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Listen "Ep. 75: "Your Voice, Your Vote" with San Mateo Assistant Chief Elections Officer Jim Irizarry"
Episode Synopsis
In this episode, I interview Jim Irizarry. Jim has been working in elections for over fourty years, and currently, he is the Asst. Assessor-Clerk-Recorder & Asst. Chief Elections Officer for San Mateo County. We had an a wide-ranging conversation covering the importance of youth civic engagement, the power of one vote, and the threats he sees to elections in the near future regarding AI. I really enjoyed the conversation with Jim, and I hope you will listening!Show notes:Key wordsvoting, registration, civic responsibility, informed voter, Voters' Choice Act, election challenges, misinformation, youth engagement, democracy, electoral procesChapters00:00 The Importance of Voting03:30 Steps to Register to Vote06:39 Becoming an Informed Voter09:32 Innovations in Voting: The Voters' Choice Act13:33 Challenges in Implementing New Voting Systems17:56 The Threat of Misinformation in Elections20:42 Final Thoughts on Civic Engagement
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