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“They’re showing about five minutes between the time they come in the door till when they get their ballot which is amazing.” DUSTIN CZARNY, ONONDAGA CO. BOE DEMOCRATIC COMMISSIONER https://www.localsyr.com/news/local-news/voters-get-out-early-to-cast-their-ballots-as-races-heat-up/

Democrats — such as the Onondaga County Democratic elections commissioner, Dustin Czarny — suggest that national Republicans are trying to muddy the election integrity waters ahead of the vote with the last-minute lawsuit. https://www.nysun.com/article/voters-should-expect-extra-innings-in-2022-midterms

All told, Democrats have cast 52% of the votes so far, compared with 26% for Republicans. Some 22% have been cast by other voters, Czarny reported Monday. https://www.syracuse.com/politics/cny/2022/11/two-suburban-sites-are-the-early-voting-hotspots-in-syracuse-area.html

“This is actually a surprisingly large showing, comparative to a presidential election, which you don’t see in a midterm. I think it’s indicative of a higher turnout election, maybe even higher than 2018, which was another high turnout election,” https://www.waer.org/2022-11-01/what-early-voting-numbers-may-be-telling-us-about-election-2022-turnout

“Allowing these nine days for people to choose where to vote,” he added, “And we have more sites than ever, more hours than ever, It gives them more chances to be able to vote in this very important election.” https://www.localsyr.com/news/local-news/second-day-of-early-voting-in-central-new-york/

Czarny and other Democrats expressed concern that Republican election officials in New York were defying a court order at a time of national GOP efforts to sow confusion among voters and toss ballots. “It’s still very concerning that it even went this far,” Czarny said. Czarny said local boards were behind but “that doesn’t meanContinue reading “NY fitfully counts absentee ballots amid legal challenge – Washington Post”

“We’ll be prepared for as much as the voters want to throw at us,” Onondaga County County Democratic Elections Commissioner Dustin Czarny said. “I think we have to recognize that we live in a hyper-partisan time, and the Federal elections in 2018 were much higher turnout than we normally see in the midterm – slightlyContinue reading “Early voting begins Saturday in New York – WRVO”

“It’s all about moving the counting back until after Election Day, sowing chaos, creating doubt and then in close elections, descending on them with teams of lawyers to try to throw out legitimately cast ballots,” said Dustin Czarny, the Democratic Commissioner for Onondaga County and the head of the Democratic Caucus for the New YorkContinue reading “Absentee ballot standoff temporarily subsides as partisan rift deepens among NY elections officials – Gothamist”

It’s extremely worrying to me that a massive change to election law — that had already covered two primaries this year — is being issued 18 days before the election.” Dustin Czarny, Democratic elections commissioner, Onondaga County “It’s important to note that Boards of Elections throughout the state have already canvassed ballots — thousands andContinue reading “NY judge declares new absentee ballot law unconstitutional – Gothamist”