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“We have election workers who don’t want to work. We have polling places who don’t want us to be there. We have this stay at home order that we don’t know when that’s going to be lifted,” said OCBOE Democratic Commissioner Dustin Czarny. https://spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/central-ny/news/2020/03/24/should-nys-postpone-the-democratic-presidential-primary-

“We’re not guaranteed we’ll be out of this situation it’s supposed to explode in the next 45 days but it’s not going to get magically better after that. We have to prepare for it.” https://cnycentral.com/news/local/onondaga-co-board-of-elections-endorses-recommendation-to-postpone-april-primary

“Voters shouldn’t have to choose from exercising their right to vote and their health,” he said. “It will be a very complicated election now in April with specials, village and presidential primary. But we will work with our village clerks and make sure they have the resources they need.” https://www.syracuse.com/coronavirus/2020/03/new-york-delays-village-elections-until-april-28-due-to-coronavirus.html

“This is literally the first step into having your right to have a choice this fall and maybe in the summer primary as well.” https://www.waer.org/politics-government/2020-02-28/cny-candidates-to-knock-on-doors-for-petition-signatures

They say when you sign a petition it has to be for a candidate in your party, and you can only sign for one candidate per race. “It does not mean you have to vote for this candidate all it does is allow this candidate to get on the ballot so you have choice thisContinue reading “Petition season in Central New York: Candidates trying for enough signatures to get on the ballot – WSYR9”

“Even in Onondaga County this has been happening for quite some time but it accelerated since 2016 where the suburban towns, the larger suburban towns are starting to become more Democratic,” adds Onondaga County Democratic Elections Commissioner Dustin Czarny. https://www.localsyr.com/news/local-news/party-shift-in-voter-registration-in-onondaga-county-suburbs-now-favor-democrats/

“Look at this like the first quarter of a game,” said Dustin Czarny, the Democratic Onondaga County Elections Commissioner. “It’s not the whole game. Just the beginning and now they have to go out and get petitions.” Winning the designating vote allows more people to gather petitions for that candidate to ensure their place onContinue reading “Francis Conole Wins Vote On First Leg of Congressional Race – Spectrum News”

“With having a caucus…you have a party running an operation as opposed to a state government or county government running it with election officials,” he says. Even if there were a better developed app, Czarny says New York State’s current methods of handling elections are efficient enough as they are. “Our reporting system is betterContinue reading “Onondaga County Elections Commissioner Sees No Need For Election Apps – NCC News”

“This is not a situation of somebody trying to steal something,” Czarny said. “There are paper backups in Iowa, there are paper backups in New York. It’s an issue of technology glitch that has delayed results. But just because results are delayed does not mean they are being tampered with.” https://cnycentral.com/news/local/local-election-officials-working-to-avoid-technical-issues-during-april-primary

“The quicker somebody can check-in, get their ballot, and vote, and leave, the more likely they’re going to repeat that experience,” said Czarny. Happy to continue to improve this with KNOW.ink this year.