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“NY State leaders should be applauded for the dramatic reforms they have initiated to our electoral landscape. The budget should reflect the need to invest in our Democracy by funding these reforms and easing the burden on the Counties that host our Boards of Elections. Funding for initial capital and ongoing expenses is necessary forContinue reading “Piper Perabo + Experts Push for $$$ for Early Voting in NYS Budget – readMedia”

Onondaga County Democratic Elections Commissioner Dustin Czarny says having one, instead of two primaries will save Onondaga County $174,000. “Some of these voting reforms are going to cost money,” Czarny said. “Some of these voting reforms are going to save money. But we believe all of them put together will increase participation and that’s theContinue reading “Central NY Republicans say voting reforms are costly, could disenfranchise voters – WRVO”

“We urge both the Legislature and the governor to fulfill their promise to provide state funding for these reforms, especially early voting, so boards of elections will have the resources to fully enact these reforms so their maximum potential to transform New York’s electoral landscape can be reached,” Czarny said. https://auburnpub.com/blogs/eye_on_ny/coalition-to-cuomo-add-funds-for-early-voting-to-ny/article_63487a40-3bfc-5c33-ba00-190b48adf63b.html?

“We are excited that the New York State Legislature acted quickly to enact significant Election Reform early in 2019 so we can bring these reforms to New Yorkers as soon as possible. We are also pleased the Governor has highlighted these reforms as a priority for his 100 Days Justice Agenda. We urge both theContinue reading “Governor Must Fund Early Voting in the Budget – Let NY Vote”

Dustin M. Czarny, Democratic Caucus Chair of the NYS Elections Commissioner Association, said, “It is fitting that the most significant reform to New York State voting laws since women’s suffrage in New York has been brought about in part by our new Majority leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins. She and the new unified State Government has deliveredContinue reading “Protecting New York’s Democracy: Senate Democratic Majority Passes Historic Election Reforms – NYS Senate”

Onondaga County Democratic Board of Elections Commissioner Dustin Czarny explains why this midterm was unlike any other. “We’ll probably get around 63 to 65 percent, and that’s much higher than previous midterms. In 2014, we got 50 or 49 percent and in 2010 we got 52 percent. So this is a pretty significant jump. It’sContinue reading “Onondaga County Saw Presidential Level Turnout for Mid-Terms – WAER”

Dustin Czarny, Democratic election commissioner for Onondaga County, said the high turnout is due to the “hyperpartisan mood of the country,” in which voters either completely stand behind President Donald Trump or are against him. “The country is still divided, and races are becoming more and more competitive,” he said. “When that happens, we’re goingContinue reading “Voter turnout soars in Onondaga County, matching national trend – Daily Orange”

Ballots cast by affidavit, on the other hand, are later checked and verified at the same time as absentee ballots. Based on past elections, about 65 percent of affidavit ballots will be fond later to be valid, while the rest will be found invalid and will not count, Czarny said. https://www.syracuse.com/politics/2018/11/volunteer_judges_busy_helping_people_vote_in_election_day_court.html

Czarny said there have been no major issues at polls reported as of 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, however extra voting machines were delivered to several locations with high voter turnout. https://cnycentral.com/news/local/onondaga-co-election-officials-predict-10-percent-higher-turnout-than-2014-midterms

“I only have anecdotal evidence. Absentees are way up. You know, the absentees that we’ve gotten are at about 130 percent, 140 percent of requests from 2014 and we’ve got a lot coming in today, so the data says it looks like a possible 65 to 70 percent turnout. We won’t know that until we actually get resultsContinue reading “Voter turnout expected to reach ‘Presidential levels’ in Onondaga County, commissioner says – WSYR 9”