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“ after the quarantine time period and after our staff that is positive gets by their isolation time period as well, and are able to recover,… Logistically, doing it without this many staffers in a small office like that, it would be impossible.” https://www.wrvo.org/politics-and-government/2020-11-16/onondaga-county-absentee-ballot-count-on-hold-2-weeks-8-covid-cases-among-staff

Czarny revealed Monday that there is an agreement between the Mannion and Renna campaigns to restart the canvass on Nov. 30 and to limit the number of observers in the count https://auburnpub.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/more-covid-19-cases-at-onondaga-county-elections-board-delays-vote-count-two-weeks/article_b0044b9f-3e0a-51f1-9b83-d0728f8992d7.html

“we want to push the starting of the absentees is logistically on November 30th most of the other counties around here will be done … they have already reached out, our neighboring counties .. are willing to come in and help,” Dustin Czarny said. https://spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/central-ny/decision-2020/2020/11/17/onondaga-county-board-of-elections-coronavirus-cases

“Our plan that we’ve submitted to the court is that we will do a partial certification of the presidential election on November 28th and then resume the absentee ballot canvass on November 30th. Which will allow us to finish the canvass after the quarantine time period,” said Czarny. https://cnycentral.com/news/local/onondaga-county-absentee-ballot-count-paused-until-after-thanksgiving

Czarny says the plan has the green light from the state board of elections, but is still subject to court approval.  He says they’re also asking a judge to limit the number of observers when the ballot count continues to reduce density in the building. “We are meeting with the county health department next week toContinue reading “Additional COVID-19 Cases Delays Counting of Remaining Absentee Ballots in Onondaga County – WAER”

Elections Commissioner Dustin Czarny confirms to NewsChannel 9 that he and his fellow commissioner, Michele Sardo, have tested negative. https://www.localsyr.com/news/your-local-election-hq/more-covid-cases-keeps-onondaga-co-board-of-elections-closed-this-week-ballot-counting-paused/

That worker, who was hospitalized today, has not been at the board of elections since Nov. 5, elections commissioners Michele Sardo and Dustin Czarny said in an online news conference today. https://www.syracuse.com/politics/2020/11/onondaga-county-vote-count-paused-until-at-least-next-week-after-worker-gets-coronavirus.html

“We don’t know when the counting will resume,” said Onondaga County Elections Commissioner Dustin Czarny. “It will depend on how quick the tests come back and hopefully the tests will all come back negative.” https://www.localsyr.com/news/your-local-election-hq/absentee-ballot-counting-halted-in-onondaga-county-because-of-a-covid-19-exposure/

“We don’t know when the counting will resume. That will depend on how quick the tests come back, and hopefully they come back negative,” Czarny said. https://cnycentral.com/news/local/potential-covid-19-exposure-pauses-onondaga-county-absentee-ballot-count

Democratic Elections Commissioner Dustin Czarny said Friday the worker has not been at the BoE office since November 5, and has not participated in any absentee ballot count. He said the office was notified of the positive test around 11 a.m. Friday. At that point, the counting was stopped, the ballots secured, and all BoardContinue reading “Onondaga County ballot count on hold after coronavirus exposure – WRVO”