High Turnout Wide Margins

S5E13 - Minimizing Fear and Focusing on Preparation with Michael Siegrist in Canton Township, Michigan

In this episode, hosts Brianna Lennon and Eric Fey speak with Michael Siegrist. He’s the Canton Township Clerk in Wayne County, Michigan, as well as the current president

S5E12 - Maintaining Joy and Passion for Elections Administration with Ohio’s Tonya Wichman

In this episode, hosts Brianna Lennon and Eric Fey speak with Tonya Wichman, the director of the Board of Elections in Defiance County, Ohio. She is also currently servin

S5E11 - From Election Crises to Camaraderie with Colorado’s Carly Koppes and Lori Mitchell

In this episode, hosts Brianna Lennon and Eric Fey speak with Carly Koppes, the County Clerk & Recorder in Weld County, Colorado, and Lori Mitchell, the County Clerk & Re

S5E10 - Five Years Later: A Check-In with Pima County’s Gabriella Cázares-Kelly

In this episode, hosts Brianna Lennon and Eric Fey speak to Gabriella Cázares-Kelly, the Recorder in Pima County, Arizona. This her second appearance on the podcast — her

S5E9 - Prioritizing the ‘Good and Right Thing’ with Philadelphia City Commissioner Seth Bluestein

In this episode, hosts Brianna Lennon and Eric Fey speak with Seth Bluestein. He’s the lone Republican Commissioner on the three-person Philadelphia Board of Elections.

S5E8 — Transparency, Transparency and More Transparency with Orange County’s Bob Page

In this episode, hosts Brianna Lennon and Eric Fey speak with Bob Page, the Registrar of Voters at County of Orange. He has had a busy year when it comes to questions abo

S5E7 - So, What’s Going on With Missouri’s congressional maps? An Election Admin Explainer.

In this episode, hosts Brianna Lennon and Eric Fey sit down to discuss the “kerfuffle” that has been the mid-decade redistricting process in Missouri. This process began

S5E6 - The Importance of Consequence Planning with Advance Elections’ Casandra Hockenberry

In this episode, hosts Brianna Lennon and Eric Fey speak with Casandra Hockenberry. Previously, she worked at the Council of State Governments’ Center for Innovation, but

S5E5 - Transmitting unofficial results via QR codes with Jamie Fitzgerald in Polk County, Iowa

In this episode, hosts Brianna Lennon and Eric Fey speak with Jamie Fitzgerald. He’s served as the Auditor and Commissioner of Elections in Polk County, Iowa, since Janua

S5E4 - Verifying Election Technology with The Turnout’s Jared Marcotte

In this episode, hosts Brianna Lennon and Eric Fey speak with Jared Marcotte. He’s the founder of The Turnout, a company that focuses on the intersection of technology, s

S5E3 - The New (Open Source) Kid on the Block with VotingWork’s Ben Adida

In this episode, hosts Brianna Lennon and Eric Fey speak with Ben Adida. He’s the co-founder and executive director of VotingWorks, a nonprofit organization that builds o

S5E2 - Turning Election Administration Experience into Technology Solutions with KNOWiNK and Liberty Vote’s Scott Leiendecker

In this episode, hosts Brianna Lennon and Eric Fey speak with Scott Leiendecker. He’s the founder and CEO of KNOWiNK, an electronic poll pad system, and Liberty Vote, as

S5E1 - A Reflection with former EAC Commissioner Tom Hicks

In this episode, hosts Brianna Lennon and Eric Fey speak with Tom Hicks. Hicks was a U.S. Election Assistance Commission [EAC] commissioner from January 2015 until July 9

S4E26 — Brianna and Eric in the Hot Seat: The Kid Interview

In this episode, hosts Brianna Lennon and Eric Fey interview their kids, then have the tables turned on them as the kids ask questions of the parents about elections and

S4E25 – Tours & TikToks & Transparency, Oh My! Building Trust in Election Protections with Lauren Prather and Thad Kousser

In this episode, hosts Brianna Lennon and Eric Fey speak with Lauren Prather and Thad Kousser, the co-directors of the Center for Transparent and Trusted Elections based

S4E24 – Live from PLEJ with Carolina Lopez: “When Large Election Offices Succeed, So Does the Rest of the Country.”

Back in September, the High Turnout Wide Margins team traveled to Fort Lauderdale, Florida, for the 2025 Summer Convening of the Partnership for Large Jurisdictions, or P

S4E23 – Centralizing Public Records Requests in Washington State with Stuart Holmes and Chris Mann

In this episode, hosts Eric Fey and Brianna Lennon speak with Christopher Mann, the Research Director at the Center for Election Innovation & Research, and Stuart Holmes,

S4E22 – Exploring the Future of AI in Elections with Arizona State University’s Bill Gates

In this episode, hosts Eric Fey and Brianna Lennon speak with Bill Gates. He’s the director of Arizona State University Mechanics of Democracy Lab, as well as the former

S4E21 – Changes to New Mexico Election Laws with Bernalillo County’s Michelle Kavanaugh

In this episode, hosts Eric Fey and Brianna Lennon speak with Michelle Kavanaugh, the Bernalillo County Clerk in New Mexico.  They spoke about some of the recent changes

S4E20 – Building Pillars of Election Trust with Ben Ginsberg and Bob Bauer

In this episode, hosts Eric Fey and Brianna Lennon speak with Ben Ginsberg and Bob Bauer. These two longtime and respected election experts launched a national effort cal