One of the great honors of my life is I have been asked to testify frequently at the NYS legislature on improving elections in New York. Occasionally I have submitted testimony to the Onondaga County legislature as well as the Syracuse Common Council. I have collected all my official testimony here as well as links to video when available.
2024 Onondaga County Budget Testimony
My co commissioner and I testified at the September 23, 2026 Ways and Means to discuss the 2027 budget. Our remarks start at the 54 minute mark. I have also included the slide show given to the legislature. Subscribe to dustinczarny.com for all content and election news updates.
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Onondaga County Legislature Public Safety Committee August 18, 2026
I was honored to testify today at the Onondaga County Legislature on behalf of Legislator Block’s resolution to keep ICE and other law enforcement away from polling places today starting at the 41:30 minute mark. Enjoy. Subscribe to dustinczarny.com for all content updates and election news
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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 The…
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My Testimony Joint Legislative Hearing on 2025 Exec. Budget Proposal: Local Government – 02/04/2025
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 NYS…
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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 goal…
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