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Jessica Huseman on the nuts and bolts of elections

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In this episode of Democracy Optimist, Joshua Douglas hosts a conversation with Jessica Huseman, editorial director of Votebeat.org, a non-profit newsroom focusing on issues and events relating to elections and voting.

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Joshua A. Douglas is a law professor at the University of Kentucky J. David Rosenberg College of Law. He is the author of the forthcoming book "The Court v. The Voters: The Troubling Story of How the Supreme Court Has Undermined Voting Rights" and "Vote for US: How to Take Back Our Elections and Change the Future of Voting."Find him at www.joshuaadouglas.com
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