Press Play with Madeleine Brand
Historic voter turnout expected in Orange County
Whether Democrats will take control of the House depends on a few key races across the country, and some of them are in Orange County. We check in with the OC Registrar’s office.
By Madeleine Brand • • 48m ListenWhether Democrats will take control of the House depends on a few key races across the country, and some of them are in Orange County. We check in with the OC Registrar’s office. In-person turnout is already significantly higher than it was in the 2016 election.
Election workers put together hundreds of polling location kits as the Orange County Registrar of Voters prepares for the upcoming congressional election at their facility in Santa Ana, California, U.S. October 30, 2018. REUTERS/Mike Blake
In this episode
5 storiesWhat’s the voter turnout in some key Congressional races in Orange County?
Whether Democrats will take control of the House depends on a few key races across the country, and some of them are in Orange County. We check in with the OC Registrar’s office.
Read the story4 minWhat it’s like being a poll worker in LA
Theo Greenly is running a polling place in Koreatown. We talk to him about how he got the job and trained for it. He ended up being an “inspector,” which oversees the whole voting precinct.
Read the story6 minNo more local polling places in 2020?
LA County Registrar, Dean Logan, is working on a massive overhaul of the election system for 2020. It involves touch-screen ballots and an 11-day in-person voting period.
Read the story11 minWhat voter suppression looks like this election cycle
We talk about strict voter ID laws in Texas, Georgia, North Dakota and Kansas -- and how they affect close races. We also look at why Florida may be the key to reversing that trend.
Read the story13 min‘Broad City’ star Abbi Jacobson on her new book and political activism
Comedian Abbi Jacobson created the TV show “Broad City” with Ilana Glazer, and it’s now heading toward its 5th season. But during the shooting of season four, Jacobson was going through a rough patch.
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