Segment 1: Where does the word vote come from? Voting and elections have their own vocabulary, with words like poll, tally, ballot, and candidate. We discuss with scholars to learn the origins of voting words and how they came to be associated with the election season. We also check in with a KCUR reporter out at the polls on this election day. Virginia Blanton , English professor, UMKC Max Skidmore , politics professor, UMKC Laura Spencer , KCUR reporter Segment 2, beginning at 37:52: Writing