I participated in a panel in the Joint Legislative Hearing on 2025 Exec. Budget Proposal: Local Government. I along with my good government colleagues from Brennan Center, NYS League of Women Voters, Fair Elections NY, and Common Cause NY argued for direct NY funding of county boards of elections as well as funding the NYSContinue reading “My Testimony Joint Legislative Hearing on 2025 Exec. Budget Proposal: Local Government – 02/04/2025”
Category Archives: NYSECA Democrats
2025 NYS Elections Commissioner Association Democratic Caucus Legislative Priorities
Every year the Democratic Caucus of the NYS Elections Commissioner Association identify a list of legislative and budget priorities to present to our legislative and executive leaders in New York to make better voter experience and make election administration better. We denote the current bill numbers, legislative status, and whether this is a shared goalContinue reading “2025 NYS Elections Commissioner Association Democratic Caucus Legislative Priorities”
2024 NYS Budget Hearing Testimony
I had the privilege to appear before the NYS Assembly and Senate Joint Legislative Budget Hearing on Local government February 6, 2024. I argued for Aid to Locality funding for County Board of Elections to administer the 2024 Presidential Election. Below is my panel’s testimony below: And you can watch the entire hearing here: FinallyContinue reading “2024 NYS Budget Hearing Testimony”
2024 NYSECA Democratic Caucus Legislative Priorities
These are the Legislative priorities of the Democratic Caucus Chair of the NYS Elections Commissioner Association for the 2024 Legislative session. We will be working with lawmakers to address these priorities as well as other pieces of legislation that affect elections throughout New York State. Additional bills that we support as well as updated bill numbersContinue reading “2024 NYSECA Democratic Caucus Legislative Priorities”
NYSECA Democratic Caucus Top Legislative Priorities for the remainder of the 2023 Session
(Today I sent a letter to Governor Hochul, Majority Leader Stewart-Cousins, and Speaker Heastie as they prepare for the final month of the NYS legislative session. For transparency’s sake I am posting it here. Read our full list of legislative priorities and get access to our Memorandums of Support here.) Governor Kathy Hochul Majority LeaderContinue reading “NYSECA Democratic Caucus Top Legislative Priorities for the remainder of the 2023 Session”
Memorandum of Support: S438/A928 Eliminating Faithless Electors
(As Chair of the Democratic Caucus of NYSECA I will from time to time issue Memorandums of Support on Election bills before the NYS Legislature. I am posting them on my website for lawmakers and the public to know our positions. You can see my caucus’ legislative priorities here as well as the Bi-Partisan Legislative agenda for NYSECA here. ThisContinue reading “Memorandum of Support: S438/A928 Eliminating Faithless Electors”
Memorandum of Support: S371/A2633 Democracy Preservation Act
(As Chair of the Democratic Caucus of NYSECA I will from time to time issue Memorandums of Support on Election bills before the NYS Legislature. I am posting them on my website for lawmakers and the public to know our positions. You can see my caucus’ legislative priorities here as well as the Bi-Partisan Legislative agenda for NYSECA here. ThisContinue reading “Memorandum of Support: S371/A2633 Democracy Preservation Act”
Memorandum of Support: S594/A725 Standardizing Ballot order in NYS
(As Chair of the Democratic Caucus of NYSECA I will from time to time issue Memorandums of Support on Election bills before the NYS Legislature. I am posting them on my website for lawmakers and the public to know our positions. You can see my caucus’ legislative priorities here as well as the Bi-Partisan Legislative agenda for NYSECA here. ThisContinue reading “Memorandum of Support: S594/A725 Standardizing Ballot order in NYS”
Memorandum of Support: S4496 Requiring SUNY & CUNY to give course credit for students who become election inspectors
(As Chair of the Democratic Caucus of NYSECA I will from time to time issue Memorandums of Support on Election bills before the NYS Legislature. I am posting them on my website for lawmakers and the public to know our positions. You can see my caucus’ legislative priorities here as well as the Bi-Partisan Legislative agenda for NYSECA here. ThisContinue reading “Memorandum of Support: S4496 Requiring SUNY & CUNY to give course credit for students who become election inspectors”
Memorandum of Support: S5537A/A6939A
(As Chair of the Democratic Caucus of NYSECA I will from time to time issue Memorandums of Support on Election bills before the NYS Legislature. I am posting them on my website for lawmakers and the public to know our positions. You can see my caucus’ legislative priorities here as well as the Bi-Partisan Legislative agenda for NYSECA here. IfContinue reading “Memorandum of Support: S5537A/A6939A”
Dustin M. Czarny 