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Onondaga County Board of Elections Commissioner Dustin Czarny says there are two main reasons candidates can be knocked from the race:  If they failed to collect enough signatures from registered Democrats within the city, or if their witnesses to those petitions were not qualified.  “Every candidate has had a general objection filed against them, whichContinue reading “Syracuse Mayoral Democrats Turn in Petition Signatures; One Candidate Switches to Libertarian Party – WAER”

Dustin Czarny says there was no piece of the election here however impacted in any way by this hack. “Election security is of the upmost importance to the Board and we believe our safeguards in place prevented anything from happening and we have no indication that anything did happen.”  Czarny says. He adds that theContinue reading “Onondaga Co. Elections partner hacked by Russians report says – WSYR9”

Democrat Commissioner Dustin Czarny says it’s common to be in need of election inspectors following a big presidential election year. And Republican Michelle Sardo says that starting the scouting process early helps the training process. https://www.localsyr.com/bridge-street/as-seen-on/onondaga-county-hiring-election-inspectors/

Onondaga County Democratic Elections Commissioner Dustin Czarny says, “When we’re talking about election security, when we’re talking about protecting the vote and protecting the voters the elections inspectors are one of the most important cogs in the machine.  They are our eyes on the ground.  They check the rolls, they make sure people get theirContinue reading “Onondaga Co. looking for people to be election inspectors – WSYR9”

“There are a lot of people who wanted to take part in this election and they thought ‘I’m in a state of early voting,’” he said. “They came into our office wanting to vote, and they can’t.” Czarny said Onondaga County doesn’t see long lines at polling places because over 180 poll sites are locatedContinue reading “Early voting, automatic and same-day registration may be coming to New York under newly proposed bill – The Daily Orange”

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