. https://www.localsyr.com/news/your-local-election-hq/protecting-the-polls-for-voters-from-covid-19-during-the-pandemic/

“It’s very popular, especially this year,” said Dustin Czarny, an Onondaga County elections commissioner. “It gives people peace of mind and we’re very glad we have it.” https://www.newsday.com/news/region-state/absentee-voting-ballot-confirmation-1.50042399

“We have routinely dealt with medical situations other than COVID in years past,” said Dustin Czarny, the democratic commissioner with the Onondaga County Board of Elections. “Last minute things happens all the time.” https://cnycentral.com/news/local/planning-to-vote-in-person-heres-what-happens-if-you-get-sick-and-cant-make-it

Democratic elections commissioner Dustin Czarny says they’ve tried to make the sites as accessible as possible. “We pickled sites that are North, East, West and South in the county and one in the north side of the city, one in the south side of the city, to try and get these sites as close toContinue reading “Six Early Voting Locations Open to Onondaga County Voters Starting Saturday – WAER”

“Easier to apply, easier to register — these are all things that go into all of the things we want for elections,” he said. “Programs that make it easier to vote can’t hurt. At the very least, there should be options for people.”