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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.”

“It’s just going to be a record turnout. We expect, and hopefully are prepared, for the volumes that are coming,” said Onondaga County Democratic Elections Commissioner Dustin Czarny. https://cnycentral.com/station/local-elections-officials-make-final-preparations-for-early-voting

We are using everyone we can and we have backups right now. We need extra people this year because of COVID-19. We have to make sure we are cleaning, staffing and making sure we have six-foot social distance. So, that requires extra people to help us out with that. DEMOCRATIC BOARD OF ELECTIONS COMMISSIONER DUSTINContinue reading “More than 1,700 Onondaga County neighbors applied to be Election inspectors – WSYR9”

Czarny said today he misspoke. “What I meant was at the end of our enrollment period I believe we will surpass the 2004 record,” he said. https://www.syracuse.com/news/2020/10/onondaga-county-will-know-in-2-weeks-if-it-hits-new-voter-enrollment-record.html

Onondaga County Elections Commissioner Dustin Czarny said nearly 50,000 out of the 120,000 absentee ballots he expects to get in the mail have already come in. He’s still concerned with the board’s ability to afford all the extra work needed to process those votes, saying they could use more state funding. “We’re having to basicallyContinue reading “NY officials optimistic about fixes to mail-in voting system – AP News”

Czarny said a last-minute surge is typical, but it is exaggerated this year because of the coronavirus. Places where people normally would have registered, such as the state Department of Motor Vehicles … were closed or canceled over the summer. https://www.syracuse.com/politics/2020/10/2020-elections-how-many-have-voted-by-absentee-ballot-in-onondaga-county-oct-16.html

As of 2:30 p.m., about 26,300 ballots had been received at the Board of Elections, according to Elections Commissioner Dustin Czarny….“I’m very happy that people are acting with urgency and acting early in this election,” he said. https://www.syracuse.com/politics/cny/2020/10/onondaga-county-sets-new-record-for-absentee-voting-18-days-before-election-day.html

“A drowning man looks for any branch he can find,” he said. “That’s pretty much where we’re at, especially with the federal government abdicating their responsibility in providing money to local governments and election security.”

County Democratic Elections Comissioner Dustin Czarny tweeted that means that the county is fewer than 3,000 registrations away from the 2004 record, and only about 7,000 absentees away from breaking the June presidential primary record.  https://www.localsyr.com/news/your-local-election-hq/onondaga-county-nearing-record-for-number-of-registered-voters/