RCV Clips

The RCVRC introduced the Universal RCV Tabulator in a webinar earlier this month. In this episode of RCV Clips, hear a segment from that webinar to learn more about how the tabulator works and how to use it.

Episode transcript: https://drive.google.com/file/d/18-r5Wnt2EbGrJxFyKDw77vPzUYbyJppD/view?usp=sharing

Resources mentioned in this episode:

- RCVRC Tabulator page (rebranded RCTab): https://www.rcvresources.org/rctab

- Universal RCV Tabulator Webinar: https://www.rcvresources.org/universal-rcv-tabulator-webinar

Chris Hughes and Rosemary Blizzard talk about the RCVRC's work so far this year and everything we're looking forward to this fall.

Episode transcript: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1FlBmG40sRjJiE-xCk6vcpjgODXtcc5Zb/view?usp=sharing

Resources mentioned in this episode:

- RCVRC Tabulator (rebranded RCTab): https://www.rcvresources.org/rctab

- 2019 Symposium: https://www.rcvresources.org/2019-symposium

David Triplett, Interim Director of Elections for Ramsey County, Minnesota, discusses hand-counting RCV elections.

Episode transcript: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1jDp8dKLzRiV5j11gvHE0IyzFiZ_-WZ5H/view?usp=sharing

Resources mentioned in this episode:

- Ramsey County, MN, Elections - RCV page: https://www.ramseycounty.us/residents/elections-voting/voters/prepare-vote/ranked-voting

Tom Peake, District 3 City Councilor for Easthampton, Massachusetts, joins to discuss the movement for RCV in Easthampton.

Episode transcript: https://drive.google.com/file/d/15qYiSk2Pllfy44TIe73sbrxun3NAqkcI/view?usp=sharing

Resources discussed in this episode:

- New England Public Media - Easthampton, Mass., Makes Push For RCV: https://www.nepr.net/post/easthampton-mass-makes-push-ranked-choice-voting#stream/0

- Voter Choice Massachusetts: https://www.voterchoicema.org/

On April 29 and 30th, the Ranked Choice Voting Resource Center held our second annual RCV Symposium. In this episode of RCV Clips, listen to Minneapolis City Council Member Linea Palmisano's presentation during Session 2: See How They Run: Campaigning as an RCV Candidate. After that, check out the rest of the 2019 Symposium sessions on our website.

Episode transcript: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1tmkrHp8mLkmx9KK9ibnlJogoOk7U3S37/view?usp=sharing

Resources mentioned in this episode:

- 2019 Symposium - Session 2: See How They Run: Campaigning as an RCV Candidate: https://www.rcvresources.org/session-2-see-how-they-run

- RCVRC 2019 Symposium page: https://www.rcvresources.org/2019-symposium

Hear directly from two Maine voters as they tell Rosemary Blizzard what it was like to vote in their state's historic RCV elections last year.

Episode transcript: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1LF8fkEqAi9YuiwqrA6wRV1amTGgyl-1M/view?usp=sharing

Resources mentioned in this episode:

- RCVRC Reports page - RCV Usability Study: http://rcvresources.org/reports

- Maine RCV Sample Ballots: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1o8Rlt99cv-eBeTurr76IXZjITkRq3bYn?usp=sharing

- Maine Voter Education Materials: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/11CbJC1h1MyHtnPhwzqOCXLpg_MoY-j14?usp=sharing

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

Berkeley, Oakland, and San Leandro, all located in Alameda County, CA, began using RCV in 2010. In this episode, Dave MacDonald, former Alameda County Registrar of Voters and Chief Information Officer, walks Karen Brinson Bell through how Alameda County got RCV up and running in each of those cities.

Episode transcript: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1QCVOHz-BcD2KT0TNnuYDxwdHshmx8N3x/view?usp=sharing

Resources mentioned in this episode include:

- Alameda County RCV Resources: https://www.acgov.org/rov/rcv/

- Individual City RCV Resources: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1N9T_u0sG-PZTI6QQehgYVBmiX1FAvqan?usp=sharing

Like all pieces of legislation, ranked choice voting legislation goes through committee hearings where policymakers hear testimony from experts, activists, and members of the public. In this episode, George Gilbert, Karen Brinson Bell, and Chris Hughes discuss what it's like to testify about ranked choice voting in front of those committees.

Episode transcript: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1h2RuCPfDSSifTuJvxGx00edEl6ZJDG6E/view?usp=sharing

Resources mentioned in this episode:

- Karen Brinson Bell's testimony to the New York City Charter Revision Commission: https://youtu.be/ZqHGtIlgP-Y?t=644

- George Gilbert's testimony to the Washington House Government and Tribal Relations Committee (begins at 7:00): https://www.tvw.org/watch/?eventID=2019021341

- Chris Hughes's testimony to the Maryland House Ways and Means Committee (begins at 2:50:35): http://mgahouse.maryland.gov/mga/play/1a0a5140-4f25-43c2-a4ff-e761d2eee0b7/?catalog/03e481c7-8a42-4438-a7da-93ff74bdaa4c&playfrom=9203000

Dave O'Brien, Staff Attorney at FairVote, joins Chris Hughes to talk about drafting effective ranked choice voting legislation.

Episode transcript: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1yz1SSzWF5LGIEoOlU6wHbgoEFe9wRliQ/view?usp=sharing

Resources mentioned in this episode:

Colorado's RCV Regulations: https://www.sos.state.co.us/pubs/rule_making/CurrentRules/8CCR1505-1/Rule26.pdf

Steven John Mulroy, University of Memphis law professor and ranked choice voting activist in Memphis, takes Chris Hughes through the last 10years of trials and tribulations for RCV in Memphis.

Episode transcript: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1yTdJ1wGRCOJDfYteQBuqAjFtRyHk-i8t/view?usp=sharing

Resources mentioned in this episode:

- RCV in Memphis - Commercial Appeal story: https://www.commercialappeal.com/story/news/2018/11/07/instant-runoff-voting-memphis-shelby-county-midterm-election/1858041002/

- Report on Non-Majority Wins - Ballotpedia: https://ballotpedia.org/Noteworthy_third_party_candidates_in_the_2018_elections

- IRV As Part Of A Broader Election Reform Movement - Steve's Sept. 2018 blog: https://web.archive.org/web/20210512145555/http://saveirvmemphis.com/irv-as-part-of-a-broader-election-reform-movement