Joint Letter from NYSECA Caucus Chairs on the challenges for Boards of Elections in 2020

New York’s Board of Elections (BOE) Commissioners and our staff-members are dedicated public servants, duty sworn to administer free and fair elections, and our work this year was nothing short of miraculous.  In our selected careers, we endeavor to make elections better in New York for the 13 million voters we serve in each ofContinue reading “Joint Letter from NYSECA Caucus Chairs on the challenges for Boards of Elections in 2020”

Wonky Wednesday:  Onondaga County Enrollments 2021

Welcome to Wonky Wednesday!  Today I start to turn the page on the 2020 election and look ahead to the 2021 elections.  Over the next few months I will take a look at the 19 towns including the City of Syracuse as well as the 17 Onondaga County legislative seats (pictured above).  However we willContinue reading “Wonky Wednesday:  Onondaga County Enrollments 2021”

Wonky Wednesday:  The 2020 Early Voting Explosion

Welcome back to Wonky Wednesday, where I dive into some of the data that makes up elections in Onondaga County.  As we wrap up 2020 I continue to reflect on the historic 2020 Presidential election this last November.  One of the hallmarks of this last election was the variety in which voters chose to vote. Continue reading “Wonky Wednesday:  The 2020 Early Voting Explosion”

Wonky Wednesday:  Absentee, Affidavits and Court orders oh my.

Welcome to Wonky Wednesday.  Each week I intend to do a deeper dive into the data that drives elections in Onondaga County.  Before we look ahead to the 2021 elections I intend to spend a few weeks dissecting the remarkable 2020 general election dat.  Last week I looked at overall turnout in Onondaga County.  ThisContinue reading “Wonky Wednesday:  Absentee, Affidavits and Court orders oh my.”

Virtual Town Hall in support of City of Syracuse Redistricting

Fair Maps CNY organizers host a virtual Town Hall to support the City of Syracuse proposal to enact a Citizen Led Redistricting effort. Speakers include Common Council President Helen Hudson, Mayor Ben Walsh, Councilors Khalid Bey, Rita Paniagua, Ronnie White, Joseph Driscoll, Commissioner of Elections Dustin M. Czarny, and Fair Maps organizer Perrine Wasser.

Wonky Wednesday:  Onondaga County Turnout 2020 General

It’s the formal return of Wonky Wednesday!  Each week I hope to do a deep dive into data that can bring insight into elections in Onondaga County and NY State.  This week I take a look back at the November presidential election.  As you may remember when the voting was done Democrats did quite wellContinue reading “Wonky Wednesday:  Onondaga County Turnout 2020 General”

Wonky Wednesday:  Registrations and absentees in Onondaga County

I haven’t been able to really dig in and do a wonky Wednesday in a bit but I have been compiling some data for my Data Show I plan to do Sunday night before the election.  Here is some preview of some pertinent data as it stands in Onondaga County for the 2020 election.  Hope you enjoy.Continue reading “Wonky Wednesday:  Registrations and absentees in Onondaga County”

Wonky Wednesday AD 126th

Welcome to this week’s episode of Wonky Wednesday.  As a part of my ongoing voter education efforts I am doing a weekly blog doing a dive into registration data for the races on the ballot on the 2020 ballot.  Onondaga County has undergone tremendous change throughout the last decade.  These changes have given Democrats enrollmentContinue reading “Wonky Wednesday AD 126th”

Wonky Wednesday:  Onondaga County Family Court Judge

In this week’s Wonky Wednesday I take a look at the Onondaga County Family Court Judge race.  Both of the Family Court judge seats that are up this year are open seats, meaning no incumbent.  The Family Court Judge position runs county wide but this year there is a bit of a twist. When multipleContinue reading “Wonky Wednesday:  Onondaga County Family Court Judge”

Wonky Wednesday:  NY Senate 50th District

As a service to provide information to the voters of Onondaga County I present my fourth installment of Wonky Wednesday.  Each Wednesday I am going to do a post on my Tumble blog focusing on registration data in Onondaga County.  The last 4 years have proven to reshape Onondaga County and New York State. TheseContinue reading “Wonky Wednesday:  NY Senate 50th District”