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  • Helpline Fills Gaps in Local Housing Assistance

    Kathleen Shannon

    June 29, 2021 |

    KDNK Community Radio |

    Radio |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Roaring Fork Valley, Colorado

    Bridging Resources is a helpline launched by a group of nonprofits that connects residents to existing services. Bilingual operators field calls and connect callers to agencies that can provide food, rental assistance, childcare, and legal advice among other services. The operators actually call the agencies with residents on the line to ensure the connection is made. Seventy-eight callers received assistance in the helpline’s first ten weeks, split almost evenly between English and Spanish speakers, which reinforced the importance of providing bilingual assistance.

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  • Ranked Choice Voting Debuts in 2020 Basalt Mayoral Election

    Kathleen Shannon

    December 22, 2020 |

    KDNK Community Radio |

    Podcast |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Basalt, Colorado

    Ranked choice voting (RCV) lets voters select multiple candidates in order of preference. If no one gets a majority, there is a second round where the candidate with the fewest first choice votes is eliminated and the second choice on those ballots is counted. The process repeats until one candidate gets a majority. More elections use RCV, including Basalt ’s 2020 mayoral race where another RCV-experienced city shared public information materials and election judge training. RCV requires close attention to all ballots and campaigns are more civil because of the incentive to be a voter’s second choice.

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