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Onondaga County's Elections Commisioners on the Campbell Conversations

WRVO | By Grant Reeher
Published March 12, 2016 at 5:55 AM EST
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Onondaga County's Democratic Elections Commissioner Dustin Czarny, left, and Republican Commissioner Helen Kiggins Walsh, right.

The upcoming general election will no doubt re-ignite debates over voter turnout and voter suppression.  On this week's episode of the Campbell Conversations, host Grant Reeher speaks with the two elections commissioners for Onondaga County, Republican Helen Kiggins Walsh and Democrat Dustin Czarny.  We find out why they think efforts to suppress voting have largely bypassed the state, and also why it's hard to implement other measures to make it easier to vote.  The short answer to both?  Politics.  
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Politics and Government Onondaga CountyCampbell Conversationsdustin czarny2016 electionHelen Kiggins Walsh
Grant Reeher
Grant Reeher is a Political Science Professor and Senior Research Associate at the Campbell Public Affairs Institute at Syracuse University's Maxwell School of Citizenship. He is also creator, host and program director of “The Campbell Conversations” on WRVO, a weekly regional public affairs program featuring extended in-depth interviews with regional and national writers, politicians, activists, public officials, and business professionals.
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