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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 improve the performance of systems serving 240 mi...

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.

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 the 2020 election.

Brianna and Eric recap 2021 and share what's to come in 2022.

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.

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.

Dana DeBeauvoir joins Brianna and Eric for a conversation about her 30+ year career as the Travis County, Texas Clerk.

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).

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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 four different offices.

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.

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.

Pam Fessler, recently retired National Public Radio correspondent, joins Brianna and Eric for a conversation about journalism, election administration, and the importance of narrative.

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.