Hosts Katie and Brittany from the Respect Voters Coalition talk with Independent Voting's Jackie Salit and Cathy Stewart about their experiences advocating for Independents in the U.S.

On this episode of Behind the Ballot, the Respect Voters Coalition talks with Todd Connor and Yinka Faleti from the organization Veterans for All Voters. Hosts Brittany Buford and Benjamin Singer ask them about the ballot initiative process, democracy protection, and why veterans can lead the charge on political innovation. 

Hosts Katie Fahey and Benjamin Singer from the Respect Voters Coalition chat with voter advocates in North and South Dakota on this episode of Behind the Ballot. Matthew Schweich from the Voter Defense Association of South Dakota and Dustin Gawrylow from the North Dakota Watchdog Network share their stories of defending the ballot initiative process, and explain why it's such a unique and important tool!

On the Respect Voters Coalition's second episode of Behind the Ballot, we talk with ballot initiative superstar Katie Fahey, Co-Founder and Executive Director of The People, about her unprecedented ballot initiative win in Michigan. What started with a simple Facebook post became the most successful ballot initiative campaign in recent memory: 400,000 volunteer-gathered signatures and an end to gerrymandering in Michigan! Hosted by Brittany Buford and Benjamin Singer.

In the very first episode of Behind the Ballot, hosted by the Respect Voters Coalition, we talk with ballot initiative leader and philanthropic advisor Estevan Muñoz-Howard (Ktsis Capital, Funder's Committee for Civic Participation). Estevan tells co-hosts Benjamin Singer and Katie Fahey about his journey in effective organizing and democracy protection. He talks about a project called Democracy Dollars that he helped start in Seattle to encourage more equitable, grassroots campaign funding...and how it garnered a ton of national attention.