rss-bridge 2020-10-22T13:47:00+00:00

How We Vote

Drunken brawls, coercion, and lace curtains. Believe it or not, how regular people vote was not something the founding fathers thought much about, or planned for. Americans went from casting votes at drunken parties in the town square to private booths behind a drawn curtain. In this episode, the process of voting; how it was originally designed, who it was intended for, moments in our country's history when we reimagined it altogether, and what we're left with today.

To manage podcast ad preferences, review the links below:

See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences.

Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices

NPR Privacy Policy

####
Throughline

NPR

####
Throughline

Get perks with [Podcast Title]+

Your support helps make our show possible and unlocks access to our sponsor-free feed.

-->

How We Vote

October 22, 20209:47 AM ET

[Rund Abdelfatah headshot]

Rund Abdelfatah

[Ramtin Arablouei, co-host and co-producer of Throughline.]

Ramtin Arablouei

[Laine Kaplan-Levenson]

Laine Kaplan-Levenson

[Headshot of Julie Caine]

Julie Caine

Lawrence Wu

Jamison York

Parth Shah

Victoria Whitley-Berry

How We Vote

****

Listen
58:19

58:19

[****
Transcript](https://www.npr.org/transcripts/919532786)

******Download**

<iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/919532786/1200556935" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">

[****
Transcript](https://www.npr.org/transcripts/919532786)

Original source