Voting Rights in Eastpointe, Michigan

26/11/2019 32 min
Voting Rights in Eastpointe, Michigan

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Episode Synopsis

Rosemary Blizzard and Chris Hughes discuss the first-ever use of ranked choice voting to remedy a Voting Rights Act (VRA) complaint in Eastpointe, Michigan this year.

Episode transcript: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ZetagbSKtJDmMn8cpSIHxeNleadjjcJO/view?usp=sharing

Resources mentioned in this episode:
- RCVRC Tabulator (rebranded RCTab): https://www.rcvresources.org/rctab
- Thornburg v. Gingles, 478 U.S. 30 (1985): https://www.oyez.org/cases/1985/83-1968
- Alternative VRA Remedies - FairVote: https://www.fairvote.org/fair_voting_in_the_united_states