I participated in a panel in the Joint Legislative Hearing on 2025 Exec. Budget Proposal: Local Government. I along with my good government colleagues from Brennan Center, NYS League of Women Voters, Fair Elections NY, and Common Cause NY argued for direct NY funding of county boards of elections as well as funding the NYSContinue reading “My Testimony Joint Legislative Hearing on 2025 Exec. Budget Proposal: Local Government – 02/04/2025”
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The Weekly Wonk: 2024 Election Alternative Voting
The #weeklywonk is back! About once a week I will write an article looking into the registration and electoral data in Onondaga County. In 2025 This will be a semi-weekly article and switch between electoral results data and registration data on races having elections this year. This week we will start to look back atContinue reading “The Weekly Wonk: 2024 Election Alternative Voting”
2025 NYS Elections Commissioner Association Democratic Caucus Legislative Priorities
Every year the Democratic Caucus of the NYS Elections Commissioner Association identify a list of legislative and budget priorities to present to our legislative and executive leaders in New York to make better voter experience and make election administration better. We denote the current bill numbers, legislative status, and whether this is a shared goalContinue reading “2025 NYS Elections Commissioner Association Democratic Caucus Legislative Priorities”
Victory in Onondaga County Redistricting fight….but the battle continues
On September 24th Legislator Chris Ryan announced victory n the Onondaga County redistricting lawsuit. New maps are ordered for the 2025 elections. I was proud to work on this lawsuit and stand with my fellow democrats on it. Original Lawsuit press conference page from 2022 Direct link to all filings on lawsuit Media Coverage OnondagaContinue reading “Victory in Onondaga County Redistricting fight….but the battle continues”
Budget Presentation Onondaga County Legislature on proposed 2025 County Executive Budget
On September 20, 2024 Commissioner Sardo and myself presented testimony to the Onondaga County Legislature Ways and Means Committee on the proposed 2025 County executive budget for Onondaga County. Above is the video portion of that presentation. Below is our formal written testimony. Written Testimony for the Onondaga County Board of Elections Budget Hearing SeptemberContinue reading “Budget Presentation Onondaga County Legislature on proposed 2025 County Executive Budget”
OCDC Reorganizational meeting 9/18/2024
I was nominated for my another term as Onondaga County Elections Commissioner (D) on 9/18/24. Above is my remarks accepting the nomination. Below is my letter to OCDC committee members asking for their support for another two years. Dear Onondaga County Democrats, In 2012 the Onondaga County Democratic Committee gave me one of the honorsContinue reading “OCDC Reorganizational meeting 9/18/2024”
The Weekly Wonk: 2023 Annual Report
Welcome back to the #weeklywonk. This is my weekly article on election statistics and related topics. These articles give insight into the data and statistics that make up our home, Onondaga County and New York State. Each week I investigate a different election event or political subdivision that can give us clues into our richContinue reading “The Weekly Wonk: 2023 Annual Report”
The Weekly Wonk: Onondaga County 2024
Welcome back to the #weeklywonk. This is my weekly article on election statistics and related topics. These articles give insight into the data and statistics that make up our home, Onondaga County and New York State. Each week I investigate a different election event or political subdivision that can give us clues into our richContinue reading “The Weekly Wonk: Onondaga County 2024”
The Weekly Wonk: June 2024 Primary Election Day and Overall Turnout.
Welcome back to the #weeklywonk. This is my weekly article on election statistics and related topics. These articles give insight in the data and statistics that make up our home, Onondaga County and New York State. Each week I investigate a different election event or political subdivision that can give us clues into our richContinue reading “The Weekly Wonk: June 2024 Primary Election Day and Overall Turnout.”
The Weekly Wonk: What happens when you hold an election and no one votes?
There is an interesting wrinkle to last month’s primary results. We have had a race that apparently has received zero votes. The race for Town of Lafayette Election District 4 Conservative Committee race. There is apparently zero votes recorded in the race. Not even the candidates involved showed up to vote for themselves. Onondaga CountyContinue reading “The Weekly Wonk: What happens when you hold an election and no one votes?”
Dustin M. Czarny 