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Dustin Czarny, the county’s Democratic elections commissioner, said he believes election law directs the Board of Elections to accept the notice from the legislature and to place the item on the ballot for a referendum. … But it’s likely headed to court in any case, Czarny said. “It’s going to go to court, and it’sContinue reading “Oops! County Executive Ryan McMahon signs term-limit law he meant to veto. Now what? – Syracuse.com”

“Pound for pound, he’s one of the best political minds in running campaigns that is in this town,’’ Czarny said. “I don’t think people give him enough credit for that. He knows the numbers. He knows how to run a campaign. He knew just how many donors he needed to get. He knew how manyContinue reading “The political education of Mo Brown: from comedian to soldier to Syracuse king-slayer –”

“[The EAC commissioners] don’t have a role in the certification of election results,” Czarny said. “Their role is more in providing voter assistance, providing voter education, providing training, and even things like social media toolkits that boards of elections use.” “If this is a prolonged absence, where the Election Assistance Commission cannot act, then trainingContinue reading “Trump fired the entire Election Administration Commission. Now what? – Democracy Docket”

Democratic Elections Commissioner Dustin Czarny declined to comment on the merits of Tarver’s lawsuit, saying it’s not the purview of the elections board to adjudicate fraud allegations. He did acknowledge, though, that the 16th District race had a high volume of absentee voting. https://www.syracuse.com/politics/cny/2026/07/fraud-accusations-halt-ballot-counting-in-narrow-onondaga-county-legislature-race.html Subscribe to dustinczarny.com for all content and election news

Onondaga County Democratic Elections Commissioner Dustin Czarny said there’s no way to predict how Tuesday’s count will go. “One could make the argument that [Magnarelli] should win the absentees the way he won the absentees and Mo should win the affidavits the way he won the election day, but what I have found is thatContinue reading “Final ballots to be counted in Syracuse-area State Assembly race – WRVO”

But the additional ballots that arrive by mail in the coming days will likely be small. In most elections, the number of ballots that arrive by mail slows to a trickle after the first two or three days following an election, said Dustin Czarny, the county’s Democratic elections commissioner. https://www.syracuse.com/politics/cny/2026/06/uncounted-ballots-rise-in-tight-ny-assembly-race-between-brown-and-magnarelli.html Subscribe to dustinczarny.com for allContinue reading “Uncounted ballots rise in tight NY Assembly race between Brown and Magnarelli – Syracuse.com”

With Election Day, early voting and absentee ballots received through Sunday, Tarver held a 73-vote lead over Nyatwa Bullock. That gives Tarver about 54% of the total vote counted so far. But according to the Onondaga County Board of Elections, there are 91 vote by mail ballots received that have not yet been tallied, saidContinue reading “Tarver leading Bullock in Democratic primary for 16th Onondaga County Legislature seat -Syracuse.com”