Hear directly from candidates with BP’s Candidate Connection survey
On this episode: Since 2018, more than 15,000 candidates for political office have completed Ballotpedia’s candidate survey. This tool is a wonderful way to help voters learn more about their candidat...
29 Okt 202421min
Two former Secretaries of State on the challenges of election administration
On this episode: Democrat Kathy Boockvar and Republican Kim Wyman each served as secretary of state in Pennsylvania and Washington, respectively, during the 2020 presidential election. They’ve come to...
28 Okt 202436min
Ballotpedia founder Leslie Graves on engaging young voters
On this episode: Ballotpedia founder and CEO Leslie Graves joins our social media manager Abby Campbell for a chat about how Ballotpedia can help young prospective voters get informed and empowered in...
24 Okt 202416min
Are ballot measures getting less or more complicated?
On this episode: Our annual Ballot Measure Readability report explores the complexity of statewide ballot measure titles and summaries to determine the educational level voters might need to fully und...
22 Okt 202414min
Shortlist of tight Senate races w/ The Cook Political Report
On this episode: 34 of the 100 Senate seats are up for election in just a few weeks, with control of the upper chamber of congress bound to come down to just a handful of tight races. Jessica Taylor, ...
17 Okt 202419min
The closest House races w/ The Cook Political Report
On this episode: All 435 seats of the House or Representatives are up for grabs this election season. Here at Ballotpedia, we’re tracking 53 of those as battleground races – which means we’re expecti...
15 Okt 202418min
How abortion politics could impact the tightest races
On this episode: With a record 11 abortion related measures on the ballot in 10 states, we can expect one of the nation’s most divisive issues to linger in many American minds when they head to cast t...
10 Okt 202426min
Bans on noncitizen voting coming to 8 more states?
On this episode: Bans on noncitizen voting at the state level have become more frequent since 2018, and this year, there are a record number of ballot measures related to the issue. Eight state legis...
8 Okt 202423min
