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Dustin Czarny, an Onondaga County elections commissioner, said New York is lagging behind other states when it comes to voting systems and procedures because state legislators often have partisan views on voting matters. But the importance of accessible voting should transcend partisanship, and any opportunity to simplify the voting procedures is an opportunity that shouldContinue reading “Bill warrants support for increased voter accessibility in New York state – The Daily Orange”

Onondaga County’s Democratic Elections Commissioner Dustin Czarny says, “If somebody knows who they want to vote for, there’s really no reason to keep them to having to vote on one day. This is about convenience, it’ll reduce lines on Election Day because other votes will be cast, and it will allow us to get aContinue reading “Governor Cuomo proposes ‘Democracy Project’ for NYS voting – WSYR9”

“There may be 80 percent in, but you know the City of Syracuse is in and you can kind of understand how the voters voted, why they chose what they chose and accept it in a quicker way, I think,” Czarny said. The new software on the county’s web page changes all that. It adds aContinue reading “New Onondaga County election software will break results down by neighborhood – WRVO”

Remember, that’s a scam— you cant vote by text or email ANYWHERE in the country. “We are very concerned about the anonymity and security of a vote. I don’t think that’s gonna be something we see at least with the current technology that we have,” said Dustin Czarny, the Onondaga County Board of Elections commissioner.Continue reading “Beware of voting scams – WSYR9”

“This is the first year we’ve had such compliance where the Syracuse City School District and OCM BOCES both scheduled full days off on Election Day,” Czarny said. “And although there’s a couple of schools who have opted out of that calendar, most of the schools in Onondaga County are closed on Election Day.” https://www.wrvo.org/elections/2016-11-04/class-dismissed-on-election-day-for-many-onondaga-county-schools

The County’s Democratic Elections Commissioner led the push to have schools keep students home next Tuesday. Dustin Czarny says first it addresses security concern of having general people coming in and out of schools, many used as polling places, while students are in class. Czarny tells NewsChannel 9, “We can’t find polling places that areContinue reading “Most Onondaga County schools closed on Election Day -WSYR9”

While experts believe the potential consequences in New York from unauthorized poll monitors will be mitigated with Clinton boasting such high poll numbers throughout the state, the Onondaga County Board of Elections’ Democratic Commissioner Dustin Czarny, said the county elections office is ready and prepared for any unrest on Nov. 8. Congressional candidates discount Donald Trump’s voterContinue reading “Congressional candidates discount Donald Trump’s voter fraud claims – The Daily Orange”

“Representatives from both parties verify everything we do,” Czarny said. “Whether it’s registering a voter, or issuing an absentee ballot or monitoring the poll sites on Election Day.” How the Onondaga County Board of Elections works to minimize voter fraud – The Daily Orange

Czarny says election results are transferred to a computer at their main office via secure digital, or SD cards before being posted to their website that evening.  “We then after Election Day compare each SD card result that we put up on the web with the actual SD card that are left in the machine,Continue reading “How Did Your Neighbors Vote? Upgrade Allows Onondaga County Residents to Get an Idea – WAER”

“People want instant results and they want instant data, and this is another way to show the voters of Onondaga County how their votes matter,” said Dustin Czarny, the Onondaga County Elections Commissioner. https://www.localsyr.com/news/local-news/onondaga-county-upgrades-voting-results-technology/