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Onondaga County Elections Commissioner Dustin Czarny thinks other governments could follow suit. “I think this is a win for citizen-led redistricting, and I think people across the state are going to be looking at this.” https://www.wrvo.org/2022-09-13/syracuse-lawmakers-approve-new-common-council-districts-drawn-by-citizen-led-commission

“Syracuse has a chance to make history Monday. The Syracuse Common Council is scheduled to vote on new council districts drawn by a citizen-led, independent commission. Communities around the country are watching this experiment in democracy.” https://www.syracuse.com/opinion/2022/09/syracuse-can-lead-the-nation-by-ratifying-citizen-led-redistricting-editorial-board-opinion.html This redistricting process in Syracuse is a model for how redistricting should be done. I am posting thisContinue reading “Syracuse can lead the nation by ratifying citizen-led redistricting (Editorial Board Opinion)”

“The final vote was 279 votes for Coretti and 265 votes for Abbott, according to Onondaga County Election Commissioner Dustin Czarny.” https://www.syracuse.com/politics/2022/09/justin-coretti-wins-conservative-party-primary-for-ny-senate-after-recount.html

With only 543 total votes, it’s unlikely that the hand count next week will change the results enough to make Abbott the winner. “I would be very surprised. But that’s why we do it, just to see,’’ Czarny said. https://www.syracuse.com/news/2022/08/corettis-lead-over-abbott-narrows-recount-coming-in-conservative-primary-for-ny-senate.html

“Onondaga County Elections Commissioner Dustin Czarny said it is likely there will be a hand count.” Under the handcount law any race seperated by less than 20 votes is automatically subject to a hand count.  Though the liklihood of a lead change grows less the higher the seperation with so few ballots to count. https://www.syracuse.com/news/2022/08/julie-abbott-and-justin-coretti-appear-headed-for-recount-in-conservative-race-for-ny-senate.html

The John R. Lewis Voting Rights is “an incredibly pro-voter act,” Dustin Czarny, the commissioner of the Board of Elections in Onondaga County and the Caucus Chair for the New York Democratic Elections Commissioners. https://www.recordonline.com/in-depth/news/politics/elections/2022/08/23/new-york-state-takes-steps-to-protect-voting-rights/65389731007/

Despite the strong start, Dustin Czarny, an Onondaga County elections commissioner, said he expects low overall turnout today of about 15% of eligible voters, about the same as June. https://www.syracuse.com/politics/2022/08/election-2022-polls-are-open-turnout-key-in-central-new-york-race-for-congress.html

“In Onondaga County, we seem to be an outlier where more people are voting in early voting and I don’t know what it indicates. I don’t know if it’s going to mean lower turnout for the primary or are people choosing to vote early as part of the convenience of voting early because August isContinue reading “Congressional primary breaks Onondaga County’s record for early voting in a primary – WAER”