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Dustin Czarny, the Onondaga County elections commissioner says, “…. It will prevent people from showing up to the wrong polling place, and not being able to cast their vote…. the full county database will be in every poll book.”

Czarny estimated the cost of the conversion between $750,000 and $1 million. It is entirely grant-funded, with money coming from the Localities and Capital Grants approved in the 2019-2020 New York state budget and money saved from the BOE’s Shoebox Grant. “Michele and I have been working really hard at making this a possibility,” CzarnyContinue reading “Onondaga County unveils electronic poll books – Eagle News”

According to Dustin M. Czarny, Onondaga County Elections Commissioner (D,)”By using state grants we can revolutionize the voter experience for Onondaga County voters as well as save tens of thousands of dollars annually in costs and worker hours. This will be a huge leap forward for Onondaga County”

If it’s correct, commissioner Dustin Czarny says voters will use the tablet to sign their name.  “This is how our poll workers will verify, just like a paper poll book.  They will then see what the signature is, make sure it is that person…same processes in place that we’ve had before.” The reason for theContinue reading “Goodbye Ledgers! Onondaga County Voters Will Use Electronic Poll Books to Check-in – WAER”

The mistake did not affect the outcome of either race since the final margins of victory exceeded 18 votes, they said. “If the race comes within 18 votes, then that’s something they have a decision to make, whether to go to court or not,’’ Czarny said. Sardo and Czarny said they are still investigating detailsContinue reading “Vernon Williams, Bill Kinne declared winners of Onondaga County legislator primaries – Syracuse.com”

“The difference with this primary is, it’s a much smaller scale in terms of race,” Czarny said. “You only have the city of Syracuse. It’s not a full countywide primary. And with the election shift, there could be a slight downturn in turnout as we get used to this new calendar. We’re prepared for aContinue reading “On primary day, concern of lower voter turnout in Onondaga County – WRVO”

“To man the poll sites better, it’s going to allow us to get better data on election day, and most importantly, it’s going to allow us to save thousands of dollars each election,” said Dustin Czarny, Onondaga County Democratic Elections Commissioner.

“Allowing people to change their party so they can vote in the presidential primary next year; allowing 16- and 17-year-olds to preregister now, so when they turn 18 they can vote; and also people move from county to county, and if they’re not able to make the registration window, they can go and vote byContinue reading “Election Reforms Best ‘in Decades’ say Election Officials on Eve of Primary – WAER”

Onondaga County (New York) Board of Elections Commissioner Dustin Czarny spoke on the impact automatic voter registration would have on the reforms New York lawmakers already passed this year. “Automatic voter registration would supercharge pre-registration of 16- and 17-year-olds, early voting and other reforms passed this year,” he said. “These policies are strongest when theyContinue reading “State Representatives and Community Leaders Rally for Voting Reforms – Urban CNY”

“We will save on paper,” Czarny said. “We won’t be printing up on poll books. The voter experience will be easier, less affidavit ballots to process, so less man-hours. We will also have less man-hours on the post-election end, as voter history will be downloaded in a matter of seconds, as opposed to three toContinue reading “Onondaga County switching to electronic poll books for Election Day – WRVO”