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“Recruiting personnel to actually physically count ballots is probably the hardest part of our recruiting personnel,” said Dustin Czarny, an elections commissioner in Onondaga County and chair of the Democratic Caucus of the New York State Elections Commissioners Association, in an interview. “They need more training and more expertise than, say, a normal election inspectorContinue reading “Can New York Officials Deliver November Election Results in a Timely Fashion? – Gotham Gazette”

Dustin Czarny, the Onondaga County Board of Elections Commissioner, says, “We are preparing for five times the number of absentees that we got in June to be ready for November.” This year, there will be a hefty load for the few people at the Board of Elections who usually work on absentee ballots.“ We areContinue reading “Onondaga County Board of Elections prepares for record breaking number of absentee ballots – CNYCentral.com”

“That would be a major issue,” said Dustin Czarny, an Onondaga County elections commissioner. “I can’t stress how much of an issue that would be. How else would we know the ballots were properly deposited by the date they were due?” Central New York mail delivery slows as sorting machines are tossed, unions say –Continue reading “Central New York mail delivery slows as sorting machines are tossed, unions say – Syracuse.com”

Onondaga County elections commissioner Dustin Czarny says there’s another solution: If you’re voting by absentee, vote as early as possible. “If you’re ready to vote and not waiting until the last minute, you should submit that ballot,” Czarny said. https://spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/central-ny/ny-state-of-politics/2020/08/17/postal-service-faces-funding-fight

“The general election, the extra cost of absentees is going to be five times what we had in the primary and we don’t have any money to pay for that right now, which means it’s going to be a burden on the local boards of elections,” Czarny said. https://www.wrvo.org/politics-and-government/2020-08-13/boards-of-elections-need-more-funding-expect-lots-of-absentee-ballots-in-november

Onondaga County Democratic Board of Elections Commissioner Dustin Czarny said many of the county’s regular election inspectors have decided not to work this year. He said even more people are needed this year to help ensure proper sanitation at polling places. https://cnycentral.com/news/local/onondaga-co-board-of-elections-recruiting-community-members-as-election-inspectors

Dustin Czarny, Democratic caucus chair of the New York State Elections Commissioners Association and an elections commissioner in Onondaga County, urged Cuomo to sign the measures.“ I believe that is something that is appropriate and should be done so voters can make that choice to stay safe and stay home and vote by mail,” heContinue reading “Election officials call for more funds, resources ahead of general election – The Telegraph”

“I need time. That’s the thing I need the most right now. I need to know that my engagement is, what I can do on the ground so I can educate the voters in my county,” Dustin Czarny of the New York State Election Commissioners Association said. “And every day that goes by and votersContinue reading “State elections leaders plead for state help with the November election – WHEC”

Dustin Czarny, a democratic commissioner, said they desperately need federal funds to pay for the mail-in method. “We’re talking about 26,000 absentees in the primary, and about 150,000 absentees for the general election,” said Czarny. “This is a cost-factor local counties can’t absorb on their own.” https://cnycentral.com/news/local/mail-in-voting-are-election-officials-ready-for-november