County Board of Elections Commissioner Dustin Czarny, a Democrat, said that there are 51 mail-in ballots received that have not yet been scanned. There are also 459 mail-in ballots that could still be received. An unknown number of affidavit ballots also remains uncounted, he added. “Those will be opened [Wednesday] in front of the candidates,”Continue reading “Brown leads incumbent Magnarelli in Democratic primary for Assembly seat but race is too close to call – Central Current”
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Federal agents track down Syracuse woman, demand she remove Instagram post about ICE – Syracuse.com
Czarny said election law authorizes only specific people to be inside a polling place: Poll workers, elections inspectors, voters eligible to vote at the site and someone a voter brought to assist them in voting. “There’s no role for law enforcement officials to be inside a polling place unless they are responding to an emergencyContinue reading “Federal agents track down Syracuse woman, demand she remove Instagram post about ICE – Syracuse.com”
Things to know before heading to the polls on primary day – Spectrum.com
County boards of elections across the state have spent months getting sites ready. “We’ve trained inspectors, we’ve tested equipment, we’ve taken in vote by mail ballots, we’ve done all of this in a bipartisan fashion,” said Dustin Czarny, the Democratic commissioner of the Onondaga County Board of Elections. https://spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/binghamton/politics/2026/06/22/things-to-know-before-heading-to-the-polls-on-primary-day Subscribe to dustinczarny.com for all countyContinue reading “Things to know before heading to the polls on primary day – Spectrum.com”
Early voting in Syracuse fueled by Democratic primary for NY Assembly seat – Syracuse.com
“Of the 3,258 Democrats who cast ballots during the early voting period, 1,456 are registered in the 129th Assembly District where Brown is trying to unseat Magnarelli. Voter turnout in the district – which spans most of Syracuse, and all of Geddes and Van Buren – was higher than any other part of the county, saidContinue reading “Early voting in Syracuse fueled by Democratic primary for NY Assembly seat – Syracuse.com”
Your Stories Q&A: Will mail-in ballots be impacted by changes at the post office? -News channel 9
“while we have assurances from the post office that election mail will get extraordinary measures near election day, I have been advising all voters to turn in their ballot as soon as possible.” https://www.localsyr.com/news/your-stories/your-stories-qa-will-mail-in-ballots-be-impacted-by-changes-at-the-post-office/ Subscribe to Dustinczarny.com for all content and election news content
Democrats flipped control of the Onondaga County Legislature in 2025. Will they keep it? – Central Current
Czarny added that Democrats were gaining in voter registration in almost every town in Onondaga County. Cicero, represented by Tim Burtis, was the one exception, he said. “Thirty years ago, when I first got involved in politics here, this was a very red county,” said Czarny. “It is not anymore. It is a very lightContinue reading “Democrats flipped control of the Onondaga County Legislature in 2025. Will they keep it? – Central Current”
New York’s even-year election law consolidates ballots and raises stakes for local races – WAER
“Government works better when all of the citizens make choices,” said Onondaga County Board of Elections Commissioner Dustin Czarny. “With this ballot drop-off, you’re still going to have 50%, 60% more voters voting in these elections than ever before.” https://www.waer.org/news/2026-05-22/new-yorks-even-year-election-law-consolidates-ballots-and-raises-stakes-for-local-races?_amp=true Subscribe to dustinczarny.com for all content and election news updates
Episode 2: USPS changes could impact your vote & the Congressional race in Dist. 22 – WAER
I appeared on WAER’s CNY Decides program to comment on how the changes to USPS postmarking policy could affect the upcoming Primary and general Election. Enjoy. https://www.waer.org/podcast/cny-decides/2026-05-08/episode-2-usps-changes-could-impact-your-vote-the-congressional-race-in-dist-22 Subscribe to dustinczarny.com for all content and election news updates
Syracuse council primary is a 3-person race after ruling keeps newcomer on ballot – Syracuse.com
For the bulk of the restored signatures in Laub’s case, Republican Commissioner Kevin Ryan and Democratic Commissioner Dustin Czarny overturned preliminary findings that invalidated entire pages of petitions. Laub brought affidavits that validated uninitialed corrections made to information about the person who collected the signatures. “Congratulations, Mr. Laub, you’re on the ballot,” Czarny said atContinue reading “Syracuse council primary is a 3-person race after ruling keeps newcomer on ballot – Syracuse.com”
Ruling keeps Helen Hudson, former Syracuse council president, on Dem primary ballot – Syracuse.com
“Czarny noted that he supports the elections board staff for its preliminary determination because there was enough of a question to warrant a hearing and final determination by the commissioners themselves.” https://www.syracuse.com/politics/cny/2026/04/ruling-keeps-helen-hudson-former-syracuse-council-president-on-dem-primary-ballot.html Subscribe to dustinczarny.com for all content and election news updates
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