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Dustin Czarny @dustinczarny.bsky.social · 1h

The total is a 41% increase over the previous record for a local election year set in 2023, said Dustin Czarny, the county’s Democratic election’s commissioner.

www.syracuse.com/politics/cny...

Election 2025: Onondaga County breaks its record for early voting in local elections

Voters shatter records for early voting and the highest turnout in a single day as early voting comes to an end. Election Day is Tuesday.

www.syracuse.com

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Dustin Czarny @dustinczarny.bsky.social · 3h

2.) You can vote in person on Election Day at your assigned polling place. Polls are open 6am to 9pm (longest polling hours in the nation).

You can check the status of your Vote by Mail ballot, find your polling place, and get more information at onvote.net

onvote.net

Dustin Czarny @dustinczarny.bsky.social · 3h

1000 Erie Blvd. W. Syracuse NY 13204. You can vote in the office or take ballot with you as long as it is postmarked by 11/4/25 and received by us at 11/11/25

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Dustin Czarny @dustinczarny.bsky.social · 3h

Early in person voting is over but you still have two opportunities to cast your ballot

1.) You can apply for an in person Early Vote by Mail on Monday ONLY. Apply in person or send an agent with an application signed by you authorizing someone to pick up your ballot to Onondaga County BOE

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Dustin Czarny @dustinczarny.bsky.social · 5h

“They like the convenience of it,” he said. “We've kept basically the same sites for the last four years. So they know where the sites are, they know what the hours are, and campaigns are getting used to pushing their voters to early voting.”

www.wrvo.org/2025-11-02/e...

Early voting sets record for local election in Onondaga County

Just over 17,000 people voted early in Onondaga County, a 41% increase over the last local election in 2023.

www.wrvo.org

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Dustin Czarny @dustinczarny.bsky.social · 1d

ICYMI: Commissioner in a car: How’s the early voting going?

Audio and visual on my website at

dustinczarny.com/2025/10/30/c...

Commissioner in a car: How’s the early voting going?

In today’s Commissioner in a Car I talk about the stats of #EarlyVoting in Onondaga County over the first 6 days. Who is turning out? Which site are they going to? I also give you all the det…

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Dustin Czarny @dustinczarny.bsky.social · 3d

Lol...I forbid sticker talk on my timeline

Dustin Czarny @dustinczarny.bsky.social · 3d

We don't really know how peopl vote. Only that they do. Exit polling is what does that and the BOE doesn't do that.

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Dustin Czarny @dustinczarny.bsky.social · 3d

In today's Commissioner in a Car I talk about the stats of #EarlyVoting in Onondaga County over the first 6 days. Who is turning out? Which site are they going to? I also give you all the details to participate over the next few days.

youtu.be/EE-dNlCEXnM?...

Commissioner in a car: How's the early voting going?

YouTube video by Dustin Czarny

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Dustin Czarny @dustinczarny.bsky.social · 4d

10 to 6 today and Friday 9am to 5 pm Saturday and Sunday 6 am to 9pm Tuesday. 47 hours of voting to chose from.

Dustin Czarny @dustinczarny.bsky.social · 4d

There are candidates out there fighting for your vote right now...today. You have 4 days of EV and Election Day to be part of the solution. You can make a difference. It's in your hands my friends.

Go to onvote.net to see where you can vote.

Onvote.Ongov.net

onvote.net

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Dustin Czarny @dustinczarny.bsky.social · 5d

As we enter day 5 of #earlyvoting lets look at the day 5 totals for the last 3 local year elections.

2019 4443
2021 4471
2023 6213

We already have 6771 votes in just 4 days in 2025. Day 5 is on deck and polls are open noon to 8pm. Go to onvote.net to get more information.

Onvote.Ongov.net

onvote.net

Dustin Czarny @dustinczarny.bsky.social · 5d

It must be said that these are not independent candidates for the most part," he said. "Most of these candidates appear on a major party line. And because of our unique system of fusion voting in New York, it allows their name to appear multiple times.”

www.waer.org/news/2025-10...

Together We Can. Neighbors Helping Neighbors. Community First. Why so many independent parties?

There are 17 parties scattered on Onondaga County ballots, and most are specific to a community.

www.waer.org

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Dustin Czarny @dustinczarny.bsky.social · 5d

By the time polls closed Monday, 5,018 people had voted at the 10 polling sites in the county, topping the record of 4,025 for the same period in 2023, said Dustin Czarny, the county’s Democratic elections commissioner.

www.syracuse.com/politics/cny...

Election 2025: Early voting turnout on record pace for local elections in Onondaga County

More than 5,000 cast early votes at polling sites over 3 days in Syracuse, Onondaga County.

www.syracuse.com

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Dustin Czarny @dustinczarny.bsky.social · 6d

“Over the next five-10 years, I wouldn’t say cost savings is the main reason to do this,” he said. “We’re already opening up polling places for judicial candidates and city candidates in those odd years until those eventually get moved.”

spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/central-...

Off-year elections aren't going anywhere yet in N.Y.

A more thorough scrubbing of off-year elections from the calendar is at least a constitutional amendment away.

spectrumlocalnews.com

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Dustin Czarny @dustinczarny.bsky.social · 7d

"In total, 1,898 voters turned out across the county’s 10 early voting sites, Czarny reported. That’s 19% higher than the first day of early voting in 2023, the last year voters went to the polls to pick local leaders.

www.syracuse.com/politics/cny...

Early voting 2025: Nearly 2,000 turn out for first day of voting for Syracuse, Onondaga County elections

Democrats have cast the most ballots so far, with 988 showing up in person on day one.

www.syracuse.com

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Dustin Czarny @dustinczarny.bsky.social · 9d

I release all my video content in podcast form on Spotify and other podcast players. You can listen to my latest commissioner in a car talking about Golden Day, the first day of early voting and many other important dates. Find it at the following link:

open.spotify.com/episode/6hC1...

Commissioner in a Car: Golden Day is coming

Spotify video

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Dustin Czarny @dustinczarny.bsky.social · 9d

The latest commissioner in the car is up. Golden day is near. Check it out at dustinczarny.com

Dustin Czarny @dustinczarny.bsky.social · 10d

The victories of Finney, Cassidy and Ciotti are part of a growing Democratic presence in the village. Shifting voter demographics have contributed to a growing blue trend in the area, according to Dustin Czarny

www.syracuse.com/politics/cny...

Liverpool mayor Stacy Finney seeks a second term (Meet the candidate)

Finney first won election in Liverpool in 2023

www.syracuse.com

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Rachel May @srachelmay.bsky.social · 10d

New Yorkers! Get ready to vote! And if you need to register, there’s still time. Local elections matter. A lot. Here in Onondaga County the Legislature is sorely unrepresentative of our demographics and they manage almost $2b of your money. Please end the GOP supermajority.

Dustin Czarny @dustinczarny.bsky.social · 10d

Saturday marks the Golden Day for the 2025 General Electio Season. First Day to #earlyVote, Last day to #registertovote, and last day to request a #votebymail ballot and have it delivered to you before #Electionday. Find it all at onvote.net

youtu.be/D_YetGAzAgE?...

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Dustin Czarny @dustinczarny.bsky.social · 10d

Saturday marks the Golden Day for the 2025 General Electio Season. First Day to #earlyVote, Last day to #registertovote, and last day to request a #votebymail ballot and have it delivered to you before #Electionday. Find it all at onvote.net

youtu.be/D_YetGAzAgE?...

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Dustin Czarny @dustinczarny.bsky.social · 11d

“It sets a 12-year term limit. No one can serve in the county legislature for more than 12 years. The current term of office is now two years for a county legislator; it would now go to 4 years.

www.localsyr.com/news/your-lo...

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Dustin Czarny @dustinczarny.bsky.social · 11d

Dustin Czarny calls the ... ruling ... a “celebration of democracy.”

“It’s unanimous. It’s bipartisan. It was written by the one Republican judge on the Court of Appeals,” said Czarny. “It’s pretty clear it’s a win for voters and will help move New York forward.”

www.wrvo.org/2025-10-22/c...

County election years expected to shift after Court of Appeals ruling

New York’s top court ruled that a state law that would move many town and county-level elections to even-numbered years could be enforced.

www.wrvo.org

Dustin Czarny @dustinczarny.bsky.social · 11d

"It's one of the reasons why I supported the even-year election law," said Czarny. "To align some of these elections in even years when more people are planning to go to the polls, and some more can vote in these local elections."

cnycentral.com/news/local/e...

Election Commissioners share their opinions on NY's "even year" election law, early voting

Early voting opens on Saturday, with Election Day just around the corner.

cnycentral.com

Dustin Czarny @dustinczarny.bsky.social · 14d

I appeared on The Jim Reith Show Unleashed to talk about the impact of the Even Year Election Law ruling from this last week. Check it out.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=EbZP...

The Jim Reith Show UNLEASHED Episode 52

YouTube video by The Jim Reith Show UNLEASHED

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