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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”

Czarny said you have to be sure you don’t make mistakes on your absentee registration.“ The two most common mistakes are either not sending it in on time, after the post mark date, which is surprising that it happens, but it does, that is the most common mistake. The second most common mistake is forgettingContinue reading “Absentee Ballots Could Result in Record Voter Turnout – NCC News”

“They’re on wheels, they’re locked and sealable,” Czarny said. “They cannot be opened without bipartisan controls on them. They will be transported from the polling places on Election Day back to the Board of Elections, and every night on early voting, back to the Board of Elections, for logging in the absentee ballots to getContinue reading “Drop-off boxes for absentee ballots coming to Onondaga County – WRVO”

The boards of elections will start sending the absentee ballots Friday, Sept. 18.Voters can fill out those ballots and send them back – by mail or in person – as soon as they get them, Czarny said.“ Or somebody can drop it off for you,” Czarny said. https://www.syracuse.com/politics/cny/2020/09/onondaga-county-prepares-for-record-setting-avalanche-of-absentee-ballots.html