Today I sit down with Common Council President Helen Hudson, Syracuse 5th district councilor Joe Driscoll, and Syracuse City Auditor Nader Maroun to go over the launch of the SCRC, The Syracuse City Redistricting Commission. This citizen led redistricting commission launched it application process today! Citizens have until March 31, 2021 to apply to beContinue reading “Zoom with Czarny: Helen Hudson, Joe Driscoll, and Nader Maroun on City of Syracuse redistricting”
Category Archives: Podcasts
Commissioner in a Car: National Change of Address & late extension of party deadlines.
Today I talk about the National Change of Address and why and how we move voters to the inactive status. I also talk about the last minute party enrollment deadline extension and take a few questions.
Zoom with Czarny: Knowink’s Trish Bandstra & Dan Peters
In today’s Zoom with Czarny I sit down with the e-pollbook vendor for Onondaga County, KNOW.ink. Trish Bandstra and Dan Peters walks us through what the provide for us now and go over how they keep up with the ever changing electoral landscape of New York.
Commissioner in a Car: Fall in Love with your party day and final thoughts on #ny22
Today I talk about the party change deadline in New York for 2021. Why it falls on Valentines Day, and why you most likely need to act by Friday or before to be in compliance. Also with the Brindisi concession I give some final candid thoughts on #ny22 and take your questions.
Zoom with Czarny: The Election Center’s Kathleen Hale and Tom Wilkey
In today’s Zoom with Czarny I sit down with my friends Kathleen Hale and Tom Wilkey of Election Center, the National organization for election administrators. We talk about their history, their training programs, and of course the current state of elections in America and the future. I hope you enjoy.
Commissioner in a Car: NVRA and NY voter purges
I talk a bit about how we purge voters in NY and what happened with the NVRA purge this weekend and why 11k inactive voters who did not vote last year are now in purge status at Onondaga County.
Zoom with Czarny: Janice Grieshaber Geddes
I sit down with Voices of Women’s founder Janice Grieshaber Geddes. we talk about her background with The Jenna Foundation and what led to her founding Voices of Women, one of the larger Democratic Facebook groups in CNY. I hope you enjoy.
Zoom with Czarny: John Maas of NYS Attorney General Office
Today I talk with John Maas, the CNY Regional intergovernmental Relations Director for Tish James NYS Attorney General. We touch on her role on the national stage fighting against the excess of the Trump presidency and organization as well as her office’s work on Voting Rights. I hope you enjoy.
Commissioner in a Car: Legislative update for 2021 Elections
I talk today about some of the legislation working its way through Albany that will effect the 2021 elections. (sorry for the audio looks like I will have to upgrade my home office with a new microphone, it worked on zooms and other things, but now I know fb live not so much.)
Zoom with Czarny: Katelyn Kriesel of #DivestNY
Today I talk with Katelyn Kriesel of Divest NY about their recent victory with the New York State Pension Fund, the future of this movement, sustainable investing, and environmental litigation in New York and on the federal level with Joe Biden. I hope you enjoy.