On the Ballot

On this episode: Our host Victoria Rose sits down with Editor-in-Chief Geoff Pallay to preview what you can expect from Ballotpedia in 2024. Stream "On the Ballot" on Spotify or wherever you listen to podcasts. If you have questions, comments, or love for BP, feel free to reach out at ontheballot@ballotpedia.org or on Twitter @Ballotpedia. Sign up for our newsletters: https://ballotpedia.org/Ballotpedia_Email_Updates  *On The Ballot is a conversational podcast featuring interviews with guests across the political spectrum. The views and opinions expressed by them are solely their own and are not representative of the views of the host or Ballotpedia as a whole.

On this episode: In our final episode of the year, election analyst Nathaniel Rakich joins our host Victoria Rose to help us get ready for next year’s presidential election. Rakich shares some tips on understanding polling, chimes in on what the latest polling results might mean for the next few months, and explains why it’s too early for any of them to be truly predictive.  Stream "On the Ballot" on Spotify or wherever you listen to podcasts. If you have questions, comments, or love for BP, feel free to reach out at ontheballot@ballotpedia.org or on Twitter @Ballotpedia. Follow Nathaniel on Twitter: https://twitter.com/baseballot  More from FiveThirtyEight: https://abcnews.go.com/538  Newsletters: https://ballotpedia.org/Ballotpedia_Email_Updates  *On The Ballot is a conversational podcast featuring interviews with guests across the political spectrum. The views and opinions expressed by them are solely their own and are not representative of the views of the host or Ballotpedia as a whole. 

On this episode: The fourth and final episode of ‘RCV Explained,’ our four-part series on Ranked-Choice Voting. As RCV garners more attention–and more ballot measures and bills aim to either expand, limit, or ban RCV–we’re here with everything you need to know.  In Part 4, we’re joined by Jack Santucci, who is a Lecturer of Political Science at Queens College, City University of New York. His research revolves around electoral systems and reform, proportional representation, and the many different variations of RCV. His book–More Parties or No Parties: The Politics of Electoral Reform in America–came out late last year.  Check out more of Jack’s work here: https://www.jacksantucci.com/research.php  More from BP on RCV: https://ballotpedia.org/Ranked-choice_voting_(RCV)  Newsletters: https://ballotpedia.org/Ballotpedia_Email_Updates   Stream "On the Ballot" on Spotify or wherever you listen to podcasts. If you have questions, comments, or love for BP, feel free to reach out at ontheballot@ballotpedia.org or on Twitter @Ballotpedia. *On The Ballot is a conversational podcast featuring interviews with guests across the political spectrum. The views and opinions expressed by them are solely their own and are not representative of the views of the host or Ballotpedia as a whole. 

On this episode: The third episode of ‘RCV Explained,’ our four-part series on Ranked-Choice Voting. As RCV garners more attention–and more ballot measures and bills aim to either expand, limit, or ban RCV–we’re here with everything you need to know. In Part 3, StopRCV Chairman Trent England joins to make the case for repealing and stopping the spread of the voting system. He walks us through his major arguments against RCV, highlights anecdotal elections where it caused concern among some voters, and shares some ideas for alternative methods of election reform.   Learn more about the arguments against RCV here: https://stoprcv.com/  More from BP on RCV: https://ballotpedia.org/Ranked-choice_voting_(RCV)  Newsletters: https://ballotpedia.org/Ballotpedia_Email_Updates   Stream "On the Ballot" on Spotify or wherever you listen to podcasts. If you have questions, comments, or love for BP, feel free to reach out at ontheballot@ballotpedia.org or on Twitter @Ballotpedia. *On The Ballot is a conversational podcast featuring interviews with guests across the political spectrum. The views and opinions expressed by them are solely their own and are not representative of the views of the host or Ballotpedia as a whole. 

On this episode: The second episode of ‘RCV Explained,’ our four-part series on Ranked-Choice Voting. As RCV garners more attention–and more ballot measures and bills aim to either expand, limit, or ban RCV–we’re here with everything you need to know.  In Part 2, FairVote’s Research Director Deb Otis joins to explain the case for adopting RCV nationwide. She unpacks how RCV fared in this past November’s elections, goes over the voting system’s purported benefits, and addresses some of the most common concerns she hears from voters and policy makers.  Learn more about the arguments in favor of RCV here: https://fairvote.org/  More from BP on RCV: https://ballotpedia.org/Ranked-choice_voting_(RCV)  Newsletters: https://ballotpedia.org/Ballotpedia_Email_Updates   Stream "On the Ballot" on Spotify or wherever you listen to podcasts. If you have questions, comments, or love for BP, feel free to reach out at ontheballot@ballotpedia.org or on Twitter @Ballotpedia. *On The Ballot is a conversational podcast featuring interviews with guests across the political spectrum. The views and opinions expressed by them are solely their own and are not representative of the views of the host or Ballotpedia as a whole. 

On this episode: The first episode of ‘RCV Explained,’ our four-part series on Ranked-Choice Voting. As RCV garners more attention–and more ballot measures and bills aim to either expand, limit, or ban RCV–we’re here with everything you need to know.  In Part 1, Ballotpedia Staff Writer Joe Greaney joins to provide a simple definition of RCV and an overview of what the country’s current legislative landscape looks like. We recap the ballot measures we saw in 2023 and take a look ahead to what initiatives have started gaining traction for 2024. Correction notice: In this episode, Greaney erroneously identifies approval voting as a type of ranked-choice voting. Approval voting is its own distinct type of voting system, separate from RCV. More information on approval voting can be found here :https://ballotpedia.org/Approval_voting History of RCV Ballot Measures: https://ballotpedia.org/History_of_ranked-choice_voting_(RCV)_ballot_measures  More from BP on RCV: https://ballotpedia.org/Ranked-choice_voting_(RCV)  Newsletters: https://ballotpedia.org/Ballotpedia_Email_Updates   Stream "On the Ballot" on Spotify or wherever you listen to podcasts. If you have questions, comments, or love for BP, feel free to reach out at ontheballot@ballotpedia.org or on Twitter @Ballotpedia. *On The Ballot is a conversational podcast featuring interviews with guests across the political spectrum. The views and opinions expressed by them are solely their own and are not representative of the views of the host or Ballotpedia as a whole. 

On this episode: Republican Strategist Patrick Ruffini joins Editor-In-Chief Geoff Pallay in conversation about how polling has changed since the introduction of digital strategies, the biggest challenges facing the industry in 2024, and the most common questions he gets about how polling works. Stream "On the Ballot" on Spotify or wherever you listen to podcasts. If you have questions, comments, or love for BP, feel free to reach out at ontheballot@ballotpedia.org or on Twitter @Ballotpedia. Follow Patrick on Twitter: https://twitter.com/patrickruffini?lang=en  Check out our previous episode on polling earlier this year, featuring an interview with Democratic Pollster Anna Greenberg: https://open.spotify.com/episode/1wH1xHOSCtABv7EwpRLTJU  Newsletters: https://ballotpedia.org/Ballotpedia_Email_Updates  *On The Ballot is a conversational podcast featuring interviews with guests across the political spectrum. The views and opinions expressed by them are solely their own and are not representative of the views of the host or Ballotpedia as a whole. 

On this episode: State elections took place on November 7th in Mississippi, New Jersey, Louisiana, and Virginia. Editor-in-Chief Geoff Pallay checks in with Victoria Rose. Stream "On the Ballot" on Spotify or wherever you listen to podcasts. If you have questions, comments, or love for BP, feel free to reach out at ontheballot@ballotpedia.org or on Twitter @Ballotpedia. Newsletters: https://ballotpedia.org/Ballotpedia_Email_Updates  *On The Ballot is a conversational podcast featuring interviews with guests across the political spectrum. The views and opinions expressed by them are solely their own and are not representative of the views of the host or Ballotpedia as a whole. 

On this episode: Our staff share some of the races and storylines they’re watching for next month, with state legislative elections set to take place in Mississippi, New Jersey, Louisiana, and Virginia. Stream "On the Ballot" on Spotify or wherever you listen to podcasts. If you have questions, comments, or love for BP, feel free to reach out at ontheballot@ballotpedia.org or on Twitter @Ballotpedia. Top 15 races to watch: https://ballotpedia.org/Ballotpedia%27s_Top_15_Elections_to_Watch,_2023  Overview of this November's Elections: https://ballotpedia.org/State_legislative_elections,_2023  Learn more about your candidates: https://ballotpedia.org/Ballotpedia%27s_Candidate_Connection  Newsletters: https://ballotpedia.org/Ballotpedia_Email_Updates  *On The Ballot is a conversational podcast featuring interviews with guests across the political spectrum. The views and opinions expressed by them are solely their own and are not representative of the views of the host or Ballotpedia as a whole. 

On this episode: University of Florida professor Michael McDonald joins the show to talk about the UF Election Lab, his research on early voting, and lessons to be learned from voter turnout and participation in the 2020 election. Stream "On the Ballot" on Spotify or wherever you listen to podcasts. If you have questions, comments, or love for BP, feel free to reach out at ontheballot@ballotpedia.org or on Twitter @Ballotpedia. UF’s Election Lab: https://election.lab.ufl.edu/  Donate to BP: https://donate.ballotpedia.org/give/523785/#!/donation/checkout  Newsletters: https://ballotpedia.org/Ballotpedia_Email_Updates  *On The Ballot is a conversational podcast featuring interviews with guests across the political spectrum. The views and opinions expressed by them are solely their own and are not representative of the views of the host or Ballotpedia as a whole.