Category Archives: Commissioner in a Car

#earlyvoting for the June 27th primary starts this weekend. You can register to vote and vote by affidavit on the same day only on Saturday June 17, 2023. Go to onvote.net to get all information to vote in this June 27th primary. Subscribe to dustinczarny.com for all content and election news updates

This week I talk about the end of independent nominating petitions. I go over what this petition does and how it lets people get on the ballot. I also talk about the trend of political parties using the independent nominating process to get second lines or roll up lines on the ballot. Find the listContinue reading “Commissioner in a Car: Independent petition deadline was today.”

This week I talk about the process for acquiring new voting machines at the Onondaga County Board of Elections. I also talk about my final educational day in Albany and the push for some last minute voting legislation. Subscribe to dustinczarny.com for all content and election news updates

I talk this week about the new Family Court seats that are opening up because of retirements. These candidates for these seats are chosen by the parties not voters through the primary because of the late date of the retirement. For more information on how late vacancies play havoc on our political season read myContinue reading “Commissioner in a Car: 2 Family Court seats open up.”

The annual mailcheck cards are here. I am urging you to #keepthecard. It has all kinds of useful information on it. Polling Place, representation, election information, and barcodes for fast check in at the polls. Subscribe to dustinczarny.com for all election news and content updates

Today I talk about the top 6 legislative priorities for the NYSECA Democratic Caucus and the efforts to pass this legislation before session ends next month. Here is a link to our letter outlining them here: https://dustinczarny.com/2023/05/08/nyseca-democratic-caucus-top-legislative-priorities-for-the-remainder-of-the-2023-session/ Subscribe to dustinczarny.com for all content and election news updates

This week’s Commissioner in a car I talk about the money in the NYS budget for county boards, the NYS Board of Elections, and the Public Campaign Finance Board. There is a good deal to celebrate. I also run down the results of the hearings on objections and court case that shaped our June primaryContinue reading “Commissioner in a Car: NYS Budget gifts to County Boards and Hearing wrap up.”

This week is a special Commissioner in a Car from the bowels of the legislative office building in Albany. I take a break from my educational day in Albany to talk about the status of hearings this week at the OCBOE Also we still await the budget in Albany and what it might mean forContinue reading “Commissioner in a Car: Hearings on petitions are underway.”

Today I talk about the 9 (and counting) specific objections we have received at the OCBOE and the process for objecting to petitions. I also talk about the new New York Court of Appeals Chief Judge, The possibility of a NY budget coming soon, and the Dominion/Fox settlement. Enjoy. Subscribe to dustinczarny.com for all electionContinue reading “Commissioner in a Car: Let the Petition Objections begin”

Today I talk about the end of the designating petition primary period which leads us to a discussion of primaries in Onondaga County. I also preview the objection process, the stalled NYS budget, and a surprising ruling out of Erie County on write in primaries. Enjoy. Subscribe to dustinczarny.com for all election news and contentContinue reading “Commissioner in a Car: The primaries in Onondaga County”