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Officials and candidates have advice for anyone voting absentee this year: Mail in your ballot early – WRVO

The biggest advice he and candidates have if people choose to vote by absentee ballot? Request is as soon as possible.” We really suggest October 20th, to give us enough time to mail the ballot to you and for you to mail it back,” Czarny said. https://www.wrvo.org/elections/2020-10-13/officials-and-candidates-have-advice-for-anyone-voting-absentee-this-year-mail-in-your-ballot-early

Friday is the last day to register to vote – WSYR9

“The things that can drop your registration is, not that if you didn’t vote, but if you moved or we get a piece of information back saying you moved. These are the things that can make your registration no longer good so make sure to go to our website onvote.net you can double-check your registration,”Continue reading “Friday is the last day to register to vote – WSYR9”

Onondaga County voters break turnout record set in 2008 – WRVO

Much of the uptick according to Onondaga County Democratic Elections Commissioner Dustin Czarny, is a direct result of the coronavirus pandemic. “Voter registration during the summer and spring was almost non-existent because of the coronavirus,” Czarny said. “The DMV’s were closed. They usually generate new voter registration changes, address changes, and they got pushed untilContinue reading “Onondaga County voters break turnout record set in 2008 – WRVO”

Don’t expect to know winners on Election Night. More like Thanksgiving. Here’s why – Syracuse.com

Any race where the candidates are within 10 percentage points or fewer will be too close to call on election night, Elections Commissioner Dustin Czarny said. https://www.syracuse.com/politics/cny/2020/10/nys-2020-election-results-could-come-closer-to-thanksgiving-than-election-day-heres-why.html

Deadline to register to vote in New York is Friday, here’s how to register – CNYCentral.com

“We are getting about a thousand forms a day over the last month and it is ramping up toward the end of the deadline. With DMVs and voter registration events closed all summer a lot of the registration that would have happened last year is happening now.” https://cnycentral.com/news/local/deadline-to-register-to-vote-in-ny-is-friday-heres-how-to-register

100k expected absentee ballots in Onondaga Co. won’t be fully counted until after election – CNYCentral.com

Czarny says the biggest mistakes you should avoid when sending your absentee ballot is either sending it in late or not signing the back of the ballot.“The biggest thing is coming in late, not being postmarked by November 3rd. The second biggest reason is not signing the back of the ballot (envelope) and not sealingContinue reading “100k expected absentee ballots in Onondaga Co. won’t be fully counted until after election – CNYCentral.com”

N.Y. Voting Officials Need Money. They Were Told to Go to Zuckerberg. – NY Times

Late last month, there was good news for Onondaga: It won $280,000 from the Zuckerberg-funded initiative, something county officials said would allow the temporary hiring of four additional employees, on top of the six the county had already hired for the sprint to November.“ It’s 12-hour days, 7 to 7, and we’ve pretty much toldContinue reading “N.Y. Voting Officials Need Money. They Were Told to Go to Zuckerberg. – NY Times”

Here’s why counting absentee ballots will potentially delay results for close races – CNYCentral.com

“It’s better to be accurate than fast. You need to give us time and nothing is official until Michele and I sign the certificate on November 28,” says Czarny. https://cnycentral.com/news/local/heres-why-counting-absentee-ballots-will-potentially-delay-results-for-close-races