This month, Kelly is joined by Tom Hicks, Commissioner of the Election Assistance Commission. They discuss the role of the EAC, the future of ranked choice voting, the state of U.S. elections in general, and more!

Episode transcript: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Os2SNp8xy-QE66sTn_vabrydo2JdxW8q/view?usp=sharing

Resources mentioned in this episode:
- EAC: https://www.eac.gov/
- VVSG: https://www.eac.gov/voting-equipment/voluntary-voting-system-guidelines
- The EAC and election security video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WwxlTbm4lpo

An Election Assistance Commission Deepdive with Tom Hicks

This month, we're joined by Stephanie Gnoza, Boulder County's Elections Director, to discuss the first ever risk-limiting audit of a ranked choice voting election! Stephanie breaks down what a risk-limiting audit is, and the steps that Boulder took to pull off this landmark achievement in election security.

Episode transcript: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1xzWehDuJfe-S_g5m-wStF-NDYZUQ-cw2/view?usp=sharing

Resources mentioned in this episode:

- 2023 Election Results Page: https://bouldercounty.gov/elections/results/
- RCV RLA Tool Github Repository: https://github.com/BoulderCounty/rcv-rla/
- Post-Election Press Release: https://bouldercounty.gov/news/official-results-for-2023-coordinated-election-posted-following-successful-risk-limiting-audit/
- Canvass + RLA Report: https://assets.bouldercounty.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/2023C-Canvass-Documents.pdf
- Podcast listener survey: https://form-usa.keela.co/rcv-clips-podcast-listener-survey-2023

Celebrating the Country's First RCV Risk-Limiting Audit with Stephanie Gnoza

In this episode, Chris sits down with Ryan Kirby, RCVRC's Director of Policy, and our Spring Intern Lexey. The team discusses RCVRC's internship program, Lexey's research project, and more!

Episode transcript:  https://drive.google.com/file/d/19iqZ8wcBlBOUgHUCvEStMqdYkyOyWc3T/view?usp=drive_link

Meet RCVRC's Spring Intern!

In this episode, Kelly chats with Chris and Ryan of our policy department about the release of RCV Maps 2024, our flagship research project.

Episode transcript: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1qulB5s-MOOsTCpqa3CY15_X6JxWqcGlZ/view?usp=sharing

Resources mentioned in this episode:

- RCV Maps: https://www.rcvresources.org/state-assessments
- RCV Maps fact sheet: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1NMlhr5KlzcixTw44eR7CBtDl383Zq8vu/view

RCV Maps 2024 is Here!

RCV Clips will be back with new episodes in September -- thanks for listening! In the final installment of the show before we take our summer hiatus, the team celebrates 7 years of RCV Clips and discusses their favorite episodes.

Episode transcript: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1_x3srRNjL7-jrtEsJve_VjdEUHkmsHP9/view?usp=sharing

Resources mentioned in this episode:
- Listener survey: https://form-usa.keela.co/rcv-clips-podcast-listener-survey-2024
- March 2023: Protect the Win: https://www.rcvresources.org/rcv-clips-podcast/march-2023-protect-the-win-an-advocates-guide-to-implementing-rcv
- May 2022: Alaska's Extra-Special Special Election: https://www.rcvresources.org/rcv-clips-podcast/may-2022-alaskas-extra-special-special-election
- October 2020: The Massachusetts Campaign for Ranked Choice Voting, Part 1: https://www.rcvresources.org/rcv-clips-podcast/october-2020-the-massachusetts-campaign-for-ranked-choice-voting-part-1
- December 2020: The Massachusetts Campaign for Ranked Choice Voting, Part 2: https://www.rcvresources.org/rcv-clips-podcast/december-2020-the-massachusetts-campaign-for-ranked-choice-voting-part-2
- December 2021: The Massachusetts Campaign for Ranked Choice Voting, Part 3: https://www.rcvresources.org/rcv-clips-podcast/december-2021-the-massachusetts-campaign-for-ranked-choice-voting-part-3
- January 2020: The Great Middle School Election of 2019: https://www.rcvresources.org/rcv-clips-podcast/january-2020-the-great-middle-school-election-of-2019
- December 2023: What We Learned About RCV in 2023: https://www.rcvresources.org/rcv-clips-podcast/december-2023-what-we-learned-about-rcv-in-2023
- Post-Election Audits and Ranked-Choice Voting: https://www.rcvresources.org/blog-post/post-election-audits-and-ranked-choice-voting

Season Finale | Best of RCV Clips

RCV Clips is back with the first episode of our new season! In recognition of Hispanic Heritage Month, guest host Tiffany Montemayor is joined by multimedia journalist Juan Diego Ramirez to discuss their experiences of being Latinidad while working on American democracy issues, and the importance of connecting with all cultures and communities.

Episode transcript: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1qcgirIeSHnvM5mvoHkwMtE2eX2WV-2gQ/view?usp=sharing

Resources mentioned in this episode:
- Nationly podcast: https://immigrantlypod.com/nationly
- DACA: https://www.uscis.gov/DACA
- CIELO: https://mycielo.org/
- Alaskan language assistance: https://www.elections.alaska.gov/language-assistance/
- Yup'ik-translated RCV explainer video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jWFMDezO9k4

Language Access, Modern Journalism, and Ofrendas with Juan Diego Ramirez

Leah Benson, Ranked Choice Voting Project Manager for Multnomah County, Oregon joins the podcast this month! She and Chris take a deep dive into the November 2024 elections in Portland, which marked the city's first time using RCV, and discuss the ins and outs of RCV implementation.

Resources mentioned in this episode:
- Portland Election Outcomes Report: https://www.portland.gov/auditor/elections/documents/election-outcomes-and-preliminary-voter-education-report-2024/download
- Multnomah County RCV explainer video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qMt_oG8CrUo

A Deep Dive Into Portland, Oregon's RCV Elections with Leah Benson

Imani Brooks, Policy Fellow with Legal Defense Fund, joins the podcast this month to give us an overview on State Voting Rights Acts (SVRAs) across the country. She and Chris discuss what SVRAs do, how to build a strong SVRA, and what you can do to help pass one in your state.

Resources mentioned in this episode:
- New York AG's office SVRA landing page: https://ag.ny.gov/resources/organizations/new-york-voting-rights-act
- Legal Defense Fund (LDF) SVRA landing page: https://www.naacpldf.org/state-voting-rights-protect-democracy/
- LDF + Center for American Progress explainer video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BUUG_fqycHs
- Brennan Center State Voting Laws: https://www.brennancenter.org/issues/ensure-every-american-can-vote/voting-reform/state-voting-laws
- Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund voting rights page: https://www.aaldef.org/programs/voting-rights/
- Latino Justice voting rights page: https://www.latinojustice.org/en/voting-rights
- Campaign Legal Center SVRAs page: https://campaignlegal.org/cases-actions/strengthening-democracy-through-state-voting-rights-acts-state-vras
- Harvard Election Law Clinic: https://hls.harvard.edu/clinics/in-house-clinics/election-law-clinic/
- LDF SVRA Polling Key Findings Memo: https://www.naacpldf.org/wp-content/uploads/2025-01-16-Key-Findings-Memo4.pdf
- Democracy Diminished: State and Local Threats to Voting Post-Shelby County, Alabama v. Holder (Shelby County): https://tminstituteldf.org/publications/democracy-diminished/
- What Project 2025 Means for Black Communities: Voting Rights and Black Political Power: https://tminstituteldf.org/threats-to-voting-rights-project-2025/

February 2025: All About State Voting Rights Acts with Imani Brooks

RCVRC's Director of Policy Ryan Kirby joins the podcast this month to launch our brand-new Proportional Ranked Choice Voting Hand Count Toolkit! He and Kelly lay out the basics of PRCV, how to use the toolkit, and discuss the development process.

Resources mentioned in this episode:
- Toolkit: https://www.rcvresources.org/prcv-hand-count
- PRCV 101 video: https://youtu.be/eQC6tmr7nbk
- PRCV Fact Sheet: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1C1CthOXU_L9bhdOizJy-NgdeJLELvhQQ/view
- Multnomah County Video: https://youtu.be/0dfuEIcWBgY?feature=shared


Introducing the Proportional Ranked Choice Voting Hand Count Toolkit

New York City's mayoral race has become embroiled in the national and global dilemmas, with progressive candidate Brad Lander getting arrested by ICE and progressive frontrunner Zohran Mamdani being aggressively baited as an anti-Semite by the campaign of the overall frontrunner, disgraced former governor Andrew Cuomo. Joining Cuomo in this propaganda offensive, not surprisingly, is the pro-Israel doxxing operation Canary Mission. In the current fraught atmosphere, this is a serious matter; Mamdani has received death threats and his campaign is boosting security measures. In Episode 283 of the CounterVortex podcast, Bill Weinberg examines the accusations against Mamdani that have been hyped by the New York Post and even the supposedly more objective Politico, and weighs them against Mamdani's own responses.

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Zohran Mamdani and the weaponization of anti-Semitism

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