Onondaga County Board of Elections

Onondaga County Democratic Elections Commissioner Dustin Czarny argued for more funding for elections boards – especially to update aging infrastructure.

Onondaga County has caught up with a backlog of voter registrations and mail-in voting applications that at one point numbered over 23,000.

The state Board of Elections sent the Onondaga County Board of Elections a scathing letter after the backlog of voter registrations reached more than 20,000.

They’re asking state lawmakers for an additional $10 million to support an expected increase in voter turnout and implementation of new reforms.

State law automatically triggers hand recounts when candidates are separated by less than 0.5% of the vote.

Onondaga County lawmakers approved an additional $475,000 for the Board of Elections in the 2024 county budget. Elections officials say it's not enough.

The state says it has received complaints from multiple counties, including Onondaga County and Jefferson County.

Onondaga County will roll out the new voting machines this fall, but they hope eventually, the county will be able to offer ballot on-demand voting.

The Board of Elections said this year’s numbers are quadruple the 2021 and 2019 numbers.

Time is running out to make sure your vote is counted in this November’s election. New voter registrations have to be postmarked by Oct. 14.