RCV Clips

In today’s episode, Sam McGinty, an RCV advocate from Vermont, discusses VPIRG, his work in Vermont, and frequently asked questions in legislative sessions. Tune in to learn more!

Episode transcript: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/18lBM77i8Le-9x15bQOMXE1mfdnBZC9g_

Resources mentioned in this episode:

- Vermont Public Interest Research Group (VPIRG): https://www.vpirg.org/

- Ben & Jerry’s RCV Practice Election - Better Ballot VT (VPIRG project): https://www.betterballotvermont.org/ben-jerrys-practice-election

- VT Senate Gives Initial Approval of RCV Legislation - VPIRG press release (Mar. 29, 2023): https://www.vpirg.org/news/vt-senate-gives-initial-approval-of-ranked-choice-voting-legislation/

- RCV is a Popular Success in Burlington’s Town Meeting Day Election - VPIRG press release (Mar. 8, 2023): https://www.vpirg.org/news/ranked-choice-voting-is-a-popular-success-in-burlingtons-town-meeting-day-election/

- Mock RCV Election: Name These Plows - City of Madison, WI: https://www.cityofmadison.com/streets/maintenance/NameThesePlows.cfm

- Name These Plows RCV Results (Madison, WI) - RankedVote: https://app.rankedvote.co/contests/29011/Name-These-Plows/30265/results

In today’s episode, Anh-Linh Kearney, Research Analyst at RepresentUs, discusses the Protect the Win: An Advocate's Guide to Implementing RCV report that RCVRC recently co-published with RepresentUs and Democracy Rising. Tune in to learn more!

Episode transcript: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1sbXG64ArSoe3zt7jlesf9p6ElgIO07sb/view?usp=drive_link

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Resources mentioned in this episode:

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

- 2023 Symposium – Protect the Win: https://www.rcvresources.org/2023-symposium

- RepresentUs: http://www.represent.us/

- Democracy Rising: https://www.wearedemocracyrising.org/

In today’s episode, Grace Ramsey, Co-Director of Democracy Rising, and Juli Lucky, Executive Director of Alaskans for Better Elections, discuss the importance of RCV voter and candidate education, the value of building a coalition of education partners, and key concepts to consider when educating voters. Tune in to learn more!

Episode transcript: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1UnpazwPAKUbsl5uLW4_5t34Y28vkHdYK/view

Complete the quick RCV Clips Listener Survey here: https://form-usa.keela.co/rcv-clips-podcast-listener-survey-2023

Resources mentioned in this episode:

- Democracy Rising: https://www.wearedemocracyrising.org/

- Alaskans for Better Elections: https://alaskansforbetterelections.com/

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

- RCV at the Oscars 2022 - FairVote: https://fairvote.org/ranked_choice_voting_at_the_oscars_2022/

In today's episode, Tad Milbourn discusses RankedVote, his online ranked choice voting (RCV) platform for running contests, making decisions with the broadest support, and educating voters. Tune in to learn more!

Episode transcript: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1KvHcdAM4_7LWKz3VPK5oVGbd7Y0am1Zv/view

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Resources mentioned in this episode:

- RankedVote.co: https://www.rankedvote.co/

- NYC Use of RankedVote - Gothamist article: https://gothamist.com/food/de-blasio-introduces-nyc-ranked-choice-pizza-topping-voting

- Alaska Use of RankedVote - KTNA article: https://ktna.org/2022/08/alaskas-first-ranked-choice-election-is-almost-here/

- AK RCV Education Mock Elections using RankedVote - AKDOE 2021 press release: https://www.elections.alaska.gov/doc/prpsa/Press%20Release%20-%20RCV%20Education%20Campaign%20Launch%206.1.2021.pdf

In today’s episode, RCVRC team members Ryan Kirby and Chris Hughes discuss lessons learned from ranked choice voting (RCV) implementations this year!

Episode transcript: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1PkgSlMKUS1dHczPClHu9Uwtaf-loPihA/view?usp=sharing

Resources mentioned in this episode:

- RCV Results Reporting Best Practices - RCVRC: https://www.rcvresources.org/blog-post/best-practices-for-releasing-rcv-election-results

Albany, CA:

- RCV page: https://www.albanyca.org/departments/city-clerk/election-information/ranked-choice-voting

- Board of Education RCV Election Results: https://www.acgov.org/rovresults/rcv/248/rcvresults.htm?race=Albany%2F002-BoardOfEducation

- City Council RCV Election Results: https://www.acgov.org/rovresults/rcv/248/rcvresults.htm?race=Albany%2F001-CityCouncil

Palm Desert, CA:

- RCV in Palm Desert page: https://www.engagepalmdesert.com/ranked-choice-voting

- Palm Desert RCV Election Results: https://www.voteinfo.net/Elections/20221108/docs/RcvDetailedReport23.pdf

Alaska:

- Alaska RCV page: https://www.elections.alaska.gov/RCV.php

- Alaska Sample Ballots: https://www.elections.alaska.gov/Core/sampleballots_2022general.php

- Alaska RCV Livestream: https://www.ktoo.org/2022/11/23/alaska-election-ranked-choice-vote-count/

- Alaska Results page: https://www.elections.alaska.gov/election-results/e/?id=22genr

- Alaska Interactive Results: https://rcvis.com/ps/alaska-11-08-22

Portland, ME

- Portland 2021 General Municipal Election Ballot: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1h_k6pdwnqx4keGdhVHeCQdSRbJwllr2l/view

In today’s episode, RCVRC team members Rene Rojas and Chris Hughes discuss first-time ranked choice voting (RCV) implementations this year. Tune in to learn more!

Episode transcript: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1I6ux3Yxqc91nyVwRKIIiVt_8o3k_8YKi/view?usp=sharing

Resources mentioned in this episode:

- RCV Results Reporting Best Practices - RCVRC: https://www.rcvresources.org/blog-post/reporting-the-results-of-ranked-choice-voting-elections

- RCV Ballot Usage Analysis and Design Recommendations - RCVRC and FairVote: https://www.rcvresources.org/blog-post/ranked-choice-voting-ballot-usage-analysis-and-design-recommendations

- Design Principles for RCV - Center for Civic Design: https://civicdesign.org/topics/rcv/

Albany, CA:

- RCV page: https://www.albanyca.org/departments/city-clerk/election-information/ranked-choice-voting

- Board of Education RCV Election Results: https://www.acgov.org/rovresults/rcv/248/rcvresults.htm?race=Albany%2F002-BoardOfEducation

- City Council RCV Election Results: https://www.acgov.org/rovresults/rcv/248/rcvresults.htm?race=Albany%2F001-CityCouncil

Palm Desert, CA:

- RCV in Palm Desert page: https://www.engagepalmdesert.com/ranked-choice-voting

- Palm Desert RCV Election Results: https://www.voteinfo.net/

Alaska Division of Elections:

- Alaska RCV page: https://www.elections.alaska.gov/RCV.php

- Alaska Election Results page: https://www.elections.alaska.gov/election-results/

In today’s episode, Armin Samii, the creator of RCVis, the ranked choice voting (RCV) visualizer tool, and Chris Hughes, our Director of Policy, discuss results reporting.

Episode transcript: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1oYzNYWI_J28sj_nKAQcJE9geMrjrNHgT/view?usp=sharing

Resources mentioned in this episode:

- RCVis: https://www.rcvis.com/ - RCV visualizations: interactive charts, graphs, tables, and Wikipedia exports for displaying the results of RCV elections

- GitHub - RCVis: https://github.com/artoonie/rcvis

- RCTab: https://www.rcvresources.org/rctab - federally tested open-source tabulation software

RCV Results Visualization Examples (RCVis):

- NYC 2021 Democratic Mayoral Primary: https://rcvis.com/v/96918_irsijud-1

- Eastpointe 2021 Council Race: https://rcvis.com/v/eastpointe-2021-results-1

- Alaska 2022 Special House Election: https://rcvis.com/v/alaska-house-of-representatives-special-election

RCVRC released a new set of ranked choice voting (RCV) reports last week in collaboration with partners at FairVote and Equal Democracy Project at Harvard Law School. Tune in to hear key takeaways from the reports, a bit about our webinar launch event for the reports, and some interesting questions we got during the webinar.

Episode transcript: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1GN2r-Rw8bpEolznuyTXKKbgn4AGQjTMV/view?usp=sharing

Resources mentioned in this episode:

- RCV Ballot Usage Analysis and Design Recommendations: https://www.rcvresources.org/blog-post/ranked-choice-voting-ballot-usage-analysis-and-design-recommendations

- Best Practices for Releasing RCV Election Results:

https://www.rcvresources.org/blog-post/best-practices-for-releasing-rcv-election-results

- Reporting the Results of RCV Elections: https://www.rcvresources.org/blog-post/reporting-the-results-of-ranked-choice-voting-elections

- Post-Election Audits and RCV: https://www.rcvresources.org/blog-post/post-election-audits-and-ranked-choice-voting

- Recounts of RCV Elections: https://www.rcvresources.org/blog-post/recounts-of-ranked-choice-voting-elections

Earlier this year, we began planning our first-ever RCVRC Internship Program. This summer, our ten-week internship program became a reality when we launched it with two standout interns - Emily Kramer and Emma Godel. Tune in to learn about their experiences interning for RCVRC this summer!

Episode transcript: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1sSyDEDnJxqGv3ts49W7lbsir6Fi7tPhz/view?usp=sharing

Resources mentioned in this episode:

- American University - School of Public Affairs: https://www.american.edu/spa/

- Stockton University - Political Science Program: https://stockton.edu/social-behavioral-sciences/political-science.html

In today’s episode, Corbin Seghers, creator of First to 51, Brian Dorfman, RCV for Texas Supporter Outreach Team Lead, and Kyle Herman, Co-Executive Director for Rank the Vote Ohio, discuss a super cool ranked choice voting (RCV) card game called First to 51. Tune in to learn about the game itself, its use in RCV game nights, lessons learned, and its impact on RCV.

Episode transcript: https://drive.google.com/file/d/19aRlMRFYYaAuWRDkA1oaFmjgz7M3pAjc/view?usp=sharing

Resources mentioned in today's episode:

First to 51 RCV Game: https://firstto51.com/

- First to 51 Gameplay and Instructions - YouTube video: https://youtu.be/0l9w9ZpWLI4

- Purchase First to 51: https://www.thegamecrafter.com/games/first-to-51

RCV for Texas website: https://www.rcvfortexas.org/

Rank the Vote Ohio website: https://www.rankthevoteohio.org/

An Interactive Guide to Alternative Voting Systems - Nicky Case blog: http://ncase.me/ballot

RCTab: https://www.rcvresources.org/rctab