Bryce sits down with Jack Tomczak of Americans for Citizen Voting, a longtime political operative who's worked on campaigns since the late '90s, to break down a constitutional detail most people assume is already settled: the U.S. Constitution doesn't explicitly require voters in federal elections to be U.S. citizens — it leaves that eligibility question to the states. Jack walks through how his organization has worked to amend state constitutions to close that loophole, why California and a handful of other states remain out of reach for that approach, and why his group is now pushing a federal resolution to settle the question at the constitutional level.

The conversation covers the current politics around that push — including which lawmakers are involved, the vote count needed to get it to the floor, and Jack's read on why some Republicans remain hesitant despite what he describes as overwhelming public support. Bryce and Jack also spend time on voter ID, the broader "is our system secure" debate, and wrap up with their take on the recent LA mayoral race and the case for faster, more transparent vote counting nationwide.

TIMESTAMPS

• 00:00 — Intro, welcome Jack Tomczak
• 00:50 — Jack's background in politics, from Senate campaigns to today
• 03:29 — Why Jack prefers issue advocacy over politics itself
• 04:26 — "Politics is downstream of culture"
• 05:25 — Overview of Americans for Citizen Voting
• 07:11 — What the Constitution actually says (and doesn't say) about voter eligibility
• 09:35 — The California scenario — how one state's rules could ripple into federal elections
• 11:28 — The two-front strategy: state constitutions and a federal amendment
• 11:52 — Responding to opposition talking points
• 13:40 — Voter ID discussion
• 15:15 — Breaking down the federal resolution and what it does
• 16:13 — Political hesitation — why some Republicans haven't signed on
• 18:22 — Polling numbers on citizen-only voting support
• 19:05 — Odds of getting a floor vote
• 21:15 — The LA mayor's race
• 22:36 — The case for faster, more transparent elections
• 24:27 — How to get involved, contacting Congress
• 25:04 — Where to follow the organization