The Election Science Office Hours Podcast

Kim Alexander is a true pioneer in the promotion of secure and usable voting technology and good democratic practices. This is a great conversation, covering a lot of important current topics in election integrity. One of the really interesting conversations engages with the important question about why it takes California so long to count ballots and certify election outcomes, with Kim's proposals for how to speed the process up while preserving voter rights. She also talks about her use of music to engage voters. And she asks me a quite interesting question!

In this episode, I talk to Bob Page, the Orange County Registrar of Voters. Right now, Bob and his team are gearing up for the June 2026 primary election in OC, and we talk about what they are doing to prepare for the election. A theme that runs through this episode is the importance of communications, we talked at length about how election officials today need to be excellent communicators.

Join me as I talk with Natalie Adona, the Marin County Registrar of Voters, as we discuss how her office is preparing for the upcoming primary in June - and the general election in November. We also discuss misconceptions about voting by mail in California and other important election topics!

Join me as I talk with Steve Trout, Director of Strategic Partnerships at Clear Ballot. We discuss his current role at Clear Ballot, focusing on the challenges and opportunities for the election technology industry. We dig into how to build strong and lasting collaborations between the voting technology industry and the research community!

This is a great episode, join me as I talk with Mike Moser about election security. We have a wide-ranging conversation, considering current election security issues, how best to help election officials with cybersecurity, and the benefits and risks that AI brings when considering election security.