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Dustin Czarny, the county’s Democratic elections commissioner and a member of the redistricting commission, said the division of towns like DeWitt and Geddes into multiple districts is a problem. That’s especially true in light of state legislation adopted this year emphasizing that districts should not “unjustly divide communities of interest. Too many of the newContinue reading “Onondaga County district maps headed to court unless McMahon vetoes, lawmaker vows – Syracuse.com”

Dustin Czarny, who told Hulslander at last week’s meeting that the public shouldn’t be ignored, whether he agrees with them or not.”I won’t be criticized for believing that the people and the citizens who came to our public hearings have a right voice their concerns, and that those concerns should be met.”Czarny and fellow democraticContinue reading “There’s At Least One More Chance To Comment On Onondaga County’s Proposed Legislative District Maps. But Is Anyone Listening? – WAER”

“We can feel proud that we tried to get some bipartisan consensus, but it’s pretty clear from the moment that we started these meetings on October 8, that this was the eventual outcome,” said Czarny. https://www.wrvo.org/regional-news/2021-11-04/onondaga-county-reapportionment-commission-approves-new-legislative-map

“We offered what we thought would be an attempt at a compromise, and would be a map people believe in,” said Dustin Czarny, Czarny then tried to propose a motion to add more public hearings over a two-week period — it was never voted on. https://spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/central-ny/news/2021/11/04/redistricting-commission-votes-on-new-district-maps

“Where the problem comes in is what they do to Camillus, Salina, Geddes, and DeWitt., towns that just happen to have a democratic plurality. Those are the ones that get chewed up to pieces.” https://www.waer.org/news/2021-10-27/onondaga-county-redistricting-commissioners-present-draft-maps-accusations-of-gerrymandering-ensue

“We keep the villages in the same legislative district rather than dividing them as has been done in North Syracuse and Baldwinsville in the old map,” Czarny explained.

Onondaga County Elections Commissioner Dustin Czarny, a Democrat who serves on the commission, said the Republican proposal could result in only 3 of the 17 seats on the legislature being represented by elected officials who live in the city. Only 3 city residents are legislators now. “It’s something that my map works to resolve,” CzarnyContinue reading “See new Onondaga County Legislature district maps proposed by Republicans, Democrats – Syracuse.com”