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The Voting Booth

AEI’s John Fortier and EAC Commissioner Don Palmer pull back the curtain of the Voting Booth to reveal the inner workings of elections. They are joined by Secretaries of State, local election officials, scholars, and lawyers to examine the issues leading the 2024 elections.

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Latest episode

Jun 30, 2026

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Episodes

Election Day Updates from Election Officials and Experts 15.11.2024

Co-hosts John Fortier and Don Palmer speak with state and local election administrators, as well as experts on election administration for live updates on Election Day 2024.

A Conversation with Florida Secretary of State Cord Byrd 28.10.2024

Co-hosts John Fortier and Don Palmer are joined by Cord Byrd , Florida's Secretary of State.

Running Elections in Tampa After Hurricanes Helene and Milton: A Local Election Administrator’s Perspective (with Craig Latimer, Supervisor of Elections in Hillsborough County, FL) 23.10.2024

Co-hosts John Fortier and Don Palmer are joined by Craig Latimer , Supervisor of Elections in Hillsborough County, FL. Show Notes: Executive Order of Florida Governor Ron DeSantis regarding elections

Keeping Elections Running After Hurricane Helene (with Karen Brinson Bell, Executive Director of the North Carolina State Board of Elections) 21.10.2024

Co-hosts John Fortier and Don Palmer are joined by Karen Brinson Bell , Executive Director of the North Carolina State Board of Elections.

Strengthening Trust in Elections Through Voter List Maintenance (with Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose) 01.10.2024

Co-hosts John Fortier and Don Palmer are joined by Frank LaRose , Ohio Secretary of State.

Threats to Election Security: What Not to Worry About (with Emily Frye) 17.09.2024

Co-hosts John Fortier and Don Palmer are joined by Emily Frye , Director for Cyber Integration at MITRE’s Center for Securing the Homeland.

Election Technology and Election Security (with Sara A. Cutter) 03.09.2024

Co-hosts John Fortier and Don Palmer are joined by Sara A. Cutter , Executive Director of the American Council for Election Technology (ACET).

Ballot Battles: The History of Disputed Elections in the United States (Live with OSU Law’s Edward Foley) 20.08.2024

Co-hosts John Fortier and Don Palmer are joined by Edward B. Foley , Ebersold Chair in Constitutional Law at The Ohio State University.

How the EAC Helps Keep Elections Accessible and Smoothly Run (with EAC Commissioner Thomas Hicks) 07.08.2024

Co-hosts John Fortier and Don Palmer are joined by U.S. Election Assistance Commission Commissioner Thomas Hicks . Show Notes: National Poll Worker Recruitment Day

How Does a Candidate Dropping Out Affect the Administration of Elections? (with John Fortier and Don Palmer) 23.07.2024

Co-hosts John Fortier and Don Palmer discuss how President Biden's dropping out of the presidential election affects the administration of the 2024 elections.

Reviewing the Supreme Court’s Decisions in the NetChoice Cases and Murthy v. Missouri (with Former FEC Commissioner Brad Smith) 22.07.2024

Co-hosts John Fortier and Don Palmer are joined by Bradley A. Smith, Chairman and Founder of the Institute for Free Speech and former Federal Election Commission Commissioner .

Running Elections After Bush v. Gore (with Ron Turner, Supervisor of Elections in Sarasota County, FL) 18.06.2024

Co-hosts John Fortier and Don Palmer are joined by Ron Turner , Supervisor of Elections in Sarasota County, Florida.

Building an Elections Encyclopedia (with Ballotpedia Editor-in-Chief Geoff Pallay) 04.06.2024

Co-hosts John Fortier and Don Palmer are joined by Geoff Pallay , Director of Editorial Content and Editor-in-Chief at Ballotpedia .

Fortifying Voter Trust and Confidence in Elections (with Georgia Sec. of State Brad Raffensperger) 21.05.2024

Co-hosts John Fortier and Don Palmer are joined by Brad Raffensperger , Secretary of State of Georgia.

HAVA and the Beginning of the Election Assistance Commission (with Doug Lewis) 07.05.2024

Co-hosts John Fortier and Don Palmer are joined by Doug Lewis , Former Executive Director of The Election Center.

Running an Election: An Hour-by-Hour Look (with Genya Coulter) 16.04.2024

Co-hosts John Fortier and Don Palmer are joined by Genya Coulter , Senior Director, Stakeholder Relations & Social Media at the OSET Institute.

Looking at National Trends in Election Administration (with Wendy Underhill) 02.04.2024

Co-hosts John Fortier and Don Palmer are joined by Wendy Underhill , Director of Elections and Redistricting at the National Conference of State Legislatures.

Recapping the Supreme Court's Decision in Trump v. Anderson (with Edward Foley) 19.03.2024

Co-hosts John Fortier and Don Palmer are joined by Edward Foley (Charles W. Ebersold and Florence Whitcomb Ebersold Chair in Constitutional Law at the Ohio State University's Moritz College of Law) to recap the Supreme Court's decision in Trump v. Anderson .

Free Speech, Regulation of Speech, and Elections (with Eugene Volokh) 14.03.2024

Co-hosts John Fortier and Don Palmer are joined by Eugene Volokh (Gary T. Schwartz Distinguished Professor of Law at UCLA Law) to recap the NetChoice, LLC v. Paxton oral argument and preview Murthy v. Missouri .

Recapping the NetChoice, LLC v. Paxton Oral Argument (with Bryan Hughes) 12.03.2024

Co-hosts John Fortier and Don Palmer are joined by Texas State Senator Bryan Hughes (R, District 1).

What Goes into Running a Smooth Election? (with Thad Hall) 05.03.2024

Co-hosts John Fortier and Don Palmer are joined by Thad Hall , Director of the Voter Registration and Election Bureau in Mercer County, Pennsylvania.

The South Carolina Primary, Explained (with Howard Knapp) 20.02.2024

Co-hosts John Fortier and Don Palmer are joined by Howard Knapp , Executive Director of the South Carolina Election Commission.

Can Trump Stay on the Ballot? Recapping Trump v. Anderson (with Rick Hasen and Derek Muller) 15.02.2024

Co-hosts John Fortier and Don Palmer are joined by Rick Hasen (Professor of Law at UCLA Law) and Derek Muller (Professor of Law at Notre Dame Law School), to discuss Trump v. Anderson .

How Redistricting and Recounts Affect Election Administration (with E. Mark Braden) 06.02.2024

Co-hosts John Fortier and Don Palmer are joined by E. Mark Braden , Of Counsel at BakerHostetler, to discuss how the redistricting and recount processes effect the administration of our elections.

The New Hampshire Primary, Explained (with David Scanlan) 16.01.2024

Co-hosts John Fortier and Don Palmer are joined by David Scanlan , Secretary of State of New Hampshire, to discuss the New Hampshire primary.

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