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Back in Onondaga County, voters might have some whiplash over changes to the state senate map and the area’s two main Senators John Mannion and Rachel May. Czarny can understand if voters might be confused. “These are radically different senate districts than we’ve seen in the previous versions of any of the maps, and it’sContinue reading “Newly approved congressional and senate maps have CNY candidates and voters scrambling – WAER”

Czarny understands that redistricting can be an uphill battle and causes confusion amongst not only voters—but also elections professionals and even candidates—which is why he’d like to see the process changed. “I’d much rather see a process where citizens are doing the redistricting, as we see in the city of Syracuse, as opposed to whenContinue reading “Upcoming primaries: dates you need to know – CNYCentral.com”

“They’re going to be certifying their election while they’re running the August election more likely, because of early voting. And early voting will happen for the special election as well,” explained Czarny. Meanwhile, Congressman Reed’s office says they’ll serve the district until a replacement is chosen. “It’s not good or ideal for the people. YouContinue reading “Special election likely for NY’s 23rd congressional district between two primaries-CNYCentral.com”

New York has held bifurcated primaries in recent years, Czarny said, but this year is “exponentially harder than the other ones,” at least for local boards of elections, he said.  “We still don’t know the candidates or maps. We had years to prepare for this before,” he said, adding that finding polling places and inspectorsContinue reading “You ask, we answer: What happens next with redistricting in New York? – Democrat and Chronicle”

“None of our polling places are ready for this. None of our inspectors are ready for this. It was not on the calendar. It was not something that had been part of discussions with polling places at the beginning of the year,” said Czarny. “We are going to have to scramble to get ready forContinue reading “Local elections officials concerned about the possibility of two primaries in New York this year – WRVO”

Dustin Czarny, an elections commissioner in Onondaga County, told Spectrum News on Friday that a second primary will cost at least $400,000 for his board alone. “I think the major county boards and especially New York City and Long Island are going to see major astronomical costs that the counties are going to have to absorb,” heContinue reading “N.Y. state senate and congressional primaries move to August 23 – NY Daily News”

“It throws everything out the window,” said Dustin Czarny, the Democratic elections commissioner for Onondaga County. He said localities will need to wait for the state Board of Elections and the courts to set a new political calendar, which dictates the timeline for everything from petitioning to ballot access. Czarny estimated that he would needContinue reading “Candidates, election officials left in limbo after NY redistricting ruling – Gothamist”

“It’s coming at the last minute and we still don’t even know the maps and where people are running for any of these races, so this is going to be very confusing for voters,” said Dustin Czarny, an elections commissioner in Onondaga County.  https://www.ny1.com/nyc/all-boroughs/ny-state-of-politics/2022/04/28/new-york-officials-assess-the-next-steps-in-redistricting-ruling-s-wake#

“In budget runs due to electoral matters, the county has to cover that cost. That is part of the county charge. In Onondaga County, this will cost us approximately $400,000 more dollars that we did not have in our budget.” Czarny says he supports independent, citizen-led redistricting, like the process underway in the City ofContinue reading “Tossed maps, disrupted election calendar create chaos, confusion for Onondaga County – WAER”