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“The three major events of an absentee ballot: Getting the application, mailing the ballot and receiving the ballot back is what is shown on that tracker,” said Dustin Czarny, elections commissioner in Onondaga County. https://www.localsyr.com/news/your-local-election-hq/how-to-vote-correctly-using-an-absentee-ballot/

“Poll watchers are allowed to watch voters sign in, letting the watchers know who has voted, but they are not allowed to interact with voters, … Any observer who is not a certified poll watcher must remain at least 100 feet away from the poll entrance.” https://www.syracuse.com/news/2020/09/trump-urges-supporters-to-go-into-the-polls-and-watch-but-theyd-better-have-paperwork.html

“We’ve had the same system in place for absentee balloting since the 50s,” said Democratic Elections Commissioner Dustin Czarny. “All we’re doing is having a different scale right now.” https://cnycentral.com/news/local/onondaga-county-elections-commissioners-assure-ballot-accuracy-this-november

“Like any piece of mail, the risk of it being delayed or not getting to us in time is always a problem. The 1st thing you could do is act early. Get it done now. Then we have plenty of time to figure out what happened to the mail if it doesn’t get here.”

“The easier we make it to vote, the more people tend to vote. We saw a record turnout for congressional primaries. This could help ensure that every voter who can cast a ballot will cast a ballot.” https://www.waer.org/politics-government/2020-09-28/how-many-ways-can-onondaga-county-vote-lets-count-them-with-your-election-blueprint

Who is voting so far in Onondaga County? “Democrats are returning their ballots early,” Czarny said. Of the votes cast so far, 839 were Democratic voters, 280 were Republicans and 228 were not affiliated with a party, he said. https://www.syracuse.com/politics/cny/2020/09/elections-2020-1400-people-in-onondaga-county-have-voted-and-its-still-september.html

“We made it very easy to vote this year. You have three viable options. Vote by absentee, vote early, or vote on election day. Act early and make a plan,” says Czarny. https://cnycentral.com/news/election/how-will-you-cast-your-vote-boe-outlines-safe-voting-options-during-covid-19

Elections officials aren’t able to show each ballot as it moves through the U.S. Postal Service, Onondaga County Elections Commissioner Dustin Czarny said.But you can see it’s last – and most important – stop: at the Board of Elections. https://www.syracuse.com/politics/cny/2020/09/how-to-tell-if-your-ny-mail-in-ballot-makes-it-to-the-board-of-elections.html

“If you’re mailing an absentee ballot application to us, you need to do it by Oct. 21 … But skip that, go to the portal online, it’s a lot easier to do the portal, it’s a lot easier for us as well, & then you don’t have to worry about mailing it in.”