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RCV Clips

Ranked Choice Voting Resource Center

Join the Ranked Choice Voting Resource Center for our monthly podcast, where we cover ranked choice voting election administration topics ranging from drafting legislation to election certification. We"ll have brief interviews with team members of the Ranked Choice Voting Resource Center, election administrators who have run RCV elections, and more, to tell us about the resources available through the RCVRC and best practices learned from running RCV elections.

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00:22:27

The Massachusetts Campaign for Ranked Choice Voting,...

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2021/12/17

Massachusetts voters had the opportunity to adopt ranked choice voting statewide on November 3, 2020. In this three-part series, the Ranked Choice Voting Resource Center dives into how the campaign came together, what it took to get on the ballot, what the campaign did to reach prospective voters and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. In the long-delayed final episode, Kobe Yank-Jacobs and Liz Popolo talk about what it took to run a field campaign entirely online due to COVID-19. Episode

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00:20:26

RCV Maps

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2021/11/19

Chris Hughes and Melissa Hall join Kelly Sechrist to discuss the Ranked Choice Voting Resource Center's recently launched research project: RCV Maps. These state assessments provide users a starting point for understanding what will be needed for any state, county, or city to implement RCV. Episode transcript: https://drive.google.com/file/d/15GaNNHHmsRitag1NzweivpoGzxcBfjd_/view?usp=sharing Resources mentioned in this episode: - RCV Maps: https://www.rcvresources.org/state-assessments - RCVRC

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00:37:17

RCVRC Yearly Update Episode--October 2021

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2021/10/28

Kelly, Chris, and Rosemary discuss what has been happening at the Ranked Choice Voting Resource Center. Listen in to hear project updates and more. Episode transcript: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1zwH9rM1UhH7V_4crPIQQyzUdz8xSWvuP/view?usp=sharing Resources mentioned in this episode: - RCTab: https://www.rcvresources.org/rctab - RCV Maps: https://www.rcvresources.org/state-assessments - RCVRC website: http://www.rcvresources.org - RCReview Newsletter:

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00:24:00

RCV Rewind: Drafting Effective Ranked Choice Voting...

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2021/01/27

As legislative sessions start up across the country, we're reposting our January 2019 episode all about drafting RCV legislation. Listen in for pointers on how to write clear and concise RCV bills! Episode transcript: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1aTXcjV4V9YA1hBYhtYKHjpO1tWcVJDY8/view?usp=sharing Original episode description: Dave O'Brien, Staff Attorney at FairVote, joins Chris Hughes to talk about drafting effective ranked choice voting legislation. Resource mentioned in this episode: -

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00:37:53

The Massachusetts Campaign for Ranked Choice Voting,...

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2020/12/18

Massachusetts voters had the opportunity to adopt ranked choice voting statewide on November 3, 2020. In this three-part series, the Ranked Choice Voting Resource Center dives into how the campaign came together, what it took to get on the ballot, what the campaign did to reach prospective voters, and how the COVID-19 pandemic threatened to derail it all. In episode two, Jim Henderson, Joel Paul, and Liz Popolo walk through the signature-gathering campaign, from getting approval to gather

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00:27:33

The Massachusetts Campaign for Ranked Choice Voting,...

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2020/10/29

Massachusetts voters have the opportunity to adopt ranked choice voting statewide on November 3. In this three-part series, the Ranked Choice Voting Resource Center dives into how the campaign came together, what it took to get on the ballot, what the campaign did to reach prospective voters, and how the COVID-19 pandemic threatened to derail it all. In episode one, Liz Popolo and Greg Dennis talk through the early days of Voter Choice Massachusetts, from Fall 2016 through Winter 2019. Join us as

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00:29:46

The 2020 Mid-Year Update

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2020/07/30

Rosemary Blizzard, Chris Hughes, and Kelly Sechrist give an update on everything the RCVRC has planned for the rest of 2020. Episode transcript: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ae9fUAgZ89K5myM59pLYme8--SM2zljc/view?usp=sharing Resources mentioned in this episode: - RCVRC Tabulator (rebranded RCTab): https://www.rcvresources.org/rctab - RCVRC new website (coming soon): http://www.rcvresources.org/

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00:30:45

Risk-Limiting Audits of Ranked Choice Voting

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2020/05/29

Jennifer Morrell walks us through risk-limiting audits of ranked choice voting contests in San Francisco, Alaska, Kansas, and Wyoming. We suggest listeners check out our first audits episode from October 2018 before listening to this episode. It is available at this link: https://www.rcvresources.org/rcv-clips-podcast/october-2018-securing-ranked-choice-voting-elections. Episode transcript: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1YwhygC_ir2l16SxqCxa_3BdrwmHlsY3a/view?usp=sharing Resources mentioned in

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00:24:00

Voting by Mail in the Midst of a Pandemic

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2020/04/28

There's been a lot of talk lately about how the 2020 election will look in the midst of COVID-19. While moving to an all-mail election seems like a viable answer, there are a lot of factors that will affect how Americans cast their ballots in November. Amber McReynolds, CEO of National Vote at Home and former Director of Elections for the City of Denver, sits down with the Ranked Choice Voting Resource Center to discuss her own experiences with vote-by-mail implementation and how voting by mail

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00:24:12

Statewide Voter Education in Maine

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2020/02/27

In this segment from our 2019 Symposium, Kristen Muszynski, Director of Communications for the Maine Secretary of State, walks us through how the State of Maine educated voters for their first-ever ranked choice voting elections in 2018. Episode transcript: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Sy4wMAICeVQYnKw4Fd1S3W7ICQ-htRYn/view?usp=sharing Resources mentioned in this episode: - RCV Education Resources page - Maine SOS: https://www.maine.gov/sos/cec/elec/upcoming/rcv.html - How RCV Works video -

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00:33:16

The Great Middle School Election of 2019

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2020/01/02

We sent 500 ranked choice voting ballots into the lion's den: middle school classrooms. Listen in as Rosemary Blizzard and Melissa Hall talk about what the Great Middle School Election of 2019 taught us about ranked choice voting, Christmas carols, and the mind of the American middle schooler. Episode transcript: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1dQXu9V5w3Tx_aztoMVroFKha7lTWiNUy/view?usp=sharing Resources mentioned in this episode: The Great Middle School Election Ballot:

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00:21:40

So, How Does RCV Work, Again?

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2019/12/18

In this episode of RCV Clips, we mash up two older episodes of the show, Back to RCV Basics and Multi-Winner RCV, to give you RCV in a nutshell. Episode transcript: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1CC7rySnVlGvO6j7BK-xa_QRUXdb1gQ4g/view?usp=sharing Resources mentioned in this episode: - Santa Fe, NM Sample Ballots: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1isCkgdsWlgQGAY8Is8egGE7dFw6k4VQR?usp=sharing - Minneapolis, MN Sample Ballots:

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00:32:51

Voting Rights in Eastpointe, Michigan

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2019/11/26

Rosemary Blizzard and Chris Hughes discuss the first-ever use of ranked choice voting to remedy a Voting Rights Act (VRA) complaint in Eastpointe, Michigan this year. Episode transcript: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ZetagbSKtJDmMn8cpSIHxeNleadjjcJO/view?usp=sharing Resources mentioned in this episode: - RCVRC Tabulator (rebranded RCTab): https://www.rcvresources.org/rctab - Thornburg v. Gingles, 478 U.S. 30 (1985): https://www.oyez.org/cases/1985/83-1968 - Alternative VRA Remedies - FairVote:

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00:11:40

The Universal RCV Tabulator, v1.0.1

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2019/10/17

The RCVRC introduced the Universal RCV Tabulator in a webinar earlier this month. In this episode of RCV Clips, hear a segment from that webinar to learn more about how the tabulator works and how to use it. Episode transcript: https://drive.google.com/file/d/18-r5Wnt2EbGrJxFyKDw77vPzUYbyJppD/view?usp=sharing Resources mentioned in this episode: - RCVRC Tabulator page (rebranded RCTab): https://www.rcvresources.org/rctab - Universal RCV Tabulator Webinar:

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00:19:30

RCVRC Mid-Year Recap

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2019/08/30

Chris Hughes and Rosemary Blizzard talk about the RCVRC's work so far this year and everything we're looking forward to this fall. Episode transcript: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1FlBmG40sRjJiE-xCk6vcpjgODXtcc5Zb/view?usp=sharing Resources mentioned in this episode: - RCVRC Tabulator (rebranded RCTab): https://www.rcvresources.org/rctab - 2019 Symposium: https://www.rcvresources.org/2019-symposium

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00:18:53

Hand-Counting RCV in St. Paul

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2019/08/06

David Triplett, Interim Director of Elections for Ramsey County, Minnesota, discusses hand-counting RCV elections. Episode transcript: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1jDp8dKLzRiV5j11gvHE0IyzFiZ_-WZ5H/view?usp=sharing Resources mentioned in this episode: - Ramsey County, MN, Elections - RCV page: https://www.ramseycounty.us/residents/elections-voting/voters/prepare-vote/ranked-voting

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00:28:47

RCV from A to Z in Easthampton, Massachusetts

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2019/06/26

Tom Peake, District 3 City Councilor for Easthampton, Massachusetts, joins to discuss the movement for RCV in Easthampton. Episode transcript: https://drive.google.com/file/d/15qYiSk2Pllfy44TIe73sbrxun3NAqkcI/view?usp=sharing Resources discussed in this episode: - New England Public Media - Easthampton, Mass., Makes Push For RCV: https://www.nepr.net/post/easthampton-mass-makes-push-ranked-choice-voting#stream/0 - Voter Choice Massachusetts: https://www.voterchoicema.org/

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00:16:30

Symposium Recap: Campaigning as a Ranked Choice...

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2019/05/30

On April 29 and 30th, the Ranked Choice Voting Resource Center held our second annual RCV Symposium. In this episode of RCV Clips, listen to Minneapolis City Council Member Linea Palmisano's presentation during Session 2: See How They Run: Campaigning as an RCV Candidate. After that, check out the rest of the 2019 Symposium sessions on our website. Episode transcript: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1tmkrHp8mLkmx9KK9ibnlJogoOk7U3S37/view?usp=sharing Resources mentioned in this episode: - 2019

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00:11:59

The Maine Voter Experience

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2019/04/25

Hear directly from two Maine voters as they tell Rosemary Blizzard what it was like to vote in their state's historic RCV elections last year. Episode transcript: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1LF8fkEqAi9YuiwqrA6wRV1amTGgyl-1M/view?usp=sharing Resources mentioned in this episode: - RCVRC Reports page - RCV Usability Study: http://rcvresources.org/reports - Maine RCV Sample Ballots: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1o8Rlt99cv-eBeTurr76IXZjITkRq3bYn?usp=sharing - Maine Voter Education

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00:25:58

The Story of Alameda County's RCV Implementation

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2019/03/28

Berkeley, Oakland, and San Leandro, all located in Alameda County, CA, began using RCV in 2010. In this episode, Dave MacDonald, former Alameda County Registrar of Voters and Chief Information Officer, walks Karen Brinson Bell through how Alameda County got RCV up and running in each of those cities. Episode transcript: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1QCVOHz-BcD2KT0TNnuYDxwdHshmx8N3x/view?usp=sharing Resources mentioned in this episode include: - Alameda County RCV Resources:

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