Category Archives: Interviews

My interview with CNYCentral.com aout the Voter Registration deadline in New York. https://cnycentral.com/news/local/are-you-sure-you-can-vote-in-november

Onondaga County Board of Elections Democratic Commissioner Dustin Czarny joined Ted & Amy with all the info you need to register for this year’s elections.

Dustin Czarny, an Onondaga County elections commissioner, said in order to hold a special election, an office must be vacated before Sept. 20. “According to section 42 of the public officers law, the vacancy has to occur prior to Sept. 20 to be put on this year’s election,” Czarny said. “If it had occurred beforeContinue reading “No special election to replace Onondaga County Exec Joanie Mahoney this year – Syracuse.com”

The three-way Syracuse city court judge primary could also go to any candidate.  Onondaga County’s democratic elections commissioner Dustin Czarny says it’s a good civics lesson. “I just love examples like this because then I can remind people that their vote does count and that every vote does count because there is always a raceContinue reading “Syracuse City Court Judge, State Senate Race Soon to be Decided by Absentee Ballots – WAER”

Onondaga County Democratic Elections Commissioner Dustin Czarny estimates 24 to 25 percent of registered Democrats came out to the polls in Thursday’s state and local primary. That’s a lot more than usual for a state and local election. “It was 8 percent in 2014, 8.6 percent the last time we had a governor’s primary,” saidContinue reading “Turnout for state primary surges in 2018 – WRVO”

Onondaga County Board of Elections Commissioner Dustin Czarny says there are 890 absentee ballots that need to be counted which includes parts of Onondaga and Oneida counties as well as all of Madison County.   He expects more absentees will continue to come in over the next week.  “As they come in from out of stateContinue reading “Incumbent Valesky not yet conceding state Senate primary – Spectrum news”

Czarny said while voter turnout is “normally light,” he said it could be different this year. He said normally turnout on Primary Day is about 10 to 15 percent of eligible voters. “We’ve seen across the country an increase in turnout in primary elections and during the June primary, we saw almost double the turnoutContinue reading “Voters head to the polls for primary elections across New York – CNYCentral.com”

To vote in the Reform Party primaries you must be registered in the Reform Party or not a member of any other political party. “This is a new policy of the Reform Party of New York State and is only relevant to that party,” said Onondaga County Elections Commissioner Dustin Czarny. https://cnycentral.com/news/local/not-enrolled-in-a-political-party-in-ny-you-can-vote-in-reform-party-primaries

tate lawmakers this year decided on a Thursday vote because the anniverary of the 9/11 attacks and Rosh Hashana both fell on Tuesday. Onondaga County Democratic Elections Commissioner Dustin Czarny said his office did get a few calls this week from confused voters, but he doesn’t expect it to have a massive impact on turnout.Continue reading “Primary Day: What You Need To Know – WSKG”

It can be very confusing for voters, said Dustin Czarny, an Onondaga County Board of Elections commissioner. In most other political parties, voters must be enrolled in that political party to vote in a primary, he said. In Onondaga County, the Reform Party’s primary rules mean more than 72,000 people not enrolled in a politicalContinue reading “Voters not enrolled in political party can vote in Reform Party primaries – Syracuse.com”