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.

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/

- Yu'pik-translated RCV explainer video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jWFMDezO9k4

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.

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

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

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!

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://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

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 security video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WwxlTbm4lpo

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!

Episode transcript: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1FbXVgKLZnFc7Nvpg3FnKnb9HvGC3Y6Mp/view?usp=sharing

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.html

- Ballotpedia RCV hub: https://ballotpedia.org/Ranked-choice_voting_(RCV)

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.

Episode transcript: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1e7itrAuqz0oFnyOCiECbq-rEPtIGEdH4/view?usp=sharing

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/

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!

Episode transcript: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1A-Os35psoXhYdui9su-MjRlhfOhf6UeU/view?usp=sharing

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: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l8XOZJkozfI

Protect the Win: https://www.rcvresources.org/the-implementation-project

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.

Episode transcript: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1nIzXxmKt8X7ZA_LFlv4LDMaUJCgWf6kr/view?usp=sharing

Resources mentioned in this episode:

- American Democracy Summit: https://americandemocracysummit.org/

- RCV Clips May 2022: Alaska's Extra-Special Special Election featuring Tiffany: https://www.rcvresources.org/rcv-clips-podcast/may-2022-alaskas-extra-special-special-election

- Constitutional Officers Association of New Jersey Annual Conference: https://coanj.com/re-cap-of-2023-coanj-conference-sept-20-22/

- Alaska Division of Elections: https://www.elections.alaska.gov/