“This is changing the way people vote,” said Onondaga County Board of Elections commissioner Dustin Czarny. “They used to be able to send in an absentee ballot– and go to the polls and have that ballot wipe out the absentee one– however now if an absentee ballot is requested, that’s the live ballot.” https://cnycentral.com/news/local/new-york-voting-mail-in-ballots-absentee-onondaga-county-board-of-elections-2024-presidential-collection-dustin-czarny#
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Early mail-in voting still an option for Onondaga County voters after court ruling – WAER
Democratic commissioner Czarny says they can detect tampering with ballot envelopes and other questionable activity. “If there is any deficiency, whether intentional, or most often unintentional, we have a cure process that notifies the voters of the deficiency in their ballot and gives them a chance to contact us to correct it. Or, if theyContinue reading “Early mail-in voting still an option for Onondaga County voters after court ruling – WAER”
RFK Jr. campaign plans to appeal N.Y. Supreme Court judge’s ruling disqualifying him from the state ballot – Capital Tonight Spectrum News
“I think, telling people where you live is actually kind of a low threshold where to cross. It’s an easy question to answer for most people and I think that’s something that Mr. Kennedy should have taken into account before he filed his paperwork,” https://spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/capital-region/politics/2024/08/13/court-disqualifies-rfk-jr–from-ny-ballot Subscribe to dustinczarny.com for all content and election news updates
N.Y. election experts: Dem presidential candidate change follows the law – Spectrum News
Dustin Czarny, who chairs the state Elections Commissioner Association’s Democratic Caucus, said Biden’s decision to drop out won’t change anything in the election process. “I’m pretty confident in a lot of the election attorneys on both sides of the aisle who came out over the weekend saying that the convention is the ballot access processContinue reading “N.Y. election experts: Dem presidential candidate change follows the law – Spectrum News”
CNY voters hit the polls to decide on a Democrat to challenge NY-22 seat – CNY Central
“I think this seat has been rated as the top flippable seat in the country. Whoever the voters choose today will come into a seat that is a very competitive seat,” said Czarny. “I think we’ll see what happens after today, but I have no reason to believe that wins today won’t have a greatContinue reading “CNY voters hit the polls to decide on a Democrat to challenge NY-22 seat – CNY Central”
Thousands of New York voters received texts with misinformation about polling sites. – NY Times
Dustin M. Czarny, the Democratic elections commissioner in Onondaga County, which includes Syracuse, said he had received reports that the inaccurate messages had reached voters in his county, as well as those on Long Island and in Westchester County, where Representative Jamaal Bowman has been trying to fend off a challenge from the county executive,Continue reading “Thousands of New York voters received texts with misinformation about polling sites. – NY Times”
Erroneous Text Messages Telling People About Wrong Polling Places – 570 WSYR
Ahead of Tuesday’s Primary Election, we have new information about some erroneous text messages telling people about wrong polling places. Listen to Dustin Czarny, Onondaga County Democratic Elections Commissioner on the Dave Allen Podcast on iHeartRadio! https://wsyr.iheart.com/featured/dave-allen/content/2024-06-24-erroneous-text-messages-telling-people-about-wrong-polling-places/ Subscribe to dustinczarny.com for all election news and content updates
Text scams spreading misinformation on polling locations in Onondaga County – WSYR TV
The Onondaga County Board of Elections is warning voters about text messages spreading misinformation about voter’s polling places. The Board of Elections does not send text messages about voter information. To find trusted voter information regarding registration and polling places, go to the Board of Election’s website or call their office at 315-435-8683. https://www.localsyr.com/news/your-local-election-hq/text-scams-spreading-misinformation-on-polling-locations-in-onondaga-county/ Subscribe to dustinczarny.comContinue reading “Text scams spreading misinformation on polling locations in Onondaga County – WSYR TV”
Voters report getting text messages with wrong polling place information ahead of primary – CNY Central
Election commissioners say the Board of Elections does not send texts regarding voter information. To check your polling place, you can go to onvote.net or call (315) 435-8683. For any information, including changes to your polling place, “It would go through the OCBOE Facebook and Twitter first, it would go out in a press releaseContinue reading “Voters report getting text messages with wrong polling place information ahead of primary – CNY Central”
Last call for CNY primary voters choosing congressional, NYS senate candidates – WAER
“Congressional primaries, primaries in general are low turn out events,” Czarny said. “We’re still looking at historically between 13 and 18%. If we’re seeing high turnout, we may see like a 20% on the Democratic side, and around 10 to 15% on the Republican side.” https://www.waer.org/news/2024-06-24/last-call-for-cny-primary-voters-choosing-congressional-nys-senate-candidates Subscribe to dustinczarny.com for all content and election newsContinue reading “Last call for CNY primary voters choosing congressional, NYS senate candidates – WAER”
Dustin M. Czarny 