“By switching to an opt-out system, more voters will be registered and we will have more accurate voter rolls than ever before,” he said. “This will lead to more participation and less chance of disenfranchisement.” https://auburnpub.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/ny-lawmakers-to-ok-automatic-voter-registration/article_42921360-3c92-5173-aef6-8c0dcda2061a.html
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Building Relationships with your Election Officials – Public Citizen
Hosted by Public Citizen, Secure Our Vote coalition & DailyKos · How COVID-19 is impacting our elections · How your local election official can help protect our vote · How to help your election official by offering partnership, aid with recruiting election workers to keep polling locations open, and support for their push for electionContinue reading “Building Relationships with your Election Officials – Public Citizen”
Here’s What Could Invalidate Your Absentee Ballot. And It’s Beyond Your Control – Gothamist
“This has been a persistent problem,” said Dustin Czarny,…“The Boards [of Elections] are bound by the law and the law is clear. If a postmark is not on there and we receive them after June 23rd, we cannot count those ballots,” said Czarny.We should look at receive by date in New York instead of postmarks.Continue reading “Here’s What Could Invalidate Your Absentee Ballot. And It’s Beyond Your Control – Gothamist”
2 Syracuse city court challengers widen leads as absentee counting begins – Syracuse.com
As of Thursday, about 22.5% of the absentee ballots were scanned, Czarny said. So far, that has not changed the order of who got the most votes: 2 Syracuse city court challengers widen leads as absentee counting begins – syracuse.com
Bill Could Allow Independent Citizens to Redraw Legislative Districts – Spectrum News
“I think It would lead to more competitive races, and I’m always for that,” said Czarny. https://spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/central-ny/politics/2020/06/30/bill-could-allow-independent-citizens-to-redraw-legislative-districts
CNY Democratic congressional primary records highest vote total in 38 years – Syracuse.com
“What we’re seeing has been playing out across the nation” said Dustin Czarny, Onondaga County’s Democratic elections commissioner. “At its base, despite the pandemic and no real presidential primary race, Democratic voters are going to the polls.” https://www.syracuse.com/politics/cny/2020/06/cny-democratic-congressional-primary-records-highest-vote-total-in-38-years.html
Onondaga County Board of Elections Ballot Counts Start Next Week – Spectrum
“We’ve been very clear about expectations we don’t expect to have certified results until July 8 or 9 at least,” said Czarny. https://spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/central-ny/politics/2020/06/24/onondaga-county-board-of-elections-ballot-counts-start-next-week
Onondaga County Board of Elections counting absentee ballots – WSYR 9
“It’s starting to rival the 2016 presidential primary with Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders, which was a record for Onondaga County at the time and I think we’ll be challenging that,” added Czarny.
Primary Day in New York State – WSYR9
Ahead of Primary Day, New Yorkers had a chance to get their votes in early. NewsChannel 9’s Julia LeBlanc was at the Board of Elections in Onondaga County where she spoke with Onondaga County Democratic Elections Commissioner Dustin Czarny about whether or not voters took advantage of early voting. https://www.localsyr.com/news/your-local-election-hq/primary-day-set-for-tuesday-in-new-york-state/
Why CNY races won’t be decided on primary election night – Auburn.pub
“Because there are so many absentees and they look to dwarf Election Day and early voting totals at this point, we just won’t have a good sense of who actually won the race until the absentees are opened,” Czarny said. https://auburnpub.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/why-cny-races-wont-be-decided-on-primary-election-night/article_c6132237-5fac-5166-8fe4-8f87de5cc773.html
Dustin M. Czarny 