{"podcast":{"title":"Democracy Decoded","slug":"democracy-decoded-5132165","podcast_index_feed_id":5132165,"rss_url":"https://feeds.simplecast.com/6_IAlXDa","website_url":"https://democracy-decoded.simplecast.com","image_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/f17078a4-4277-4c0a-8a65-e1d7050657be/52a1e1c6-6c5e-43f7-bd6c-ef18a2ff611b/3000x3000/clcdemocracydecodedcoverartfinal.jpg?aid=rss_feed","author":"Campaign Legal Center","episode_count":51,"summary":"Our system of government is rooted in the Constitution and designed to ensure that power is shared, not concentrated in any one branch. But what happens when the institutions that were meant to hold one another accountable are tested in new and unprecedented ways? Season 6 of Democracy Decoded examines some of the defining constitutional questions shaping American democracy today. From the separation of powers and the role of the Department of Justice, to presidential pardons, political dissent, citizenship, voting rights, and safeguarding our elections, each episode explores the legal principles, institutions, and people at the center of today's most consequential debates. Through conversations with leading legal experts, advocates and policymakers, we'll unpack what's happening, why it matters and what these developments could mean for the future of our democracy. Going beyond the headlines, we also examine the constitutional framework behind the news; the checks and balances designed to protect our freedoms; and the challenges facing the rule of law in a rapidly evolving political landscape. Whether you want to better understand the political events of the day or the Constituti…","last_synced_at":"2026-09-22T10:19:13.566618+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/democracy-decoded-5132165"},"episode":{"title":"The Latest: The Fights Over Election Certification","slug":"the-latest-the-fights-over-election-certification","published_at":"2024-10-08T09:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/democracy-decoded-5132165/the-latest-the-fights-over-election-certification","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/democracy-decoded-5132165","url":"https://democracy-decoded.simplecast.com/episodes/the-latest-the-fights-over-election-certification-w5atUcL6","audio_url":"https://cohst.app/pdcst/4J1W3D/pscrb.fm/rss/p/afp-105242-injected.calisto.simplecastaudio.com/cd51c195-fb74-4343-a274-91327c32e0f2/episodes/1b29abe4-0a34-4cbd-bcfd-7eef7b0227a7/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=cd51c195-fb74-4343-a274-91327c32e0f2&awEpisodeId=1b29abe4-0a34-4cbd-bcfd-7eef7b0227a7&feed=6_IAlXDa","summary":"Election certification has traditionally been a mostly symbolic process in the United States. You vote, your vote gets counted, your precinct and others get tallied together (“canvassed” is the term of art) and, within a few days, everyone looks at the counts and agrees on a winner. But lately, this banal, bland procedure has become a political flashpoint, as people who question the election process impose unrealistic requirements on certification — and, in some cases, outright refuse to certify elections, even when state law requires them to do so. In another of this season’s up-to-the-minute episodes, we are speaking with Jonathan Diaz, a litigator and voting rights advocate at CLC, who joins Simone to explain how election certification is supposed to work, how it’s being taken advantage of by bad actors and what CLC and other good-government advocates are doing to push back and see that election laws are carried out.","meta_description":"Election certification has traditionally been a mostly symbolic process in the United States. You vote, your vote gets counted, your precinct and others g…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1802,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/democracy-decoded-5132165/episodes/the-latest-the-fights-over-election-certification/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/democracy-decoded-5132165/the-latest-the-fights-over-election-certification.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}