Podcasts about take back our elections

80-some days till the polls close. The Harris-Walz campaign is riding a wave of momentum in the country to move past Trump that feels sustainable to me. I assume Trump/the Right/the GOP will get very dirty. That's a reality, but so is my 2019 conversation with JOSHUA DOUGLAS, about his book - VOTE FOR US: How to Take Back Our Elections and Change the Future of Voting: Americans working to take back their democracy, one community at a time - expanding voter eligibility, easing voter registration rules, making voting more convenient, giving redistricting back to the voters, improving civics education.  You can learn more at joshuaadouglas.com 

LEXINGTON, Ky. (May 30, 2024) – After finding great satisfaction in writing his first popular press book, “Vote for US: How to Take Back Our Elections and Change the Future of Voting,” Joshua Douglas was motivated to pursue a similar endeavor for his second book. Douglas, a professor at the UK J. David Rosenberg College of Law, sought advice from a trusted advisor about his new idea, which focused on using bipartisan solutions to improve our elections and potentially circumventing the need for Supreme Court involvement. His advisor suggested that this concept should be the conclusion of his book, proposing instead that Douglas explore why he views the Supreme Court as problematic and why a comprehensive election reform is necessary.  The outcome is Douglas' second book, released on May 14th, titled "The Supreme Court v. The Voters: The Troubling Story of How the Supreme Court Has Undermined Voting Rights." In this book, Douglas delves into significant voting rights cases—some lesser-known and others more familiar—to examine the pivotal moments that have profoundly affected our elections and the nation. Through clear and approachable writing, Douglas recounts each case, sheds light on the enduring electoral challenges we face, and underscores the significant influence the Supreme Court has had in creating a compromised electoral system. On this episode of Behind the Blue, Douglas shares what attracted him to the cases discussed in his book, highlights unexpected details readers may learn about the Constitution's treatment of voting rights, and offers ideas for reforms that could lead to meaningful improvements. "Behind the Blue" is available on iTunes, Google Play, and Spotify. Become a subscriber to receive new episodes of “Behind the Blue” each week. UK's latest medical breakthroughs, research, artists and writers will be featured, along with the most important news impacting the university.  Transcripts for this or other episodes of Behind the Blue can be downloaded from the show's blog page. To discover what's wildly possible at the University of Kentucky, click here.

Denise, Doug and Kimberly share the Kentucky political news of the week, with an unfortunate update on the bad bills -> veto -> override round robin happening right now in the Kentucky General Assembly. Then, Doug and Denise connect with UK Constitutional Law professor Josh Douglas, an elections law expert and author of the timely "Vote for US: How to Take Back Our Elections and Change the Future of Voting." Listen in for our weekly digital demonstration for good government and a more compassionate commonwealth. Live Mondays at 7pm - https://www.facebook.com/progressky/live/ Website - http://progresskentucky.org/ Facebook - @progressky Instagram - @progress_ky Twitter - @progress_ky YouTube - http://bit.ly/progress_ky Medium - progressky.medium.com Live Media Production by www.couchfiremedia.com

(Image: Shutterstock) A list of questions for Fayette County Clerk Don Blevins about the 2020 General Election, made unusual and extraordinary by a pandemic and a divided nation | Tom Eblen interviews UK Law Professor Joshua Douglas about his new book, How to Take Back Our Elections and Change the Future of Voting  | 19th Amendment co-host Jackie Jay talks election dynamics with EKU Government Professor Anne Cizmar | State of Justice reporter Rae Garringer looks into the status of felon voting rights  Interviews in order of appearance:  Tom Martin with Fayette County Clerk Don Blevins  Tom Eblen with UK Law Professor and author, Josh Douglas  19th Amendment Series: Jackie Jay with EKU Government Professor Anne Cizmar  State of Justice Series: Rae Garringer explores felon voting rights   Contact: Tom Martin at es@eku.edu or leave voicemail at 859-622-9358  If you appreciate access to this important content during this global pandemic, please help us continue to provide public service journalism and information to Central and Eastern Kentucky communities. Please make your contribution to WEKU today.

In this episode, Adam Eichen speaks with University of Kentucky Law Professor Joshua Douglas about the growing movement for democracy reform, the policies that are working in states and locales across the country, and his new book, Vote for US: How to Take Back Our Elections and Change the Future of Voting.

With reports that voting rights are being compromised, some have concluded that elections are not truly democratic. Yet, individuals are making positive changes in their communities to protect these important rights. Joshua Douglas joins Sam Wang to discuss his new book, “Vote for US: How to Take Back Our Elections and Change the Future of Voting.” The book captures the positive stories of Americans working to secure elections by improving their local and state voting processes. In writing this book, Douglas aims to not only chart efforts to fight against voter suppression but also promote improvements that are making elections more inclusive, convenient, and democratic. Douglas is the Thomas P. Lewis Professor of Law at the University of Kentucky. His research includes election law and voting rights, civil procedure, constitutional law, and judicial decision-making. He co-edited the book “Election Law Stories” and has published his work in top academic journals, including the Georgetown Law Journal, Penn Law Review Online, Vanderbilt Law Review, Washington University Law Review, among others.

The Republican party games the political system with gerrymandering, voter suppression, and election manipulation. In VOTE FOR US, JOSHUA DOUGLAS writes about the many positive initiatives through which Americans are taking back their democracy, one community at a time - expanding voter eligibility, easing voter registration rules, making voting more convenient, giving redistricting back to the voters, improving civics education, and more. This interview offers warnings, good news, and action steps for 2020.

Eleanor LeCain discusses how every day Americans are winning democracy reforms in cities and states across the country with Joshua A. Douglas, author of Vote for US: How to Take Back Our Elections and Change The Future of Voting and professor at the University of Kentucky College of Law.

Renee discusses voting rights reform initiatives with Joshua A. Douglas, University of Kentucky College of Law Professor and author of Vote for US: How to Take Back Our Elections and Change the Future of Voting.

Renee discusses voting rights reform initiatives with Joshua A. Douglas, University of Kentucky College of Law Professor and author of Vote for US: How to Take Back Our Elections and Change the Future of Voting.

In this episode, Josh Douglas, Thomas P. Lewis Professor of Law at the University of Kentucky College of Law discusses his forthcoming book "Vote for US: How to Take Back Our Elections and Change the Future of Voting." In his book, Douglas makes a number of innovative but controversial proposals for increasing voter participation and engagement, including reducing felon disenfranchisement, lowering the voting age to 16, introducing universal voting by mail, improving access to voting machines, and changing the redistricting process, among other things. You can read more of Douglas's scholarship on his SSRN page here. He is on Twitter at @JoshuaADouglas.Keywords: Election law, voting rights See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.