RCVRC's Senior Director of Programming & Outreach Tiffany Montemayor and RCTab Program Director Mat Ruberg joined the podcast this month to debrief Redondo Beach's first-ever RCV elections last month! Mat and Tiffany walk us through the whole experience, from getting RCTab certified in California through Redondo Beach's post-election manual tally of their RCV results.

Resources mentioned in this episode:

• Redondo Beach RCV Page
• CASOS acceptance letter for RCTab
• RCTab
• PRCV Handcount Toolkit (used to develop single-winner manual tally procedures for Redondo Beach) 
• RCV Maps

RCVRC's Director of Policy Ryan Kirby joins the podcast this month to launch our brand-new Proportional Ranked Choice Voting Hand Count Toolkit! He and Kelly lay out the basics of PRCV, how to use the toolkit, and discuss the development process.

Resources mentioned in this episode:

• Toolkit
• PRCV 101 video
• PRCV Fact Sheet
• Multnomah County video

Imani Brooks, Policy Fellow with Legal Defense Fund (LDF), joins the podcast this month to give us an overview on State Voting Rights Acts (SVRAs) across the country. She and Chris discuss what SVRAs do, how to build a strong SVRA, and what you can do to help pass one in your state.

Resources mentioned in this episode:

• New York Attorney General's office SVRA landing page
• LDF SVRA landing page
• LDF + Center for American Progress explainer video
• Brennan Center state voting laws page
• AALDEF voting rights page 
• Latino Justice voting rights page
• Campaign Legal Center SVRAs page
• Harvard Election Law Clinic
• LDF SVRA Polling Key Findings Memo
• Democracy Diminished: State and Local Threats to Voting Post-Shelby County, Alabama v. Holder (Shelby County)
• What Project 2025 Means for Black Communities: Voting Rights and Black Political Power

Leah Benson, Ranked Choice Voting Project Manager for Multnomah County, Oregon joins the podcast this month! She and Chris take a deep dive into the November 2024 elections in Portland, which marked the city's first time using RCV, and discuss the ins and outs of RCV implementation.

Resources mentioned in this episode:

• Portland Election Outcomes Report
• Multnomah County RCV explainer video

In this episode, Kelly and Chris reflect on the 2024 elections and their implications for the future of ranked choice voting. They also highlight successful implementations of RCV from this fall. RCV Clips will return with new episodes in January!

Resources mentioned in this episode:

• Alaska repeal measures fails
• Multnomah County RCV results