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“We’ve had the same system in place for absentee balloting since the 50s,” said Democratic Elections Commissioner Dustin Czarny. “All we’re doing is having a different scale right now.” https://cnycentral.com/news/local/onondaga-county-elections-commissioners-assure-ballot-accuracy-this-november

“Like any piece of mail, the risk of it being delayed or not getting to us in time is always a problem. The 1st thing you could do is act early. Get it done now. Then we have plenty of time to figure out what happened to the mail if it doesn’t get here.”

“The easier we make it to vote, the more people tend to vote. We saw a record turnout for congressional primaries. This could help ensure that every voter who can cast a ballot will cast a ballot.” https://www.waer.org/politics-government/2020-09-28/how-many-ways-can-onondaga-county-vote-lets-count-them-with-your-election-blueprint

Who is voting so far in Onondaga County? “Democrats are returning their ballots early,” Czarny said. Of the votes cast so far, 839 were Democratic voters, 280 were Republicans and 228 were not affiliated with a party, he said. https://www.syracuse.com/politics/cny/2020/09/elections-2020-1400-people-in-onondaga-county-have-voted-and-its-still-september.html

“We made it very easy to vote this year. You have three viable options. Vote by absentee, vote early, or vote on election day. Act early and make a plan,” says Czarny. https://cnycentral.com/news/election/how-will-you-cast-your-vote-boe-outlines-safe-voting-options-during-covid-19

Elections officials aren’t able to show each ballot as it moves through the U.S. Postal Service, Onondaga County Elections Commissioner Dustin Czarny said.But you can see it’s last – and most important – stop: at the Board of Elections. https://www.syracuse.com/politics/cny/2020/09/how-to-tell-if-your-ny-mail-in-ballot-makes-it-to-the-board-of-elections.html

“If you’re mailing an absentee ballot application to us, you need to do it by Oct. 21 … But skip that, go to the portal online, it’s a lot easier to do the portal, it’s a lot easier for us as well, & then you don’t have to worry about mailing it in.”

“We’ve had a wonderful rush of inspectors this year so we’re overstaffing the sites. So someone can be in charge of maintaining social distancing, wiping down each piece of equipment and surface in between voter use, and making sure people have masks,” https://spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/central-ny/news/2020/09/18/absentee-ballot-process-begins-in-onondaga-county

Czarny says they have been working with the United States Postal Service to be as efficient as they can be to get these ballots out on time. He says if you need to request an absentee ballot do it sooner rather than later. https://cnycentral.com/news/local/board-of-elections-begins-sending-record-number-of-absentee-ballots-in-onondaga-county

About 10,000 will go to the North Syracuse U.S. Post Office this evening, said Elections Commissioners Michele Sardo and Dustin Czarny. Of those, about 1,000 are for U.S. military members, they said. By Monday, the Board of Elections plans to stuff, label and mail all 34,000 absentees that have been requested as of late thisContinue reading “Onondaga County is mailing 34,000 absentee ballots this weekend, 6 weeks before Election Day – Syracuse.com”