Commissioner in a Car

This week's Commissioner in a car I talk about the money in the NYS budget for county boards, the NYS Board of Elections, and the Public Campaign Finance Board. There is a good deal to celebrate. I also run down the results of the hearings on objections and court case that shaped our June primary and November general election ballot. Enjoy.

Today I sit down with Emily Essi who is running for Onondaga County Clerk. Emily is a Syracuse native who has travelled the world. She has managed multi-million dollar grants, non profits, and has a background in helping people get homes. Now she wants to modernize the County Clerk office and make it more accessible. Enjoy her interview. Learn more at emilyessi.com

This week is a special Commissioner in a Car from the bowels of the legislative office building in Albany. I take a break from my educational day in Albany to talk about the status of hearings this week at the OCBOE Also we still await the budget in Albany and what it might mean for Boards of Elections throughout the state.

I sit down with Paolo Cremedis and Giancarlo Llaverias of the Outrun Coalition. They are a group of Democrats focused on electing diverse Democrats in rural communities. They have an incredible record and a great perspective on doing the hard work to get people elected. Enjoy.

Today I talk about the 9 (and counting) specific objections we have received at the OCBOE and the process for objecting to petitions. I also talk about the new New York Court of Appeals Chief Judge, The possibility of a NY budget coming soon, and the Dominion/Fox settlement. Enjoy.

This week I spoke with Bill Kinne who is running for County Executive. Bill is running on a more transparent and open government platform that will be more responsive to public input. Enjoy. You can connect with Bill on his Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/billkinneisrunning

Today I talk about the end of the designating petition primary period which leads us to a discussion of primaries in Onondaga County. I also preview the objection process, the stalled NYS budget, and a surprising ruling out of Erie County on write in primaries. Enjoy.

In my first candidate interview of the 2023 cycle I welcome back Onondaga County Comptroller Marty Masterpole joins me to talk about his re-election campaign. We talk about the first campaign, his first four years dealing with Covid, the aquarium, the jail, and more. Enjoy.

This week is the start of Designating petition filing week. This is one of the busiest weeks of the year for Boards of Elections. I also talk a bit about the Trump indictments today and how this relates to elections. Enjoy.

For my March Czarny Seminar I go over the ways to file petitions and make objections on petitions. There are quite a few changes for 2023, as well as some last minute extensions for filing designating petitions check it out.

The NY Senate and Assembly has passed a bill to extend the filing deadlines for designating petitions from April 6 to April 10th because of Passover. However the last day to collect signatures is still April 6th. The general election polling place list has been released at onvote.net. Lots of voters in new polling places. See why on the pod.

This week I sit down with Erica Smitka of the League of Women Voters of New York State. We talk about the League's history and connection to Central New York. We also go over their legislative and budget goals for this year. Enjoy. Join the league of women voters here: https://lwvny.org/

Commissioner in a car: Village Election Day Today is village election day in 6 villages across Onondaga County: Manlius, Fayetteville, Jordan, Skaneateles, Baldwinsville and Fabius. Polls are open until 9pm got here for more informationL http://www.ongov.net/elections/Village-Elections.html

This week I sit down with Jane Rice who is running for Fayetteville Village Trustee and Anny Henry running for Manlius Village trustee.  They talk about why they are running for village board and what it is like running for election in march.  Village elections are March 21, 2023 6am to 9pm.

This week I give a preview of the village elections happening on March 21, 2023 in Onondaga County.  I also talk about the budgets released by New York State Assembly Majority & New York State Senate Democratic Conference today that each has assigned millions of dollars for County Board of Elections.

In this week's episode I interview Joanna Zdanys of the Brennan Center for Justice.  We talk about the push for funding the Public Campaign Finance board as well as the Brennan Center's other work on making Democracy better in New York and throughout the US.  Enjoy.

In this week's show I welcome Ben Weinberg of Citizens Union. His organization has recently authored a white paper on increasing turnout in NYC elections by moving them to even years.  We also talk about how that might apply statewide.  Enjoy.

Welcome to the official beginning of the NY political season as designating petitions start today.  Volunteers are going around door to door to get heir candidates on the ballot.  I tell you why in this podcast.  Enjoy.

This week I talk to an old friend, Dana Balter, and new friend Karen Wharton of Citizen Action NY.  We dive deep into the public campaign finance system that launched this year for NY Assembly, Senate, and statewide offices starting in 2024.  Enjoy.  Find out more about Citizen Action NY at  https://citizenactionny.org/

This week I talk about the work the County Board of Elections is doing to get signature requirements and enrollment statistics done in time for next week's start of designating petitions.  Enjoy.

This is my first Czarny's Seminar of 2023.  I go over the various ways to get on the ballot if you are interested in running for public office.    I touch on Designating, Opportunity to Ballot, and Independent nominating petitions.  I also touch on caucuses and judicial conventions.  Enjoy.

I appeared on behalf of the NYS Elections Commissioner Association and my Democratic Caucus of Commissioner to ask for NYS Funding for county Board of Elections as well as capital funding to replace equipment.  Members also asked questions on Voter ID, Moving elections to even years, and proper timing of village elections.  Enjoy.   Full Hearing can be found here:  https://www....

I travel Wednesday to Albany to testify on behalf of the NYS Elections Commissioner Association in the Local Government Budget Hearing.  I preview my testimony here.  Enjoy.

This week I check in with Danielle Brecker of Empire State Indivisible.  We have a discussion on state politics, the history of Indivisible, and what they are doing around the budget and hopes for this legislative session.  Enjoy.

I talk about next week's party change deadline, Valentines Day February 14th.  Or as I like to call it, "Fall In Love With Your Party Day".  Go to onvote.net and click on the registration page to find out how to change your registration as it must be received by 2/14/23 to be able to vote in this year's primary and participate in the petition process.  Visit dustinczarny.com to subs...