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“After going through one of the worst turnout years in the last decade, the problem with selecting local leaders in low turnout years (is that) you get a body that’s not necessarily reflective of the view of the entire electorate,” Czarny said, speaking on his own behalf and not on behalf of the caucus. http://BipartisanContinue reading “Bipartisan opposition from Albany County BOE on even-year election bill – Times Union”

“Doing a 91,000 ballot hand count is not something that is brand new to us,” Czarny said. “We’re going to be following a lot of the guidelines we got from the court last year, as well as lessons we learned last year to get this done. We have a good plan in place.” https://www.waer.org/news/2023-11-20/onondaga-county-board-of-elections-prepares-to-manually-recount-ballots-in-close-clerks-race

The race had been too close to call after voting on Election Day, Onondaga County Elections Commissioner Dustin Czarny said at the time. Olson drew criticism on Election Day after circulating a misleading flyer that claimed he had support from a local union. CSEA Local 384 slammed Olson, saying the union had declined any endorsementContinue reading “Olson wins Onondaga County Legislature 10th district by a few dozen votes – Syracuse.com”

“I would love younger people. You’re working from 5 a.m. To 10 p.m., it’s a long day. A lot of people have jobs they can’t get away from, family obligations,” Czarny said. “A lot of times the people that have the ability to do that are the older generation that have a little bit moreContinue reading “‘We need you’: Onondaga County Board of Elections begins searching for 2024 poll workers – Newschannel 9”

According to Czarny, ballots will be recounted to ensure accuracy. In a tweet Wednesday, Czarny said, “Over the next week we will certify all non close races and prepare 90k ballots to be hand counted for the County Clerk race and any other race that might be within the hand count margin of .5% orContinue reading “Close races in Onondaga County may not have official outcome until December – CNY Central”

Onondaga County Democratic Board of Elections Commissioner Dustin Czarny said on X, formerly Twitter, that several other races in the county may be eligible for a hand count after absentees and affidavits are received. Outstanding ballots will be canvassed and tabulated November 14. https://www.wrvo.org/elections/2023-11-08/some-onondaga-county-2023-election-races-headed-to-hand-count

Hand counts would start after Thanksgiving and take about two weeks. Parties may go to court on ballot decisions by the commissioners, which could mean a winner not determined until mid-December, Czarny said. https://www.syracuse.com/politics/cny/2023/11/whats-next-for-too-close-to-call-races-in-onondaga-county-one-race-might-take-weeks-to-call.html

“We had several different vendors come in and the Clear Ballot system wowed us,” Czarny said. “We thought it was great for our needs. It’s mobile… It’s a quick machine and it’s something that the voter’s experience is going to be really good at.”

“We don’t know whether that means that more people are going to vote on election day or if more people are just choosing the convenience of early voting versus election day,” Czarny said. https://www.wrvo.org/2023-11-06/early-voting-turnout-on-the-rise-on-onondaga-county

As to the reason why more voters are getting out and voting early, Czarny says it’s something his department is pushing. “We’ve done a lot of push on making sure that people know that this is a valuable option, that it works and that it’s secure,” he said.