I appear often in local and statewide media to comment on election matters at the Onondaga County Board of Elections or proposed Election reform and administrative changes throughout New York State. Here is a collection of media mentions.
Who’s responsible for removing campaign signs in CNY after Election Day? – Newschannel 9
Dustin Czarny, the Democratic elections commissioner for the Onondaga County Board of Elections, noted that voters frequently mistake the board as the agency in charge of sign cleanup. “They associate the Board of Elections with everything political and lawn signs are not something we enforce or control,” Cznarny said. https://www.localsyr.com/news/local-news/whos-responsible-for-removing-campaign-signs-in-cny/amp Subscribe to dustinczarny.com for all…
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The race for Micron’s legislative district is too close to call – Syracuse.com
The outstanding ballots will be counted on Nov. 10, said Dustin Czarny, Democratic Election Commissioner for Onondaga County. The 14th district could go to a hand recount, according to Onondaga County Democratic Election Commissioner Dustin Czarny. https://www.syracuse.com/news/2026/11/the-race-for-microns-legislative-district-is-too-close-to-call.html Subscribe to dustinczarny.com for all content and election news
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Historic midterm election marked by high voter turnout – Syracuse.com
“I’m just really proud of the system that we have in place. Both sides worked really hard,” Czarny said. “We had less than a two-minute wait time throughout the entire voting period, both early voting and Election Day.” https://spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/hudson-valley/news/2026/11/04/midterm-election-turnout- Subscribe to dustinczarny.com for all content and election news updates
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Onondaga County election commissioners discuss voter turnout, close races, term limits – WRVO
He credited early voting, which attracted more than 58,000 voters. Czarny said he is “really excited” about that because he believes it takes the stress off the voting system with a much smoother day on Election Day itself. “I think it shows that early voting is growing and it’s here to stay,” says Czarny. https://www.wrvo.org/2026-11-05/onondaga-county-election-commissioners-discuss-voter-turnout-close-races-term-limits…
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Democratic challenger Phillips holds narrow lead over Lemondes for Assembly seat – Syracuse.com
The ballots in the race will be subject to a recount unless they clearly skew in the favor of one candidate, said Onondaga County Democratic Elections Commissioner Dustin Czarny. New York State law requires an automatic recount if elections are separated by 20 votes or less or 0.5% of the vote or less. https://www.syracuse.com/politics/cny/2026/11/democratic-challenger-phillips-holds-narrow-lead-over-lemondes-for-assembly-seat.html Subscribe…
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Turnout in Onondaga County’s 2026 midterm election was 57% – Syracuse.com
About 57% of the county’s 307,752 voters cast ballots in person early and on Election Day and cast absentee ballots in time to be counted Tuesday night. There is still time for some of the 4,000 outstanding absentee ballots to be returned in time to be counted, according to county Elections Commissioner Dustin Czarny, a…
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Long Hours And Minimum Wage Fuel A Poll Worker Shortage In Onondaga County – WAER
“They’re our neighbors. They’re our friends, and they’re our family. They’re the ones who are watching this and making sure that the voters’ rights are protected,” he said. Then added, “they’re heroes, and I hope we get more of them.” https://www.waer.org/news/2026-11-02/long-hours-and-minimum-wage-fuel-a-poll-worker-shortage-in-onondaga-county Subscribe to dustinczarny.com for all content and election news updates
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Early voting draws thousands to Onondaga County polls ahead of Election Day – WRVO
Democratic Elections Commissioner Dustin Czarny describes the turnout for early voting as “amazing.” “We have well over double the 2022 projections, which was the last gubernatorial election,” Czarny said. “More people are getting used to early voting. They know where the sites are. They like it. We’re going to rival the presidential level in ’24,…
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Early voting waits in DeWitt have elections officials considering another eastside option next year – News Channel 9
“I’m always for adding early voting sites,” said Commissioner Czarny. “I would love to do that… Commissioner Ryan and I have already decided that we are going to reassess a few different sites this year to get ready for that ’28 presidential election.” Subscribe to dustinczarny.com for all content and election news.
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Here’s how to avoid long early voting lines in Onondaga County – Syracuse.com
Czarny recommends voters check the county’s wait-time dashboard to see what the waits are at nearby sites. The page is updated twice each hour. “We’ve done this to avoid the long lines at the big sites (and) to give people an opportunity to go right down the road,” Czarny said. https://www.syracuse.com/politics/cny/2026/10/heres-how-to-avoid-long-early-voting-lines-in-onondaga-county.html?gift=29eb2f3c-bbc0-43dd-8766-4f0ca3c22ab0 Subscribe to dustinczarny.com for…
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