RCV Clips

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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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RCV Maps 2024 is Here!

Apr 25 2024 32 mins

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

Meet Lexey Mikolon, RCVRC's Spring Intern!

Mar 28 2024 18 mins

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

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

Feb 29 2024 39 mins

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. Resources mentioned in this episode: - 2023 Election Results Page: https://

An Election Assistance Commission Deepdive with Tom Hicks

Jan 25 2024 28 mins

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! 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 se

What We Learned About RCV in 2023

Dec 21 2023 40 mins

This month, Kelly talks to Chris about the state of RCV and the 2023 elections. They discuss risk limiting audits, future implementations, and RCV elections from New York City to Boulder, Colorado! Resources mentioned in this episode: - Georgism: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgism - Boulder risk-limiting audit information: https://www.sos.state.co.us/pubs/elections/auditCenter.

RCV Maps 2023 is here!

Nov 21 2023 36 mins

This month, Chris returns to the podcast to chat with Kelly about the release of RCV Maps 2023, the newest update to our flagship research project. Resources mentioned in this episode: - RCV Maps 2023: https://www.rcvresources.org/state-assessments - RCVRC reports: https://www.rcvresources.org/reports - Risk-limiting audits explained: https://verifiedvoting.org/audits/whatisrla/

Rank the Vote, Grassroots Organizing, and More With David Green

Oct 31 2023 21 mins

This month, Kelly interviews David Green, National Organizing Director for Rank the Vote. Kelly and David discuss grassroots organizing, collaboration in the RCV movement, karaoke songs, and more! Resources mentioned in this episode: Rank the Vote: https://rankthevote.us/ Netroots: https://www.netrootsnation.org/ Better Ballot Iowa: https://www.betterballotiowa.org/ CGPGrey video:

Meet the RCVRC: Tiffany Montemayor

Oct 06 2023 21 mins

In this episode, Kelly sits down with Tiffany Montemayor, RCVRC's Senior Director of Programming and Outreach and newest team member! Kelly and Tiffany discuss Tiffany's work with the State of Alaska Division of Elections, how she came to her new role at RCVRC, their trip to the American Democracy Summit, and more. Resources mentioned in this episode: - American Democracy Summit: h

What's New with RCTab?

Sep 01 2023 26 mins

This month, we're talking about all things RCTab! In this episode, RCTab developer Armin Samii and RCVRC's new RCTab Program Director Mathew Ruberg discuss the basics of RCTab, our in-house RCV tabulation software, and what we can expect from the software moving forward. Tune in to learn more! Resources mentioned in this episode: - RCTab: https://www.rcvresources.org/rctab - RCTab

Where in the World is RCVRC?

Jul 26 2023 28 mins

RCVRC's summer travel season is in full swing. In this episode, Chris and Kelly recap what conferences RCVRC has attended so far, where RCVRC plans to visit over the coming months, and why travel is such an important part of our values and strategic plan. Resources mentioned in this episode: - Election Verification Network (EVN) - March 2023: https://electionverification.org/resour