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Democratic Onondaga County Elections Commissioner Dustin Czarny said national trends show more Democrats are voting in the 2018 primaries. “In 2016, when we had a June primary, the voter turnout was nine percent, which is as horrible as you can imagine,” Czarny said. “But the absentee ballot count is a little bit higher than 2016,Continue reading “Voter turnout could be higher in central NY’s 2018 congressional Democratic primary – WRVO”

“Right at the time they are becoming an adult and register, there’s a lot of other societal pressures out there,” Czarny said. ‘So getting them to register and register accurately, is always a problem. We have a captive audience, they’re there, they’re graduating.” https://www.wrvo.org/education/2018-06-21/voter-registration-forms-will-be-available-to-syracuse-high-school-graduates

Onondaga County Democratic Elections Commissioner Dustin Czarny said it is typical that campaigns will file general objections to their opponents’ petitions, but it is difficult to get someone knocked off the ballot. “They have to have done something pretty wrong like not going door-to-door or standing on SU campus or getting people that were notContinue reading “Democratic committee member objects to Perez Williams’ petitions in congressional race – WRVO”

Democratic Elections Commissioner Dustin Czarny supports the move, and likes that the state is taking the financial burden off of what usually falls to the counties. Czarny says: “Needlessly so, it has become a partisan issue in New York State and again this is how the vast majority of the country votes.” https://www.localsyr.com/news/local-news/a-closer-look-at-how-early-voting-would-work-in-new-york/

“With New York state having one of the lowest voter turnouts across the country, we must address these reform and make them a reality,” said Onondaga County Elections Commissioner Dustin Czarny at Wednesday’s session. Syracuse Common Council may support early voting bill – The Daily Orange

Democratic Elections Commissioner Dustin Czarny said he expects turnout for the race higher than it was four years ago. “Historically, city turnout has been trending downward,” Czarny said. “In 2009 and 2013, we were at 32 percent and 24 percent respectively. But the mayor’s race was not seen as competitive in those two races.” https://www.wrvo.org/politics-and-government/2017-11-07/turnout-expected-higher-in-syracuse-as-voters-decide-close-mayoral-race

“If people feel better leaving the polling place with a sticker on, and we can remind people that New York State gave suffrage to women a few years earlier than the nation did back in 1917, then this is a good thing,” Czarny said. Czarny said they’ll have to see how this year goes beforeContinue reading “‘I Voted’ stickers to debut in Onondaga County for a special reason – Spectrum News”

“The only thing that is anonymous about the voting process is who you actually vote for. Your name, your address, your party registration, whether you vote or not, how you vote, whether absentee or not is a matter of public records,” said Dustin Czarny, Board of Elections Commissioner.  https://www.localsyr.com/news/what-kind-of-voter-information-is-made-public-your-stories/

“The law was originally intended to keep party bosses from being able to get all their friends to register in the party and flip an election or flip a primary right before the primary happens,” Czarny said. “It’s a very long sequester.” Czarny said that’s why there were complaints from people who were too lateContinue reading “Deadline hits to change political party enrollment for 2018 NY primary – WRVO”

“Instead of going door to door, people chose to collect signatures in large group gatherings,” Czarny said. “A lot of these people weren’t registered to vote, weren’t registered to vote at the right address, or weren’t even in the party.” https://www.wrvo.org/politics-and-government/2017-09-12/voters-in-new-york-go-to-the-polls-on-primary-day