County lections officials urge NYS legislature to act quickly on new congressional map – WAER

“I’m hoping that we have a final nap by February 27th,” Czarny said. “That is when petitioning is supposed to start and. Any real delay past that date puts in jeopardy the political calendar that’s in place now.” https://www.waer.org/news/2024-02-17/county-lections-officials-urge-nys-legislature-to-act-quickly-on-new-congressional-map

New maps treat Brandon Williams more harshly than any NY congressman, and he’s sore – Syracuse.com

The district would have 173,301 Democrats, 143,225 Republicans and 129,650 voters who are not enrolled in a party, according to an estimate compiled by Dustin Czarny, an Onondaga County elections commissioner. https://www.syracuse.com/politics/cny/2024/02/new-maps-treat-brandon-williams-more-harshly-than-any-ny-congressman-and-hes-sore.html

New House map would help Democrats in fight to win close Syracuse seat – Syracuse.com

The proposed district also gives Democrats an advantage of about 30,000 more enrolled voters than Republicans, according to preliminary calculations by Dustin Czarny, an Onondaga County elections commissioner. https://www.syracuse.com/politics/cny/2024/02/new-house-map-would-help-democrats-in-fight-to-win-close-syracuse-seat.html

Elections commissioners from NYS plead for more financial support – WXXI

“This $10 million dollars in extra funding that we are requesting, distributed by the State Board of Elections based on voter population, will allow the counties to have the flexibility they need to meet the needs that you, the legislature, have asked us to do in this upcoming presidential election,” Czarny said. https://www.wxxinews.org/2024-02-12/elections-commissioners-from-nys-plead-for-more-financial-support

A fight over moving elections in a Onondaga County village could end up in court – Syracuse.com

If Freyleue’s group issuccessful, Baldwinsville voters could face voting on two competing referendums on March 19– one approving a June vote and the other approving the November one. If both passed, that would create a conflict that would likely be settled in court, said Dustin Czarny, an Onondaga County Board of Elections commissioner. https://www.syracuse.com/politics/cny/2024/01/a-fight-over-moving-elections-in-1-onondaga-county-village-could-end-up-in-court.html

Speculations grow over Elise Stefanik as Trump’s potential running mate in 2024 election – CNY Central

Taking on the lawsuit against early vote by mail, trying to throw out the ability for New Yorkers to cast their ballot safely from home. She called the January 6th insurrectionists, ‘hostages’ and downplayed their role. And of course, she took a lead role in defending Donald Trump in his impeachments as well. Czarny saidContinue reading “Speculations grow over Elise Stefanik as Trump’s potential running mate in 2024 election – CNY Central”

Three years after January 6, Trump remains a serious threat to democracy – IG News

“The Big Lie Continues Today,” Dustin Czarny, election commissioner for the Onondaga County Board of Elections in New York, said Friday on Capitol Hill. https://irshadgul.com/three-years-after-january-6-trump-remains-a-serious-threat-to-democracy-ig-news/#google_vignette

Pennsylvania still in the spotlight three years after U.S. Capitol attack – Pennsylvania Post-Gazette

Still, worries remain, especially for swing states like Pennsylvania, said Dustin Czarny, the Board of Elections commissioner for Onondaga County, New York.. “We’re concerned about the threat of violence,” said Mr. Czarny, who has talked to his colleagues in other states. “I know my colleagues have received a lot of those threats. These increased threatsContinue reading “Pennsylvania still in the spotlight three years after U.S. Capitol attack – Pennsylvania Post-Gazette”

Threats that led to Jan. 6 riot persist, lawmakers and watchdogs warn – Spectrum News

Dustin Czarny, elections commissioner in Onondaga County, New York, cited statistics showing that many election officials have reported facing physical threats and harassment. A substantial percentage of lead elections officers have left their positions, leaving newcomers in charge, Czarny said. “And they’ve all left because of the harassment, because of the targeting that it’s happenedContinue reading “Threats that led to Jan. 6 riot persist, lawmakers and watchdogs warn – Spectrum News”

‘The Alternative to Democracy Is Dictatorship,’ Warns Biden – Common Dreams

“The Big Lie continues to this day,” said Dustin Czarny, elections commissioner of the Onondaga County Board of Elections in New York, on Capitol Hill on Friday. “It resulted in decreased resources for Boards of Elections to do their job. I’m hopeful that we could see legislation in this next year in the states andContinue reading “‘The Alternative to Democracy Is Dictatorship,’ Warns Biden – Common Dreams”