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Early voting in Westchester County opens October 24. Shu Yang of Elections Simplified says his own ballot ran seven pages of names he mostly did not recognize, which is why he and a small team built a voter guide that lists candidates' track records. Jim asks how it works, where AI fits, and what it can and cannot tell a voter.

In This Episode

(0:00) Why Jim invited Shu on

(1:09) The ballot problem behind the site

(3:41) A team with very different politics

(7:09) Why most races are not partisan

(10:55) From candidate filing to a record on the page

(12:32) Where AI works and where people review

(15:11) Incumbents versus newcomers

(17:16) What the vote power rating measures

(20:08) What to do when a record looks wrong

(20:50) How to use the site before early voting

(21:45) Who is behind it and what comes next

Source: Elections Simplified, electionssimplified.com

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