The Election Science Office Hours Podcast

Professor R. Michael Alvarez, Caltech
The Election Science Office Hours Podcast

Let’s help voters be confident that their ballots are counted as cast. Honest conversations between host, Caltech prof and election expert Mike Alvarez, and election officials, researchers, and other stakeholders about elections.

  1. 12/23/2024

    Episode 13: Jennifer Morrell, CEO & Co-Founder at The Elections Group

    This is the final episode of Election Science Office Hours for 2024! Here I talk with Jennifer Morrell, one of the world's leading experts on election auditing. We had a wide-ranging conversation about the past, present, and future of election auditing in the U.S. Make sure to listen, as Jennifer provides great insights about innovations in election auditing and also gives some great research tips for the election science geeks in the audience!

    49 min

  2. 12/12/2024

    Episode 12: Tommy Gong, Deputy Clerk-Recorder of Contra Costa County

    In this episode I talk with Tommy Gong, Deputy Clerk-Recorder of Contra Costa County. We talk about how he and his colleagues worked to prevent the spread of election misinformation and rumors in 2024, the financing of election administration, and Tommy's "trifecta" of efforts to improve voter trust in elections.

    41 min

  3. 11/21/2024

    Episode 11: Prospects for Election Reform after the 2024 Election

    Our second post-election episode, with Christian Grose (University of Southern California) and Andrew Sinclair (Claremont McKenna College). Election reforms like ranked choice voting, primary reforms, and redistricting commissions, were on the ballot in many states in the 2024 election. Many of these measures failed or struggled with voters. Why? What might these struggles portend for the future of election reform at the ballot box? How can election reformers respond? This is a great episode if you are interested in election reform. Note that there is a little feedback in the first few seconds of the audio, per our usual policy we have not edited the audio track to bring you the entire conversation, as it occurred.

    44 min

  4. 11/06/2024

    Episode 10: Charles Stewart and the Post 2024 Election Recap

    Charles Stewart III from MIT joins me, on the morning after the November 5th 2024 election. We discuss his work on the CBS Decision Team, why the administration of the election went smoothly, what to expect from federal election reform, and some ideas for research coming out of the 2024 election.

    37 min

  5. 11/04/2024

    Episode 9: How Do We Do Election Observation?

    Since 2000, we've developed a unique way to observe polling place and voting center operations. There are specific things we look for, and ways we go about conducting our studies of how effective in-person voting procedures and technologies operate in a state or county. Listen to this short episode to learn more!

    16 min

  6. 10/29/2024

    Episode 8: A Conversation with Dean Logan, Registrar-Recorder, LA County

    This is an interesting in-depth conversation wth Dean Logan, LA County's Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk. We talk about his job managing elections (and lots of other interesting processes) in the nation's largest and most diverse jurisdiction. We talk about early voting, election misinformation, and how LA County has built an accessible and secure voting system that works in this diverse community. With only a week until Election Day 2024, it was an honor to have Dean join me for this wonderful conversation.

    40 min

  7. 10/26/2024

    Episode 7: 2024 Election Roundtable

    Guests in this episode are Lisa Bryant, Christian Grose, Dean Logan, Efren Perez, and Sara Sadhwani. This is a special episode of Office Hours. The Election Roundtable was recorded in-person (with an audience) on October 11 at Caltech. Prof. Mike moderated the conversation and we have a Q&A at the end with audience participants. This event was co-sponsored by the Caltech Linde Center for Science, Society, and Policy and the USC Schwarzenegger Institute for State and Global Policy.

    1h 6m

  8. 10/23/2024

    Episode 6: Dealing With Misinformation

    This is a special episode of Office Hours. Here I walk through some of the recent research we have done a Caltech on election misinformation, and provide guidelines and suggestions for election officials and stakeholders about how to deal with misinformation as we enter the final period of the 2024 election. This podcast is relevant for everyone, as we will all run into friends, colleagues, and family who are convinced by some election rumor or myth. See our project website for more information: https://www.protectingtheelection.us/blog-3-1/election-misinformation-guidelines

    33 min
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Let’s help voters be confident that their ballots are counted as cast. Honest conversations between host, Caltech prof and election expert Mike Alvarez, and election officials, researchers, and other stakeholders about elections.

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