SVNCast

Episode recorded on April 2nd 2021.

Catherine Arnold and Gillian O'Neill join Campus Vote Project Student Advisory Board Member Benjamin "Benjie-Boy" Nixon to explore topics including but not limited to the colonial underpinnings of gerrymandering in Ireland, the European Union's impact on Ireland's socioeconomic propensities, pestiferous political puritanism in online activist spaces, and the shortcomings of stanning politicians.

Catherine Arnold is a student at Trinity College Dublin. She majors in sociology and minors in philosophy. As the National Labour Youth Gender Equality officer and co-chair to Labour LGBT, she not only adds unnecessary "u's" to the word "labor" but she also dips her fingers into countless proverbial political pies such as migrant rights, plastic pollution, the advancement of gender equity, and other important topics. She puts 90's litterbug public service announcements to shame. You can find her on Facebook - she's the Catherine Arnold with blond curly hair reminiscent of a labradoodle.

Gillian O'Neill is a third year Law student at Trinity College Dublin, currently on her Erasmus year abroad at the University of Helsinki. She is Assistant Features Editor and a staff writer with The University Times, Ireland's largest and most successful student newspaper. She is interested in the intersection of politics and lifestyle, experimental baking, learning new languages (although don't ask her about her love-hate relationship with Duo) and cuddling her dog Alfie. You can find her on Twitter @gillianONeill_ 

If you're a student and want to join the Student Voting Network, you can join us here: bit.ly/svnslack

If you want to find more resources about student voting in your state, check out Campus Vote Project's nationwide database for voting information: https://www.campusvoteproject.org/

Produced by Catherine Arnold, Gillian O'Neill, and Benjamin Nixon. 

Edited by Benjamin Nixon. 

Galway by Kevin MacLeod

Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3795-galway

License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license 

Sounds from Zapsplat.com

Election law attorney Brett Pugach has an enlightening chat with Campus Vote Project Student Advisory Board Member Benjamin Nixon to discuss an undemocratic and arcane law which lends significant electoral advantages to New Jersey incumbents and those who fall in line with New Jersey's political party machinery. Redolent of the 19th- and 20th-century grift machine that was Tammany Hall, politicians' towing of "the county line" is integral to electoral success in New Jersey. Failure by New Jersey politicians to tow the line can result in metaphysical exile to Ballot Siberia - and an almost certain electoral defeat. Students are disempowered by this policy because it reduces the diversity of candidates and the ability of insurgent candidates to mount effective campaigns against incumbents. Brett has some ideas on how to fix the broken ballot and restore equitable democracy in the state, but are the party apparatchiks ready for what he has in store?

If you're a student and want to join the Student Voting Network, you can join us here: bit.ly/svnslack

If you want to find more resources about student voting in your state, check out Campus Vote Project's nationwide database for voting information: https://www.campusvoteproject.org/

Recommended Readings:

https://rutgerslawreview.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/72_Rutgers_Univ_L_Rev_0629_Pugach.pdf 

https://www.njpp.org/publications/report/toeing-the-line-new-jersey-primary-ballots-enable-party-insiders-to-pick-winners/ 

https://prospect.org/politics/can-progressives-change-new-jersey/ 

https://www.njpp.org/publications/report/does-the-county-line-matter-an-analysis-of-new-jerseys-2020-primary-election-results/ 

Music, production, and editing by Benjamin Nixon 

Beach sound effects obtained from https://www.zapsplat.com 

Recorded on March 5th 2021 

Campus Vote Project Intern Emma Godel moderates a conversation between CVP Student Advisory Board Members Katya Ehresman & Kevin Ballen as well as Democracy Fellows Jeremy Johnson & Raymond Barber to discuss HR1. If passed by the Senate, HR1 - the For the People Act of 2021 - would represent one of the most significant advancements of voting rights since 18-year-olds became legally allowed to vote (by constitutional amendment, might we add) or the Voting Rights Act of 1965 was signed into law. Stirrings of meaningful institutionalized civic engagement on college campuses, same-day voter registration, improved student access to ballot boxes, removal of dark money from politics, buttressing of ethics rules in politics, oh my! But what hurdles does it face? Does it go too far, or perhaps not far enough? Is student voting actually sexy, or are you just a try-hard for trying to get people to vote? Students weigh in. 

If you're a student and want to join the Student Voting Network, you can join us here: bit.ly/svnslack

If you want to find more resources about student voting in your state, check out Campus Vote Project's nationwide database for voting information: https://www.campusvoteproject.org/ 

Other HR1 informational guides: 

https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/policy-solutions/annotated-guide-people-act-2021 

https://my.lwv.org/california/diablo-valley/article/summary-hr-1-people-act 

Pertinent voting rights and election finance caselaw: 

Crawford v. Marion County Election Board (2008), 

Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission (2010), 

Shelby County v. Holder (2013), 

Husted v. A. Philip Randolph Institute (2018), 

Rucho v. Common Cause (2019), 

Seila Law LLC v. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (2020), 

Brnovich v. Democratic National Committee (2021), 

Recommended readings:

Anoll, A., & Israel-Trummel, M. (2019). Do felony disenfranchisement laws (de) mobilize? A case of surrogate participation. The Journal of Politics, 81(4), 1523-1527.

Uncounted: The Crisis of Voter Suppression in America by Gilda R. Daniels, 

Hasen, R. L. (2020). Three pathologies of American voting rights illuminated by the COVID-19 pandemic, and how to treat and cure them. Election Law Journal: Rules, Politics, and Policy, 19(3), 263-288. https://doi.org/10.1089/elj.2020.0646 , 

Kelly, J. (2012). The strategic use of prisons in partisan gerrymandering. Legislative Studies Quarterly, 37(1), 117-134. 

The Myth of Voter Fraud by Lorraine C. Minnite 

Produced by Emma Godel, Kevin Ballen, Raymond W. Barber, Jeremy Johnson, Katya Ehresman, and Benjamin Nixon 

Music & Editing by Benjamin Nixon

Recorded on February 26th 2021 

Campus Vote Project Democracy Fellows Ahmad Mitchell of the Community College of Philadelphia, Jashaun Hyde of Virginia State University, Kayla Michelle of Northern Virginia Community College, and Raymond Barber of University of Detroit Mercy join together for a conversation about building and defending Black student solidarity, combating ingrained vestiges of white supremacy in American culture and educational spaces, and the role historically Black colleges and universities play in promoting Black excellence, among other topics.

Recommended Literature/Film on Race:

If you're a student and want to join the Student Voting Network, you can join us here: bit.ly/svnslack

If you want to find more resources about student voting in your state, check out Campus Vote Project's nationwide database for voting information: https://www.campusvoteproject.org/

Produced by Raymond W. Barber, Kayla Michelle, Jashaun "Raymond W. Barber" Hyde, Erika Neal, Ahmad Mitchell, and Benjamin Nixon 

Edited by Benjamin Nixon 

Intro and Outro Song: 

Modern Jazz Samba by Kevin MacLeod 

Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4063-modern-jazz-samba 

License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license 

Middle Song: 

Track: Lost Sky - Vision [NCS Release] 

Music provided by NoCopyrightSounds. 

Watch: https://youtu.be/7RU1l8GtGOc 

Free Download / Stream: http://ncs.io/VisionID 

Recorded on February 5th 2021

CVP Student Advisory Board Members Erika Neal, Anna Connole, and Benjamin Nixon discuss how to turn organizing skills into a career. Topics include but are not limited to pertinent resume length, when keeping it real in an interview goes wrong, and tips about mindfulness during the application process. 

If you're a student and want to join the Student Voting Network, you can join us here: bit.ly/svnslack

If you want to find more resources about student voting in your state, check out Campus Vote Project's nationwide database for voting information: https://www.campusvoteproject.org/

Produced by Erika Neal, Anna Connole, and Benjamin Nixon.

Music and editing by Benjamin Nixon.

Recorded on January 8th 2021

Campus Vote Project (CVP) Student Advisory Board Members Erika Neal & Benjamin Nixon join CVP intern Emma Godel and CVP Democracy Fellow Nick Bartel to discuss the Student Voting Network, the January 6th Insurrection & historicity of insurrectionism in the United States, what they're looking forward to in the coming weeks in the Student Voting Network, and how students can get involved in a nationwide digital organizing space.

If you're a student and want to join the SVN, you can join us here: bit.ly/svnslack!

If you want to find more resources about student voting in your state, check out Campus Vote Project's nationwide database for voting information: https://www.campusvoteproject.org/

Programming by Emma Godel, Nick Bartel, Erika Neal, and Benjamin Nixon

Production, music, and editing by Benjamin Nixon