RCV Clips

RCVRC's Senior Director of Programming & Outreach Tiffany Montemayor and RCTab Program Director Mat Ruberg joined the podcast this month to debrief Redondo Beach's first-ever RCV elections last month! Mat and Tiffany walk us through the whole experience, from getting RCTab certified in California through Redondo Beach's post-election manual tally of their RCV results.

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

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/

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

In this episode, Kelly and Chris reflect on the 2024 elections and their implications for the future of ranked choice voting. They also highlight successful implementations of RCV from this fall. RCV Clips will return with new episodes in January!

Resources mentioned in this episode:

-Alaska repeal measures fails: https://www.adn.com/politics/2024/11/20/ranked-choice-voting-retained-in-alaska-after-final-ballot-count/

-Multnomah County RCV results: https://rcvresults.multco.us/

Chris and Kelly return to the podcast for a conversation about RCV implementation in Multnomah County, Oregon. Then, Chris is joined by Deb Otis, Director of Research at FairVote, for a preview of all things RCV in the upcoming 2024 elections.

Resources mentioned in this episode:

- Ballot measures preview from FairVote: https://fairvote.org/ballot-measures/#_2024-ballot-measures

- Portland results info: https://www.multco.us/elections/how-rcv-ballots-are-counted

- Portland example unofficial results: https://multco-rcv-results.azurewebsites.net/Reports/0e994cd9-dace-4393-8884-17a092823a5f-City_of_Portland_Councilor_District_2

- Portland example final results: https://multco-rcv-results.azurewebsites.net/Reports/ac0dd7a6-50d8-4bc4-8a95-40ada967597a-City_of_Portland_Councilor_District_2

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

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

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

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