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Onondaga County Democratic Elections Commissioner Dustin Czarny argued for more funding for elections boards – especially to update aging infrastructure.
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Onondaga County has caught up with a backlog of voter registrations and mail-in voting applications that at one point numbered over 23,000.
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State elections officials helping Onondaga County with 'unacceptable' backlog of voter registrationsThe 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.
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They’re asking state lawmakers for an additional $10 million to support an expected increase in voter turnout and implementation of new reforms.
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State law automatically triggers hand recounts when candidates are separated by less than 0.5% of the vote.
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Despite funding boost from county lawmakers, Onondaga County elections officials say it's not enoughOnondaga County lawmakers approved an additional $475,000 for the Board of Elections in the 2024 county budget. Elections officials say it's not enough.
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The state says it has received complaints from multiple counties, including Onondaga County and Jefferson County.
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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.
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The Board of Elections said this year’s numbers are quadruple the 2021 and 2019 numbers.
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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.