Checking in today in a special Commissioner in a Car to talk about the release of the political calendar for the August 23, 2020 primary.  Designating petitions run 5/21-6/10, Independent petitions run 5/21 - 7/5.  Candidates who fled petitions during March for the June primary get to file a certificate.  Enjoy.

Today I announce all 10 sites for Early Voting in Onondaga County and which 8 sites will be open for the primaries.  I also announce the hours of operations.  More sites and hours then ever before.  The Federal court has said it is ok to move Congressional primary to August 23rd and we are still waiting on state court to decide on Assembly lines and ballot access for August.

In this week's episode I sit down with CUNY professor Steven Romalewski.  He is one of the senior developers of a phenomenal redistricting website, newyork.redistrictingandyou.org.  This site allows you to track and try and make sense of the many twists and turns in the different lines in NY redistricting. Enjoy.

In this week's Commissioner in a Car I announce 9 of the 10 Early Voting sites in Onondaga County, discuss what we know about the NY Redistricting cases, and touch on the replacement for Lieutenant Governor, Anthony Delgado.  I also briefly react to the SCOTUS leak on the plan to overturn Roe v Wade.

In this week's Zoom with Czarny I talk to Jeff Wice of New York Law School.  As the foremost expert on redistricting in New York this is a timely discussion on the implications of the latest New York Redistricting ruling throwing out the State Senate and Congressional lines and restarting the process for 2022.  Enjoy.

Talking NY Redistricting, Early Voting Deadlines, Legislation that might be passed as the legislature resumes session, and remarks on the revelations around Kevin McCarthy and Mark Meadows roles in the insurrection.

In this week's Commissioner in a Car I outline the specific objection process that is starting here and at NYSBOE. I also talk about the start of Independent Nominating petitions that start tomorrow, the NYS Redistricting hearing on April 20, and the fallout from LT Governor Benjamin's resignation and why he will not be replaces on the primary ballot. Enjoy.

This week I sit down with Dr. Mara Suttman-Lea of the What Voting Means to Me Podcast.  We talk about her recent published paper  “Can Electoral Management Bodies Expand the Pool of Registered Voters? The Effects of Face-to-Face, Remote, Traditional, and Social Media Outreach.”.  We also discuss her podcast and the state of American Democracy.  Enjoy.

In this week's Commissioner in a Car I talk about the status of our June 2022 primary, which races are scheduled for a primary, a peek ahead to the objection process on petitions, as well as the status of the NYS Redistricting lawsuit.  Enjoy