))
Co-hosts Brianna Lennon, county clerk in Boone County, Missouri and Eric Fey, director of elections in St. Louis County, Missouri, talk to subject-matter elections experts and local election administrators to ask the questions that are most meaningful to their work and talk with colleagues about how to best approach issues like voter education, cybersecurity, and integrity.
H
High Turnout Wide Margins
1
S2E22 – HTWM Live: Discussing the Documentary ‘No Time to Fail’ with Rhode Island’s Rob Rock
29:11
29:11
Play later
Play later
Lists
Like
Liked
29:11
Back in November, High Turnout Wide Margins hosted a film screening at Ragtag Cinema in Columbia, Missouri. The documentary called ‘No Time to Fail’ follows the work of numerous Rhode Island election administrators during the 2020 Presidential Election as they navigate their day-to-day work, the growing threat of disinformation and mistrust in elec…
H
High Turnout Wide Margins
1
S2E21: Preventing Physical Harassment & Violence Against Election Officials with Kathy Boockvar
27:38
27:38
Play later
Play later
Lists
Like
Liked
27:38
In this episode, hosts Eric Fey and Brianna Lennon speak with Kathy Boockvar. She’s the former Secretary of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania from 2019- 2021 and a member of the Committee for Safe and Secure Elections, which works to protect election officials from physical threats, violence, and intimidation through coordination with law enforcemen…
H
High Turnout Wide Margins
1
S2E20 – HTWM Global Edition: Domestic Observation with Promo-LEX’s Mariana Novac and Nicolae Panfil
27:56
27:56
Play later
Play later
Lists
Like
Liked
27:56
In June, hosts Brianna Lennon and Eric Fey, along with Managing Editor Rebecca Smith, traveled to Central and Eastern Europe to learn more about election administration in democracies overseas. In this episode, our hosts are back in Moldova – a small country nestled between Romania and Ukraine that was a part of the former Soviet Union. They spoke …
H
High Turnout Wide Margins
1
S2E19 – HTWM Global Edition: Moldova’s Center for Continuous Electoral Training
24:03
24:03
Play later
Play later
Lists
Like
Liked
24:03
In June, hosts Brianna Lennon and Eric Fey, along with Managing Editor Rebecca Smith, traveled to Central and Eastern Europe to learn more about election administration in democracies overseas. In this episode, our hosts are back in Moldova – a small country nestled between Romania and Ukraine that was a part of the former Soviet Union – speaking w…
H
High Turnout Wide Margins
1
S2E18 – Navigating the Future of Election Policymaking with the Bipartisan Policy Center’s Matthew Weil
24:15
24:15
Play later
Play later
Lists
Like
Liked
24:15
In this episode, hosts Brianna Lennon and Eric Fey speak with Matthew Weil, the executive director of the Democracy Program at the Bipartisan Policy Center. They spoke about some of the work his team is doing, some ways local election administrators can get more involved in the policy making process, and about some of the challenges American democr…
H
High Turnout Wide Margins
1
S2E17 – HTWM Global Edition: The Central Election Commission of Moldova at 25 years
23:22
23:22
Play later
Play later
Lists
Like
Liked
23:22
In June, hosts Brianna Lennon and Eric Fey, along with Managing Editor Rebecca Smith, traveled to Central and Eastern Europe to learn more about election administration in democracies overseas. In this episode, our hosts speak with Angelica Caraman, the current Chairperson of the Central Election Commission of the Republic of Moldova – a small coun…
H
High Turnout Wide Margins
1
S2E16 – Pushing back against election misinformation with Ingham County Clerk Barb Byrum
22:05
22:05
Play later
Play later
Lists
Like
Liked
22:05
In this episode, hosts Brianna Lennon and Eric Fey speak with Ingham County Clerk Barb Byrum in Michigan about how she pushes back against election misinformation, the need for greater voter education, and how she hopes all election officials – regardless of party – can work together to address election-related conspiracy theories.…
H
High Turnout Wide Margins
1
S2E15 – Reflecting on an Elections-Focused Career with Missouri Senator Roy Blunt
26:17
26:17
Play later
Play later
Lists
Like
Liked
26:17
In this episode, hosts Brianna Lennon and Eric Fey speak with Missouri Senator Roy Blunt and reflect on his 26 years in Congress and his previous careers in local election administration – as both the County Clerk in Greene County, Missouri, and the Missouri Secretary of State.
H
High Turnout Wide Margins
1
S2E14 – An Insider Look at the Business of Voting Equipment with Hart InterCivic’s Peter Lichtenheld
26:25
26:25
Play later
Play later
Lists
Like
Liked
26:25
In this episode, hosts Eric Fey and Brianna Lennon speak with Peter Lichtenheld with Hart InterCivic – one of the companies that provides election technology, software, and services to election jurisdictions – about the business of election equipment, some of the challenges the industry has faced, and how things have changes for these companies si…
H
High Turnout Wide Margins
1
S2E13 – When Observation Becomes an Obstacle With California Election Officials Joanna Francescut and Natalie Adona
27:35
27:35
Play later
Play later
Lists
Like
Liked
27:35
In this episode, hosts Eric Fey and Brianna Lennon speak with Joanna Francescut in Shasta County, California, and Natalie Adona in Nevada County, California, about how interactions with the public have changed since 2020 and about how the new demands of educating skeptical voters and people wanting to observe the election process can make it hard t…
H
High Turnout Wide Margins
1
S2E12 – Researching Trust in Elections with Soren Jordan and Ryan Williamson
26:55
26:55
Play later
Play later
Lists
Like
Liked
26:55
In this episode, hosts Eric Fey and Brianna Lennon speak with Ryan Jordan and Ryan Williamson at Auburn University about their Trust in Elections study that is looking at how Americans perceive messaging from elections officials – on social media, with “I Voted” stickers, etc. – and about how local election administrators can modify their messages …
H
High Turnout Wide Margins
1
S2E11 – Keeping Elections Running in Mesa County, Colorado with Stephanie Wenholz
27:31
27:31
Play later
Play later
Lists
Like
Liked
27:31
Mesa County, Colorado, has been in the election’s world spotlight since Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters was accused of election tampering in August 2021. Since then, she has been indicted by a Mesa County grand jury on seven felony and three misdemeanor counts of election tampering and misconduct related to the alleged May 2021 security breach. In th…
H
High Turnout Wide Margins
1
S2E10 – Social Media & the Battle Against Misinformation with Facebook’s Eva Guidarini
24:13
24:13
Play later
Play later
Lists
Like
Liked
24:13
In this episode, hosts Brianna Lennon and Eric Fey speak with Eva Guidarini, the manager of state and local government outreach at Facebook. They spoke about how local election officials can use their social media platforms to educate voters and push back against misinformation.
H
High Turnout Wide Margins
1
S2E9 – HTWM Global Edition: Moldovan Democracy 101 with Igor Munteanu and Igor Boțan
29:00
29:00
Play later
Play later
Lists
Like
Liked
29:00
In June, hosts Brianna Lennon and Eric Fey, along with Managing Editor Rebecca Smith, traveled to Central and Eastern Europe to learn more about election administration in democracies overseas. In this episode, our hosts take a broad look at democracy in the Republic of Moldova – a small country nestled between Romania and Ukraine that was a part o…
H
High Turnout Wide Margins
1
S2E8 - HTWM Global Edition: The Belarusian Democratic Movement with “Election Commissioner-in-waiting” Alexander Shlyk
27:15
27:15
Play later
Play later
Lists
Like
Liked
27:15
In June, hosts Brianna Lennon and Eric Fey, along with Managing Editor Rebecca Smith, traveled to Central and Eastern Europe to learn more about election administration in democracies overseas. In this episode, they speak with Alexander Shlyk, the Special Representative on Elections for Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya and the former head of the Elections …
H
High Turnout Wide Margins
1
S2E7 - HTWM Global Edition: Bosnia & Herzegovina with Dr. Irena Hadžiabdić
26:12
26:12
Play later
Play later
Lists
Like
Liked
26:12
In June, hosts Brianna Lennon and Eric Fey, along with Managing Editor Rebecca Smith, traveled to Central and Eastern Europe to learn more about election administration in democracies overseas. In this episode, they speak with Dr. Irena Hadžiabdić with the Bosnia and Herzegovina Central Election Commission about the state of democratic collaboratio…
H
High Turnout Wide Margins
1
S2E6 - Colorado's Election System with Judd Choate
24:33
24:33
Play later
Play later
Lists
Like
Liked
24:33
In this episode, hosts Eric Fey and Brianna Lennon speak with Judd Choate, the Director of the Division of Elections for the Colorado Department of State about the voter-centric election system in the state – a nearly all vote-by-mail model. In 2013, Colorado passed “The Voter Access and Modernized Elections Act of 2013,” which requires ballots to …
H
High Turnout Wide Margins
1
S2E5 - Tale of Two Election Jurisdictions, Part 2: Los Angeles County with Dean Logan
26:21
26:21
Play later
Play later
Lists
Like
Liked
26:21
In the second of a two-part exploration, hosts Brianna Lennon and Eric Fey take a look at resource allocation and how that differs between cities of different sizes. In this episode, they speak with Dean Logan, the Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk of Los Angeles about funding and what it is like to oversee the “most complex county election jurisdict…
H
High Turnout Wide Margins
1
S2E4 - Tale of Two Election Jurisdictions, Part 1: East St. Louis Board of Elections with Kandrise Mosby and Joe Lewis
25:26
25:26
Play later
Play later
Lists
Like
Liked
25:26
In the first of a two-part exploration, hosts Brianna Lennon and Eric Fey take a look at resource allocation and how that differs between cities of different sizes. In this episode, they speak with Kandrise Mosby and Joe Lewis with the East St. Louis Board of Elections about funding and how elections that feel like family reunions can overcome chal…
H
High Turnout Wide Margins
1
S2E3 - The US Alliance for Election Excellence with Whitney May
26:42
26:42
Play later
Play later
Lists
Like
Liked
26:42
In this episode, hosts Brianna Lennon and Eric Fey speak with Whitney May, the Director of Government Services at the Center for Tech and Civic Life about the recently announced US Alliance for Election Excellence. This is a “nonpartisan collaborative of election officials, technologists, designers and other experts, working across all 50 states to…
H
High Turnout Wide Margins
1
S2E2 - Crisis Management, Part 2: Maricopa County with Stephen Richer
23:59
23:59
Play later
Play later
Lists
Like
Liked
23:59
In the second of their two-part exploration on crisis management in local elections, Brianna Lennon and Eric Fey spoke with Stephen Richer from Maricopa County, Arizona. Maricopa County was the national center of attention following the 2020 election for its multiple recounts.
H
High Turnout Wide Margins
1
S2E1 - Crisis Management, Part 1: Bill Cowles and Megan Wolfe
25:56
25:56
Play later
Play later
Lists
Like
Liked
25:56
In the first of a two-part exploration, hosts Brianna Lennon and Eric Fey take a look at crisis management in local elections. They speak with Bill Cowles from Orange County, Florida, who lived through the 2000 Florida election, and Megan Wolfe, the Wisconsin elections commission administrator, whose position was brought to center stage following t…
H
High Turnout Wide Margins
1
#60 2021 Wrap Up & What to Expect in 2022
10:44
10:44
Play later
Play later
Lists
Like
Liked
10:44
Brianna and Eric recap 2021 and share what's to come in 2022.
H
High Turnout Wide Margins
1
#59 Avoiding Homesteading with Scott Konopasek
33:12
33:12
Play later
Play later
Lists
Like
Liked
33:12
Scott Konopasek, General Registrar and Director of Elections for Fairfax County, VA, joins Brianna and Eric for a conversation about his election administration career that's taken him all across the country, why he came out of retirement, and advice for new election administrators.
H
High Turnout Wide Margins
1
#58 Election Journalism with Jessica Huseman
39:54
39:54
Play later
Play later
Lists
Like
Liked
39:54
Jessica Huseman (VoteBeat) joins Brianna and Eric for a conversation about county clerks and journalists, including advice on communicating open records requests, interacting with journalists, and getting out good information for voters.
H
High Turnout Wide Margins
1
#57 Travis County, Texas and Dana DeBeauvoir
27:26
27:26
Play later
Play later
Lists
Like
Liked
27:26
Dana DeBeauvoir joins Brianna and Eric for a conversation about her 30+ year career as the Travis County, Texas Clerk.
H
High Turnout Wide Margins
1
#56 NYC Board of Elections with Derek Tisler
36:39
36:39
Play later
Play later
Lists
Like
Liked
36:39
Derek Tisler joins Brianna and Eric for a conversation about the Brennan Center's recommendations to improve the New York City Board of Elections (https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/policy-solutions/how-fix-new-york-city-board-elections).
H
High Turnout Wide Margins
1
#55 EAVS Data and CISA Resources with David Kuennen
28:41
28:41
Play later
Play later
Lists
Like
Liked
28:41
David Kuennen (CISA) joins Brianna and Eric for a conversation about EAVS data and cybersecurity resources.
Grace Bannasch, town clerk for Shutesbury, MA, joins Brianna and Eric for a conversation about serving small towns, Town Meeting, and their 1934 ballot box.
H
High Turnout Wide Margins
1
#53 A Fresh Look at Elections Administration with Gabriella Cázares-Kelly
41:13
41:13
Play later
Play later
Lists
Like
Liked
41:13
Gabriella Cázares-Kelly, Pima County, AZ Recorder (and the first! Indigenous woman to hold office in Pima County), joins Brianna and Eric for a conversation about her new tenure as an elections official and her vision for voting in Arizona.
Lance Gough, former executive director of the Chicago Board of Elections, joins Brianna and Eric for a conversation about elections in Chicago and what's changed over his 40+ year career.
H
High Turnout Wide Margins
1
#51 Elections in Canada with Stephanie Plante
29:41
29:41
Play later
Play later
Lists
Like
Liked
29:41
Stephanie Plante (Elections Canada consultant) joins Brianna and Eric for a conversation about voting and elections administration in Canada in the context of the September 2021 federal election.
Ben Hovland (EAC Commissioner & alum of the Missouri Secretary of State's Office) flips the script for this special 50th episode and interviews Brianna and Eric about lessons learned and what to expect in future episodes.
Bill Werngren (Director, City of Gothenburg, Sweden) joins Brianna and Eric for a conversation about Gothenburg's internationally-recognized youth election, his experience as part of the International Association of Government Officials, and the Swedish elections system.
EI-ISAC Program Manager Jess Cone joins Brianna and Eric for a conversation about how local election officials can better engage with the cybersecurity partnership and how to navigate that stoplight system of emails.
H
High Turnout Wide Margins
1
#47 All About the Election Center with Kathleen Hale and Mitchell Brown
32:24
32:24
Play later
Play later
Lists
Like
Liked
32:24
Direct from the Election Center's Annual National Conference, Dr. Kathleen Hale and Dr. Mitchell Brown (Election Center, Auburn University) join Brianna and Eric for a conversation about Election Center, professionalization of the elections administration community, and opportunities for innovation and education.…
H
High Turnout Wide Margins
1
#46 Casting Ballots Overseas with Sean Greene
30:47
30:47
Play later
Play later
Lists
Like
Liked
30:47
Sean Greene joins Brianna and Eric for a conversation about casting ballots as an overseas voter, navigating different state requirements, and the challenges overseas voters had in 2020.
Taylor Lansdale (Program Manager at the Council on State Governments Overseas Voting Initiative) joins Brianna and Eric for a conversation about military and overseas voting in 2020 and things to consider for future elections.
H
High Turnout Wide Margins
1
#44 New York Elections with Dustin Czarny
29:31
29:31
Play later
Play later
Lists
Like
Liked
29:31
Dustin Czarny, Onondaga County, NY Elections Commissioner, joins Brianna and Eric for a conversation about the structure of elections administration in New York, the aftermath of NY-22, and upcoming state law changes.
In odd-numbered years, August and November are reserved for special elections in Missouri. This year, St. Louis County had a small county election (just over 8% turnout), but many counties did not (including Boone County) so we took the opportunity to observe and learn. It also gave us the chance to ask some pressing questions to employees from fou…
H
High Turnout Wide Margins
1
#42 Mathematics, Confidence, and Elections with Audrey Malagon
28:24
28:24
Play later
Play later
Lists
Like
Liked
28:24
Audrey Malagon (Professor of Mathematics at Virginia Wesleyan & Mathematical Advisor to Verified Voting) joins Brianna and Eric for a conversation about the role of mathematical education in public policy, quality control in elections, and the popular Verifier tool.
H
High Turnout Wide Margins
1
#41 Attorneys, Clerks, and Wisconsin with Michael Haas
34:18
34:18
Play later
Play later
Lists
Like
Liked
34:18
Michael Haas, current attorney for Madison, WI and formerly of the Wisconsin Election Commission, joins Brianna and Eric for a conversation about Wisconsin elections, practicing elections law, and advising election administrators.
H
High Turnout Wide Margins
1
#40 Elections and Journalism with Pam Fessler
34:54
34:54
Play later
Play later
Lists
Like
Liked
34:54
Pam Fessler, recently retired National Public Radio correspondent, joins Brianna and Eric for a conversation about journalism, election administration, and the importance of narrative.
H
High Turnout Wide Margins
1
#39 Harassment, Safety, and Preparation with Jennifer Morrell
30:07
30:07
Play later
Play later
Lists
Like
Liked
30:07
Jennifer Morrell joins Brianna and Eric for a conversation about the increase of threats to election administrators, preparing offices for 2022, and the importance of working together in the elections space.
H
High Turnout Wide Margins
1
#38 Behind the Scenes of Elections Administration with Gloria Bilchik
30:27
30:27
Play later
Play later
Lists
Like
Liked
30:27
Gloria Bilchick (author of Election Insiders) joins Brianna and Eric for a conversation about going behind the scenes with election administrators in 2019.
H
High Turnout Wide Margins
1
#37 List Maintenance and ERIC with Ericka Haas and Shane Hamlin
37:51
37:51
Play later
Play later
Lists
Like
Liked
37:51
Ericka Haas and Shane Hamlin (ERIC) join Brianna and Eric for a conversation about the Electronic Registration Information Center and how states and local election officials utilize it to encourage voter list integrity and outreach.
H
High Turnout Wide Margins
1
#36 A Historical View of Local Election Administration with Alec Ewald
23:18
23:18
Play later
Play later
Lists
Like
Liked
23:18
Alec Ewald, professor at the University of Vermont and author of The Way We Vote, joins Brianna and Eric for a conversation about 19th Century election administration, felon voting enfranchisement, and even a little bit of art history.
H
High Turnout Wide Margins
1
#35 Generational Change with George Stern
32:28
32:28
Play later
Play later
Lists
Like
Liked
32:28
Jefferson County (CO) Clerk & Recorder George Stern joins Brianna and Eric for a conversation about innovation and updating clerk offices in Colorado.
Paul Gronke, professor of Political Science and Director of the Early Voting Information Center at Reed College in Portland, OR, joins Brianna and Eric for a conversation about current elections administration research and what questions remain unanswered in the field.
David Becker joins Brianna and Eric for a conversation about his organization, Center for Election Innovation & Research, their mission, and the importance of voter trust in elections.
