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.
On September 21, 2022 The Onondaga County Board of Elections appeared before the Onondaga County Legislature in our annual budget review. This is our oral presentation. https://open.spotify.com/episode/1FCEmWznxUtBWxk4BRScKi Written Testimony Dear Members of the Onondaga County Legislature, The 2023 calendar year will present enormous challenges for the Onondaga County Board of Elections. Our office will see…
On August 9, 2022 I spoke to the Syracuse Common Council about the proposed maps delivered to them by the City of Syracuse Redistricting Commission. I urged them to trust the commission and finish this project which would bring changes to our city lines for the first time in over 20 years. See the entire…
I was asked to do an impromptu testimony for the 2nd public hearing of the Syracuse redistricting Commission. I had no prepared remarks but I talked briefly about the importance of factoring in schools. mainly the 5 city high schools, when determining council boundaries. I urge all to go to these meetings and share their…
For transparencies sake I am releasing my written testimony to the Syracuse Independent Redistricting Commission (follow link for future hearing dates), I am also posting a video of the redistricting hearing. It is important to note I have no voting power on this commission and my suggestions are made as a City resident and not…