▁V ote ▁Sm art ▁moved ▁its ▁Key ▁V otes ▁Department ▁and ▁Political ▁Cou rage ▁Test ▁Department ▁to ▁facilities ▁offered ▁by ▁both ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Texas - A ust in ▁and ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Southern ▁California . ▁V ote ▁Sm art ▁has ▁since ▁left ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Southern ▁California ▁and ▁moved ▁its ▁Political ▁Cou rage ▁Department ▁to ▁its ▁Mont ana ▁research ▁center . ▁ ▁In ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁V ote ▁Sm art ▁laid ▁off ▁six ▁employees , ▁cit ing ▁financial ▁difficulties . ▁A ▁sevent h ▁employee ▁quit ▁because ▁of ▁the ▁sudden ▁lay offs . ▁ ▁In ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁V ote ▁Sm art ▁announced ▁that ▁it ▁would ▁be ▁s elling ▁its ▁ 1 5 0 - acre ▁ran ch ▁near ▁Phili ps burg , ▁Mont ana , ▁and ▁re loc ating ▁its ▁headquarters ▁after ▁the ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁U . S . ▁president ial ▁election . ▁Kim ball ▁said ▁the ▁ran ch ' s ▁se cluded ▁location , ▁which ▁hous ed ▁ 4 0 ▁intern s , ▁had ▁caused ▁issues : ▁" We ▁have ▁all ▁the ▁problems ▁a ▁university ▁does ▁with ▁the ▁experimental , ▁advent ur ous , ▁h orm onal ▁tor rent ▁that ▁is ▁the ▁young . ▁Only ▁in ▁the ▁w ilder ness ▁such ▁things ▁can ▁become ▁dangerous . ▁Love ▁was ▁requ ited ▁and ▁denied , ▁mar ri ages ▁were ▁created , ▁f ights ▁en su ed , ▁drink ers ▁crash ed , ▁inj uries ▁of ▁every ▁sort , ▁hospital ▁tri ps