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“We don’t know when the counting will resume. That depends on how quick the tests come back and hopefully all the tests come back negative. If they come back positive that’s another situation we’re going to have to deal with. If the employees come back negative we hope to have the counting resume sometime earlyContinue reading “Positive COVID-19 Case Halts Absentee Counting in Onondaga County – Spectrum News”

“I know everyone will have questions. I ask patience as we secure the election and make sure our staff is safe,” said Dustin Czarny, Onondaga County Board of Elections Democratic commissioner, in a tweet. “I ask you give us some time to address the next steps and I will have more information later today.” OnondagaContinue reading “Onondaga County postpones absentee ballot counting due to COVID-19 exposure – The Daily Orange”

Of the objections, Czarny, the Democratic commissioner said, “It’s a pattern of trying to obfuscate the process.” Eventually it will be clear that those objections by the (GOP). On Thursday, 83% of the objections were made by Renna and the (GOP). https://www.syracuse.com/politics/2020/11/rennas-albany-lawyers-challenge-hundreds-of-absentee-ballots-in-tight-senate-race.html

“These objections do not mean that the vote doesn’t count,” said Czarny. “It means that we have to hold aside the vote until the end of the counting and they have three days to go in front of a judge.” https://cnycentral.com/news/local/onondaga-county-absentee-ballot-counting-slowed-down-by-objections

“It seems like they’re throwing the kitchen sink at these voters to try to knock off as many Democratic ballots as possible,” Czarny said. https://www.wrvo.org/politics-and-government/2020-11-12/absentee-update-may-beats-rodgers-renna-campaign-objects-to-nearly-500-ballots

Democrat Elections Comissioner Dustin Czarny says in the 24th Congressional District, Dana Balter has picked up nearly 7,500 votes so far, but to catch Republican incumbent John Katko, she would need nearly 48,000. One race has flipped due to the absentees, and that’s the 127th Assembly District race. Czarny says Democrat Al Stirpe now hasContinue reading “Mail-In Ballots Flip Race in Central New York as Count Continues – Spectrum News”

“I sincerely believe that every vote should count,” Czarny said. “We have to wait for these mail-in ballots to come in because they are legally cast.”

“We’re going to go until it does, but if we were allowed to do our job I believe it would be about a seven-day job. I do think it is going to take longer with these objections,” said Czarny https://spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/central-ny/news/2020/11/11/boe-commissioner–lawsuits-could-hold-up-absentee-count

“It’s been in the conversation,” said Onondaga County BOE Commissioner Dustin Czarny. “I don’t know (that) it’s been the foremost part of voting rights for New York, mainly because we already had felon reinfranchisement unlike Florida and other states.”

“My feeling is that we should be counting the votes and giving Onondaga County clarity of who won these races so I hope that when Thursday comes we won’t get another delay,” Czarny says. https://cnycentral.com/news/local/behind-the-scenes-as-absentee-ballot-counting-begins-in-onondaga-county