Local elections officials request funds for 2024 administration
Onondaga County Democratic Elections Commissioner Dustin Czarny urges increased investment in election administration.
Elections officials ask for administrative reforms
Onondaga County Elections Commissioner Dustin Czarny shares his wish list for state lawmakers.
New York commits to new online elections database
Elections information traditionally maintained by local boards of elections will be available on a state website in 2026.
Poll worker recruitment hurt by financial disincentive
State lawmakers unanimously back an end to a financial disincentive discouraging New Yorkers from serving as poll workers.
Temperatures heat up at polling sites
A recently introduced bill would increase penalties for threatening election workers in New York.
New Yorkers gain more opportunities to vote
In 2022, state laws take effect expanding early voting sites and making it easier to access absentee ballot applications.
Record demand from New Yorkers for first weekend of early voting
Oct. 26, 2020 - New Yorkers lined up at the polls across the state for the first days of early voting. We heard from Dustin Czarny, Onondaga County Democratic Elections Commissioner, on how his Central New York county
Increased recruitment effort for poll workers in advance of challenging elections
Sept. 1, 2020 - This year’s elections will be like no other as the fight against COVID-19 continues on. We talked with Dustin Czarny, Democratic Elections Commissioner for Onondaga County, about National Poll Worker Recruitment Day and the
Election officials debate automatic voter registration
Jul 29, 2020 - The legislature was busy in their return to Albany this month. One of the bills passed would create an automatic voter registration system in New York. We hosted Jude Seymour, Jefferson County Republican Election
Apr 13, 2020: Changes to how NY votes to prevent spread of COVID-19
Amid COVID-19 concerns, the Governor took action to allow more New Yorkers to vote by mail in June’s primaries and general elections. Dustin Czarny, Democratic Commissioner of the Onondaga County Board of Elections, explained what needs to happen
