My testimony to the Syracuse Independent Redistricting Commission

For transparencies sake I am releasing my written testimony to the Syracuse Independent Redistricting Commission (follow link for future hearing dates), I am also posting a video of the redistricting hearing. It is important to note I have no voting power on this commission and my suggestions are made as a City resident and notContinue reading “My testimony to the Syracuse Independent Redistricting Commission”

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Wonky Wednesday: The City of Syracuse

Welcome back to #WonkyWednesday.  Each week I take a deep dive into the electoral and registration data that make up Onondaga County and New York State.  Over the next few weeks I will be investigating the City of Syracuse.  Usually I dedicate #wonkywednesday articles to races happening in the current year, however there are noContinue reading “Wonky Wednesday: The City of Syracuse”

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Wonky Wednesday: The Villages of Fayetteville and Manlius

Welcome back to #WonkyWednesday. Each week I take a deep dive into the electoral and registration data that makes up our home of Onondaga County. My hope is by understanding these data points we can appreciate the many facets of election administration and voter participation. This week I am investigating the village elections that theContinue reading “Wonky Wednesday: The Villages of Fayetteville and Manlius”

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Wonky Wednesday: Comparing Onondaga County Board of Elections to other Counties.

Welcome back to #wonkywednesday. Each week I dive into a facet of electoral data for Onondaga County. My hope is by understanding these data points we can appreciate the many facets of election administration and voter participation. This week I am investigating Budget and staffing levels of Onondaga County in relation to the rest ofContinue reading “Wonky Wednesday: Comparing Onondaga County Board of Elections to other Counties.”

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Wonky Wednesday: Registration states in Onondaga County

Welcome back to #wonkywednesday. Each week examine an aspect of electoral data and analyze it. I hope by doing so we get a better picture of our home in Onondaga County and beyond. This week I am investigating registration rates in Onondaga County. Every ten years we get reporting back on population numbers from theContinue reading “Wonky Wednesday: Registration states in Onondaga County”

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Site Update: Remembering when Reform came to New York in 2019

From time to time I will do a site update letting you know my progress in building this website. I launched site officially on January 2, 2022, but I started actually working on it on December 24, 2021. The idea for this site was to catalog not only be a home for my current podcasts,Continue reading “Site Update: Remembering when Reform came to New York in 2019”

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My Testimony in front of the Joint NYS Senate and NYS Assembly Budget Hearings for Local Government Officials/General Government

Above is my video and audio versions of my panel’s testimony. The full day’s testimony can be found here: https://www.nysenate.gov/calendar/public-hearings/february-09-2022/joint-legislative-public-hearing-2022-executive-budget My Prepared Written remarks are below: Testimony before The New York State Assembly & New York State Senate Joint Legislative Budget Hearing on Local Government Officials/ General Government Wednesday, February 9, 2022. Dustin M. Czarny,Continue reading “My Testimony in front of the Joint NYS Senate and NYS Assembly Budget Hearings for Local Government Officials/General Government”

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Wonky Wednesday: NY Redistricting, the Assembly Districts in Onondaga County

Welcome back to #wonkywednesday. Each week I take a deep dive into the election and registration data that makes up Onondaga County. Every ten years we change the shape of our districts that represent us on the US Congressional, NYS Senate, and NY Assembly lines. After the failure of the NYS “Independent” Redistricting Commission toContinue reading “Wonky Wednesday: NY Redistricting, the Assembly Districts in Onondaga County”

Wonky Wednesday: Redistricting in Onondaga County Congress & NY Senate

Welcome back to #wonkywednesday. Each week I take a deep dive into the election and registration data that makes up Onondaga County. Every ten years we change the shape of our districts that represent us on the US Congressional, NYS Senate, and NY Assembly lines. After the failure of the NYS “Independent” Redistricting Commission toContinue reading “Wonky Wednesday: Redistricting in Onondaga County Congress & NY Senate”

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Wonky Wednesday: Voter Registration Forms Processed in 2021

Welcome back to #wonkywednesday.  Each week I do a deep dive into election and registration data in Onondaga County.  Since my time at the Onondaga County Board of Elections I have used statistics not just to analyze voting patterns but how the office has performed as well.  Every now and then those statistics can translateContinue reading “Wonky Wednesday: Voter Registration Forms Processed in 2021”