Dustin Czarny, the Democratic elections commissioner at the Onondaga County Board of Elections, said ICE’s presence was inappropriate. “There was no emergency inside this polling place. There was no urgency to this matter that this had to be done during the hours of 6 p.m. and 9 p.m. on June 23,” Czarny said. https://spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/central-ny/news/2026/06/25/ice-agents-at-syracuse-poll SubscribeContinue reading “Syracuse poll worker says ICE agents targeted her at primary election polling place -Spectrum News”
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The Jim Reith Show UNLEASHED Episode 85
I appeared on The Jim Reith Show to talk about the close race in AD 129. I talk about the closeness of the race, the path forward, and when we might get final results. Subscribe to dustinczarny.com for all content and election news
Onondaga County voters stumble on status and location issues – News Channel 9
“On May 29, the Aloft hotel notified us of a convention that was booked, and that they wouldn’t be able to service us on election day,” Czarny said. “We updated our website (county). It looks like there may have been a snafu on the upload to the state website. We were notified at 9 AMContinue reading “Onondaga County voters stumble on status and location issues – News Channel 9”
Brown leads Magnarelli but race too close to call in Central NY’s 129th Assembly District – Syracuse.com
“The average age of early voters was 61.3 years, compared to 58 years for those who voted by 6:30 p.m. on Election Day, said Dustin Czarny, the county’s Democratic elections commissioner.” https://www.syracuse.com/politics/cny/2026/06/brown-leads-magnarelli-but-race-too-close-to-call-in-central-nys-129th-assembly-district.html Subscribe to dustinczarny.com for all election news and content updates
Brown leads incumbent Magnarelli in Democratic primary for Assembly seat but race is too close to call – Central Current
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”
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”
