In this episode, I interview Jim Irizarry. Jim has been working in elections for over fourty years, and currently, he is the Asst. Assessor-Clerk-Recorder & Asst. Chief Elections Officer for San Mateo County. We had an a wide-ranging conversation covering the importance of youth civic engagement, the power of one vote, and the threats he sees to elections in the near future regarding AI.

I really enjoyed the conversation with Jim, and I hope you will listening!

Show notes:

Key words

voting, registration, civic responsibility, informed voter, Voters' Choice Act, election challenges, misinformation, youth engagement, democracy, electoral proces

Chapters

00:00 The Importance of Voting

03:30 Steps to Register to Vote

06:39 Becoming an Informed Voter

09:32 Innovations in Voting: The Voters' Choice Act

13:33 Challenges in Implementing New Voting Systems

17:56 The Threat of Misinformation in Elections

20:42 Final Thoughts on Civic Engagement