Central Current has published its Onondaga County elections guide 2026, and Voters in Onondaga County who are asking Is early voting open on Saturday? will find registration and polling-location information in one place. The guide is built for the 2026 election cycle and brings together basic voting details with candidate coverage.
John Mannion and NY-22
The guide includes candidate Q&As and analysis from Central Current's CNY Decides project, which it runs with WAER Syracuse Public Media. It also names Rep. John Mannion, whose voting record on Israel has drawn both praise and frustration from Local Jewish groups. Central Current says it has contacted all local candidates and their party leaders for Q&As across local races, and some responses were still pending when the guide was published.
The NY-22 congressional race also gets video coverage, along with the Syracuse 129th Assembly District race and the Onondaga sheriff's race. In those interviews, Candidates for Onondaga County Sheriff discussed moving county jail operations to a joint campus in Jamesville, progressive discipline, opioids, and immigration.
CNY Decides coverage
The guide also includes analysis that shows Unions and Democrats are split on how to regulate data centers in Central New York, and it presents different plans from NY-22 candidates to increase affordability. Central Current says incumbents' names are italicized and candidates are listed alphabetically by last name, which makes the guide easier to scan when readers are comparing races, offices, and issue positions.
The source does not say whether early voting is open on Saturday, so anyone planning a trip should use the polling-location information in the guide before heading out. For voters trying to track local contests quickly, the practical value is in the combination of registration details, candidate Q&As, and race-specific video coverage in one place.
