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EPISODE · Feb 19, 2026 · 38 MIN

The Ballot Battle

from The Democracy Lab · host The Democracy Lab

In this episode, Rob sits down with Stephen Richer, former Maricopa County Recorder and current Senior Fellow at the Harvard Ash Center, to break down the voting reform bills moving through Congress, namely the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act. They unpack what the bill would change about voter registration and election administration, and discuss what it could signal for the future of voting rights and reform in America.Check out our work at expanddemocracy.org and subscribe to our Substack to get our latest musings on the democracy reform landscape.

In this episode, Rob sits down with Stephen Richer, former Maricopa County Recorder and current Senior Fellow at the Harvard Ash Center, to break down the voting reform bills moving through Congress, namely the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act. They unpack what the bill would change about voter registration and election administration, and discuss what it could signal for the future of voting rights and reform in America.Check out our work at expanddemocracy.org and subscribe to our Substack to get our latest musings on the democracy reform landscape.

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