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This week I talk to Christine Wood, co-director of Declaration for American Democracy for Public Citizen.  We talk about her organization's actions to improve voting rights nationally with a House GOP majority set to block any congressional legislation.  We also talk about how states are taking the lead in this fight as well.  Enjoy.

This week I go over important dates from the NYS Political Calendar released last week for both candidates and voters.  You can get the full political calendar at onvote.net.  Enjoy.

This week I speak to Alec Lewis of O'Donnell and Associates.  Alec was recently employed by the New York State Senate Democratic Conference and shares some thoughts on NY state politics with the opening of the legislative session in New York and the State of the State.  Enjoy.

This week I recap the NYSECA winter conference last week.  I also go over the legislative agenda agreed to on a bi-partisan basis that will be the focus of our requests to Albany this year.

I once again welcome back my friend Jeff Wice on from New York Law School back to the program.  As a national expert on redistricting we do a focus on the NY Assembly redistricting process and a round up of all redistricting cases around New York.  Also there is a new theme song for Zoom with Czarny, tune in to find out why.

Today I talk about Democracy Day(S) in the NY Senate.  16 election related bills passed with 2 more coming net week.  These reforms continue on the tradition of the NY Senate to make expanding our Democracy their first priority on the first day.

I was honored to deliver a few remarks on the second anniversary of the January 6th Insurrection at the Our Freedoms Our Vote memorial in Syracuse.    You can watch the entire memorial here:  https://youtu.be/mS6-cqBg3B4

This week I talk to an old friend in a new role.  Joseph Driscoll has been on our program as a Syracuse Common Councilor, redistricting advocate, and party activist.  Today he returns in his new role as the I81 project coordinator for the City of Syracuse.  Enjoy.

This week I talk about what's on deck in 2023.  More staff at Board of Elections, New election laws, and local races take the spotlight this year.  Enjoy.

In my last ZWC before the end of 2022 I thought it was important to look back on some of the more influential court decisions in New York with Perry Grossman of the NY Civil Liberties Union.  We discuss Harkenrider (Redistricting) and Amedore (Absentee Ballots) and the possibility of their lingering effects into 2023.  We also talk briefly about the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Act, the o...

This week I take a look at the major stories that shaped the 2022 elections:  Redistricting, the Governor's Race, the Dobbs Decision, and NY legislative fixes to our Democracy.  Enjoy.

The handcount is over, the judge has ruled, and the #SD50 race is recertified.  John Mannion wins by 10 votes.  I muse over the 29 ballots that were nullified and the reasons for it.  Enjoy.

Today I talk about the lead for John Mannion falling to just 23 votes in #sd50  going into court tomorrow.  I preview what to expect over the next couple of days and how this race may come to its conclusion this week.  I also talk about the work we are doing to get ready for 2023, namely new election districts and maps for races in 2023.

This week I do a quick update on the pending court proceedings for #SD50 and then I interview Susan Lerner of Common Cause New York.  We talk about the last election and priorities for election law reform in the next session of the NYS Legislature.  Enjoy.

This week I talk about the end of the manual hand count canvass for #SD50 today and what are the next steps to bring this race to a conclusion..  I also talk about our certification of 2022, the signing of the Wrong Church law, and redistricting lawsuits in Broome and Monroe and what that may mean for Onondaga.  Enjoy.

I give an update on the hand count in the #SD50 race as we have canvassed over 50k of the 95k ballots in this race.  We may be done by Tuesday.  We also plan to certify the 2022 General election tomorrow.  Visit onvote.net to get the results once done.

Today I give un update on the hand count in #SD50.  We were able to canvass nearly 14k ballots in the first day.  The counting will continue until all of the nearly 90k ballots are hand counted and we finally have final results for this race.

Today I talk about the state of the #SD50 race, the results of the judicial review of objected to ballots, what goes into certification, and preview of the hand count that starts Tuesday November 29, 2022.

In today's Zoom with Czarny I speak with Tom Keck of CNY Solidarity.  We chat about the SCOTUS term that just started and what the mid-term elections mean for Democracy.  I also react to the close races at the Onondaga County Board of elections.

Today I talk about the resolution of the court case and the numbers as they stand for Onondaga County and SD50.  We will be scanning ballots tomorrow and may get an idea of the final numbers for Sheriff, #NY22, and #SD50 by the end of the day or on Thursday.

I give an update on the post-election canvass including the states of the #SD50 and #NY22 races.  I also do an overview of absentee, affidavit, and unscanned emergency ballots and a timeline of how we will move forward.

Polls are open from 6m to 9pm Must go to your designated polling place Court orders and emergency absentees are available at Onondaga County Board of Elections Call 315-435-VOTE with any questions Visit onvote.net to check your registration and polling place

This week I talk with Jarret Berg executive director and founder of Vote Early NY.  We talk about NY's 4th general Election EV period and how the expanded sites have made it easier to vote.  We also talk about the fallout of the absentee lawsuit being rejected and what that means for Bi-partisan boards of elections.  Enjoy.

I talk about the early stats for #EarlyVoting and live react to the 3rd Department ruling throwing out the lawsuits on absentee ballot canvassing and covid excuse.  Enjoy.

This week I sit down with Syracuse's newest elected official, Jimmy Monto, 5th district councilor for the City of Syracuse.  We talk about jumping into a political race late into the system and his decisive vote on the Syracuse Redistricting Commission maps.  Enjoy.