Welcome back to the #WeeklyWonk. This weekly column investigates an electoral aspect of Onondaga County or New York State. I am currently in my end of year review. This has been slightly delayed as the election was not certified because of the county-wide hand count for the County Clerk race. However, we are just inContinue reading “The Weekly Wonk: Onondaga County Election Day and Overall turnout 2023 General Election”
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The Weekly Wonk: Onondaga County Early & Absentee Voting 2023 General Election
Welcome back to the #WeeklyWonk. This weekly column investigates an electoral aspect of Onondaga County or New York State. I am currently in my end of year review. This has been slightly delayed as the election was not certified because of the county-wide hand count for the County Clerk race. However, we are just inContinue reading “The Weekly Wonk: Onondaga County Early & Absentee Voting 2023 General Election”
Weekly Wonk: How Democrats Fared in 2023
Welcome back to the #WeeklyWonk. Each weekend I release an article on a subject relating to elections in Onondaga County and New York State. Often these articles will have detailed stats to consume but sometimes they will be a recap of a prominent issue or on relevant election law. However, for the next few weeksContinue reading “Weekly Wonk: How Democrats Fared in 2023”
10 Democratic Commissioners in support of the Election Alignment (Even Year) Bill
(I joined 9 other Democratic Elections Commissioner’s in support of the Election Alignment or the so-called even year election bill that will move some offices to even year elections starting in 2026. This letter is in my position as elections commissioner of Onondaga County and not as chair of the NYSECA Democratic caucus which remainsContinue reading “10 Democratic Commissioners in support of the Election Alignment (Even Year) Bill”
The Weekly Wonk: A final look at Onondaga County
Welcome back to #WeeklyWonk. Each weekend I publish an article on a subject relating to elections in Onondaga County and New York State. Often these articles will have detailed stats to consume but sometimes they will be a recap of a prominent issue or on relevant election law. Today is my final recap of OnondagaContinue reading “The Weekly Wonk: A final look at Onondaga County”
Commissioner: Onondaga County is underfunding our elections (Guest Opinion by Dustin M. Czarny) – Syracuse.com
This op-ed piece originally appeared in Syracuse.com on October 2, 2023. You can find it on their website here: https://www.syracuse.com/opinion/2023/10/commissioner-onondaga-county-is-underfunding-our-elections-guest-opinion-by-dustin-m-czarny.html I decided to write this in response to the Onondaga County Legislature GOP shorting our budget and publicly blaming the County Board of Elections for not giving enough data. The joint testimony referenced in thisContinue reading “Commissioner: Onondaga County is underfunding our elections (Guest Opinion by Dustin M. Czarny) – Syracuse.com”
The Weekly Wonk: Onondaga County Legislative District 15
Welcome back to #WeeklyWonk. Each weekend I publish an article on a subject relating to elections in Onondaga County and New York State. Often these articles will have detailed stats to consume but sometimes they will be a recap of a prominent issue or on relevant election law. I am turning my eye to theContinue reading “The Weekly Wonk: Onondaga County Legislative District 15”
The Weekly Wonk: Onondaga County Legislative District #10
Welcome back to #WeeklyWonk. Each weekend I publish an article on a subject relating to elections in Onondaga County and New York State. Often these articles will have detailed stats to consume but sometimes they will be a recap of a prominent issue or on relevant election law. I am turning my eye to theContinue reading “The Weekly Wonk: Onondaga County Legislative District #10”
2024 Budget testimony by the Onondaga County Board of Elections
(I always release testimony given to official public bodies on my website. On September 15th, 2023 Commissioner Sardo and I submitted this testimony in writing as we were not afforded a budget hearing at the Onondaga County Legislature outlining some of the shortcomings of the Executive budget proposal for the 2024 Onondaga County Board ofContinue reading “2024 Budget testimony by the Onondaga County Board of Elections”
The Weekly Wonk: Onondaga County Legislative District 7
Welcome back to #WeeklyWonk. Each weekend I publish an article on a subject relating to elections in Onondaga County and New York State. Often these articles will have detailed stats to consume but sometimes they will be a recap of a prominent issue or on relevant election law. I am turning my eye to theContinue reading “The Weekly Wonk: Onondaga County Legislative District 7”
Dustin M. Czarny 