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“Then, we start opening absentee on November 9, and each day we will report unofficial results of what we get scanned in each day,” says Onondaga County Democratic Election Commissioner Dustin Czarny. https://cnycentral.com/news/local/heres-why-counting-absentee-ballots-will-potentially-delay-results-for-close-races

“About 1,000 people an hour filed through the county’s six polling sites in the morning and early afternoon, Democratic Elections Commissioner Dustin Czarny said.” https://www.syracuse.com/politics/2020/10/2020-elections-third-day-of-early-voting-attracts-nearly-1000-people-an-hour-in-onondaga-county.html

In an attempt to help alleviate long lines amid huge early voting turnout, Onondaga County already announced it will keep polls open for a total of four extra hours this coming weekend, opening sites at 8 a.m. instead of 10 a.m. “The overall number was a big surprise,” Onondaga County Democratic Elections Commissioner Dustin CzarnyContinue reading “Long early voting lines plague voters across New York – City & State NY”

Onondaga County Elections Commissioner Dustin Czarny suspects more people chose to vote in person than expected, as only 65,000 absentees have been requested of the 100,000 expected.

“It definitely talks about enthusiasm, talks about people valuing democracy, and acting right now. We expected higher turnout this year and I continue to expect it,” Czarny says. https://cnycentral.com/news/local/registered-democrats-lead-record-breaking-early-voter-turnout-in-onondaga-co-so-far

About 1,000 voters were filing through each hour Monday morning, Democratic Elections Commissioner Dustin Czarny said in a tweet https://www.syracuse.com/politics/2020/10/2020-elections-onondaga-county-to-add-hours-for-early-voting-this-weekend.html

“voters lined up down the block outside a polling site … Dustin Czarny, Onondaga County elections commissioner, said 8,473 of the county’s 328,052 registered voters had checked in to the polls as of 1:45 p.m. .. surpassing the total votes .. in 2019.” https://www.audacy.com/wben/news/politics/lining-up-for-hours-in-2nd-day-of-early-voting-in-nys

 Early voter turnout in Onondaga County has surpassed the 2019 General Election Early Voting totals within only two days, according to Onondaga County Election Commissioner Dustin Czarny. https://cnycentral.com/news/local/early-voting-turnout-in-onondaga-county-surpasses-last-years-totals-within-2-days

The application form allows people to designate someone to submit the in-person application and pick up an absentee ballot for the voter, Czarny said. All you have to do is print out the form, fill it out, and put the name of the designated person on the sixth line. The Board of Elections doesn’t require anyContinue reading “NY elections: If I’m in a coronavirus quarantine, can I still vote? – Syracuse.com”