Name: The Problem Worth Solving by Free and Fair with Franita and Foley
Duration: 45 min 35 s
Description: How do we overcome our nation's polarization problem to run an election system that’s fair for everybody? With the 2020 election in the rearview mirror, Franita Tolson (USC Gould School of Law) and Edward Foley (OSU Moritz College of Law) look to the future and propose strategies that might align our fractured electorate, prevent voter suppression and protect majority choice.

Why do Iowa and New Hampshire come first in the presidential primary process? How much does majority support matter? What’s ranked-choice voting, and could that a better system? Election scholars Franita Tolson (USC Gould School of Law) and Ned Foley (OSU Moritz College of Law) discuss.

Primaries 101

How do we overcome our nation's polarization problem to run an election system that’s fair for everybody? With the 2020 election in the rearview mirror, Franita Tolson (USC Gould School of Law) and Edward Foley (OSU Moritz College of Law) look to the future and propose strategies that might align our fractured electorate, prevent voter suppression and protect majority choice.

The Problem Worth Solving

Will the U.S. have a free and fair election in 2020? In the days leading up to Nov. 3 this podcast breaks down complex legal issues for listeners who care about democracy and elections. Election scholars Edward Foley (Ohio State University Moritz College of Law) and Franita Tolson (University of Southern California Gould School of Law) focus on the integrity and health of our democratic process.

This podcast is a collaboration between OSU Moritz College of Law and USC Gould School of Law.

The Problem Worth Solving

Free and Fair with Franita and Foley

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