RCV Clips

Join the Ranked Choice Voting Resource Center for our monthly podcast, where we cover ranked choice voting election administration topics ranging from drafting legislation to election certification. We'll have brief interviews with team members of the Ranked Choice Voting Resource Center, election administrators who have run RCV elections, and more, to tell us about the resources available through the RCVRC and best practices learned from running RCV elections.

RCV Clips is a government podcast hosted by Ranked Choice Voting Resource Center, with 82 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Ranked Choice Voting Resource Center hosts RCV Clips, a government show with 82 episodes published.

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  Building a More Equitable Democracy with Colin Cole

  Apr 30, 202625 min

  Colin Cole, Director of Policy, Outreach, and Communications at More Equitable Democracy and co-host of MED’s podcast the Future of Our Former Democracy, joins Chris to talk about the newest season of his podcast and MED’s work across the country. Resources mentioned in this episode: More Equitable Democracy: https://www.equitabledemocracy.org/ The Future of Our Former Democracy: https://www.equitabledemocracy.org/the-future-of-our-former-democracy American Troubles: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CfbN2yVF7cY Democracy World Tour: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bcpFzBa3DZk

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  Geaux Rank with Lavar Henderson

  Mar 31, 202628 min

  Lavar Henderson, 2025–2026 Student Body President at Louisiana State University, joins Chris to talk about ranked choice voting at LSU! Listen in as they discuss the history of RCV at LSU, campaign tactics in RCV, and how to resolve contested elections. Note: This podcast was recorded in early March. LSU's student government elections were held earlier this month, but after the podcast was recorded. FairVote Page on RCV on College Campuses: https://fairvote.org/our-reforms/ranked-choice-voting-information/?section=rcv-in-campus-elections State senators go to bat for LSU student government candidates accused of frat food bribery - 2025 LSU Elections: https://lailluminator.com/2025/03/17/state-senators-go-to-bat-for-lsu-student-government-candidates-accused-of-frat-food-bribery/ LSU Elections Commission: https://www.lsu.edu/sg/get-involved/elections.php

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  Drag Queen Ranking Time with Chris Donnay

  Feb 25, 202633 min

  Chris Donnay, a mathematician and data scientist who studies election methods, joins Chris to talk about ranked ballots on RuPaul's Drag Race! Listen in as they discuss the Rate-A-Queen twist the show has used for the last few seasons, figure out just how each queen's ranked ballot is getting counted, and talk Drag Queen campaign strategy. Resources mentioned in this episode: Gold Derby Article Discussing this Research! - https://www.goldderby.com/reality-tv/2026/rupauls-drag-race-rate-a-queen-voting-method-decoded/ VoteKit - https://mggg.org/posts/votekit VoteKit Documentation - https://votekit.readthedocs.io/en/latest/ Electoral college ties: https://ballotpedia.org/What_happens_if_there_is_a_tie_in_the_Electoral_College%3F_(2024) Tiebreaking Laws in the US: https://www.ncsl.org/elections-and-campaigns/resolving-tied-elections-for-legislative-offices Portland, ME Tie in 2021: https://abcnews.com/Politics/tied-city-council-race-portland-maine-decided-drawing/story?id=80976792

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  Shepherding Legislation and Building Relationships with Michelle Whittaker

  Jan 29, 202639 min

  Michelle Whittaker, Executive Director of Ranked Choice Voting Maryland and Communications Director at Rank the Vote, joins Chris to talk about how she and Ranked Choice Voting Maryland prepare for legislative session and stay motivated to keep chipping away at big, immovable objects (like state legislatures). Resources: Maryland General Assembly Calendar: https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/Pubs/Other/2026rs-Session-dates.pdf RCV Maryland Legislative Priorities: https://rcvmd.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/RCVMD-Legislative-Priorities-2026.pdf

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  Proportional RCV and Power Sharing in Charlottesville, Virginia with Sally Hudson

  Nov 26, 202526 min

  Sally Hudson, Executive Director of Ranked Choice Virginia, joins Chris to talk about Charlottesville, Virginia's use of proportional RCV this summer and how PRCV changes how power gets used in a democracy.

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