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The Voting Booth

The Voting Booth

Written by: AEI Podcasts
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 AEI’s John Fortier and EAC Commissioner Don Palmer pull back the curtain of the Voting Booth to reveal the inner workings of elections. They are joined by Secretaries of State, local election officials, scholars, and lawyers to examine the issues leading the 2024 elections.Copyright 2026 AEI Podcasts Political Science Politics & Government
Episodes
  • What Can Elections Audits Learn from Audit Accounting? (with William Kresse)

    What Can Elections Audits Learn from Audit Accounting? (with William Kresse)
    Mar 3 2026

    Co-hosts John Fortier and Don Palmer are joined by William Kresse, Associate Professor in the Accounting, Finance, MIS, and Economics Division of the College of Business at Governors State University.
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    49 mins
  • How Can Election Administrators More Efficiently Respond to FOIA Requests? (with Stuart Holmes and Christopher Mann)

    How Can Election Administrators More Efficiently Respond to FOIA Requests? (with Stuart Holmes and Christopher Mann)
    Feb 24 2026

    Co-hosts John Fortier and Don Palmer are joined by Stuart Holmes, Director of Elections for Washington state, and Christopher Mann, Research Director at The Center for Election Innovation & Research.

    Show Notes:

    1. Innovation for Public Records: Centralizing Requests in Washington State
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    41 mins
  • Implementing the Help America Vote Act: A Firsthand Account (with Donald Palmer)

    Implementing the Help America Vote Act: A Firsthand Account (with Donald Palmer)
    Feb 3 2026

    Co-host John Fortier interviews co-host Don Palmer on his experience implementing the Help America Vote Act, first as an attorney in the Department of Justice, then as the chief election official in Florida and Virginia, and finally as a commissioner on the United States Election Assistance Commission.

    The conversation originally took place at a conference marking the 25th anniversary of the Supreme Court case Bush v. Gore.
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    23 mins
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