On the Ballot

On this episode: An in-depth look at our new tool–how it works, some of the big picture data, and why we set out to create it. 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 X (formerly Twitter) @Ballotpedia. Check out the CBA Dashboard here: https://cba.ballotpedia.org/ Learn more about CBAs: https://ballotpedia.org/Police_union_collective_bargaining_agreement  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: Recall expert Josh Spivak joins Host Victoria Rose to take a look back at what turned out to be an eventful year for political recalls. Ballotpedia’s year-end recall report found that 18.31% of elected officials targeted for recalls in 2023 were removed from office–the highest percentage of successful recalls since 2018.  Joshua Spivak is Senior Research Fellow at Berkeley Law's California Constitution Center and at the Hugh L. Carey Institute at Wagner College. He is the publisher of the Recall Elections Blog and author of the 2021 book, “Recall Elections: From Alexander Hamilton to Gavin Newsom.”  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 X (formerly Twitter) @Ballotpedia. Learn more about last year’s recalls: https://ballotpedia.org/Ballotpedia%27s_2023_Recall_Analysis  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: A quick look at the 45 members of Congress—seven members of the U.S. Senate and 38 members of the U.S. House—who have announced they will not seek re-election in 2024 (as of January 9th). Check out an in-depth breakdown here: ⁠⁠https://ballotpedia.org/List_of_U.S._Congress_incumbents_who_are_not_running_for_re-election_in_2024⁠⁠  Sign up for our 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 X (formerly 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: 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.