The Weekly Wonk: New York’s 22nd Congressional District 2026

Welcome back to #WeeklyWonk, my weekly column examining political data published on dustinczarny.com. Each week, I explore a political subdivision or election event in Central New York or across New York State, using voter registration data and election results to tell a broader story about our political landscape. This week, I turn to the raceContinue reading “The Weekly Wonk: New York’s 22nd Congressional District 2026”

The Weekly Wonk: New York’s 5th Judicial District 2026

Welcome back to the #weeklywonk. This is my weekly article on dustinczarny.com about statistics and data. Each week I dive into the electoral and registration data on a political subdivision or election relevant to 2026. Currently I am in the middle of diving into the New York Stat races appearing on the Onondaga County BallotContinue reading “The Weekly Wonk: New York’s 5th Judicial District 2026”

The Weekly Wonk: New York State 2026

Welcome back to the #wweeklywonk. This is my weekly column on dustinczarny.com on data relevant to Onondaga County and the State of New York, each week I dive into the electoral, registration, and performance data surrounding a political subdivision or election event relevant to our home here in Central New York. 2026 is a gubernatorialContinue reading “The Weekly Wonk: New York State 2026”

The Weekly Wonk: The Town of Spafford 2026

Welcome back to the #weeklywonk. This is my weekly data article that I host on dustinczarny.com. Each week I dive into the electoral and registration data that affect races in Onondaga County and New York State. I am at the end of my 6-part series looking at towns who nominate Democratic candidates by petitions thatContinue reading “The Weekly Wonk: The Town of Spafford 2026”

The Weekly Wonk: The Town of Salina 2026

Welcome back to the #weeklywonk. This is my weekly data article that I host on dustinczarny.com. Each week I dive into the electoral and registration data that affect races in Onondaga County and New York State. I am in the middle of my 6-part series looking at towns who nominate Democratic candidates by petitions thatContinue reading “The Weekly Wonk: The Town of Salina 2026”

The Weekly Wonk: The Town of Onondaga 2026

Welcome back to the #weeklywonk. This is my weekly data article that I host on dustinczarny.com. Each week I dive into the electoral and registration data that affect races in Onondaga County and New York State. I am in the middle of my 6-part series looking at towns who nominate Democratic candidates by petitions startingContinue reading “The Weekly Wonk: The Town of Onondaga 2026”

My Testimony to the NYS Legislature Local Government Budget hearing (2/11/26)

Each year as Democratic Caucus Chair I travel to Albany to give oral testimony on the Governor’s proposed executive budget. NYSECA is asking for $35 million for aid to locality funding to support county Board of Elections. Find the full 10 hour day of testimony here: https://www.nysenate.gov/calendar/public-hearings/february-11-2026/joint-legislative-public-hearing-2026-executive-budget My written testimony is below Testimony before TheContinue reading “My Testimony to the NYS Legislature Local Government Budget hearing (2/11/26)”

The Weekly Wonk: The Town of Marcellus

Welcome back to the #weeklywonk. This is my weekly statistical based column I host on my website, dustinczarny.com. Each week I examine an aspect of either Onondaga County or New York state. I focus on electoral or registration data to give a glimpse behind the forces that drive politics and elections. This week I amContinue reading “The Weekly Wonk: The Town of Marcellus”

The Weekly Wonk: Onondaga County Legislative Districts 2026

Welcome back to the #weeklywonk. This is my weekly article on election data that I post on my website, dustinczarny.com. Each week I dive into electoral and registration data into different political subdivisions in Onondaga County and New York State. This week I am finishing my four parts look at Onondaga County heading into 2026.Continue reading “The Weekly Wonk: Onondaga County Legislative Districts 2026”

2026 NYS Elections Commissioner Association Democratic Caucus Legislative Priorities

Every year the Democratic Caucus of the NYS Election Commissioners Association identify a list of legislative and budget priorities to present to our legislative and executive leaders in New York to continuously improve voter experience and election administration. We denote the current bill numbers, legislative status, and whether this is a shared goal of the GOP caucusContinue reading “2026 NYS Elections Commissioner Association Democratic Caucus Legislative Priorities”