November 13, 201411 yr Two Separate Questions: Should "Straight Ticket" option be removed from the Ballot in the General Elections? Should Party affiliation be removed from the Ballot in the General Election?
November 13, 201411 yr Author Local election is being challenged over straight ticket option got me to thinking about why is straight ticket even an option?
November 13, 201411 yr Two Separate Questions: Should "Straight Ticket" option be removed from the Ballot in the General Elections? Should Party affiliation be removed from the Ballot in the General Election? I say yes on party affiliation, therefor the straight ticket would go away as well.
November 13, 201411 yr Author I actually heard some people that said they thought the box on the paper ballot where you could could check GOP or DEM was where they were to check if they were a republican or democrat and didn't realize that it was a "Straight Ticket" box.
November 13, 201411 yr Been saying this for several years now. Absolutely, it should be removed. You're there to vote on individuals, not for a party...otherwise we wouldn't even have to bother to break all the races down. There's no reason why you can't take the extra 60-90 seconds or whatever to fill in each box.
November 13, 201411 yr Removing straight ticket would probably result in some people not voting but I don't know how much it really bothers me that those people wouldn't vote if they can't be bothered to educate themselves about the candidates.
November 13, 201411 yr Doesn't really matter as both parties would have volunteers handing you the "straight ticket" candidates when you go to the poll. Those who wanted to vote all dem or all rep could still get the information without any trouble.
November 13, 201411 yr While I'm not someone who punches straight ticket I disagree it should be removed. We may not agree with people who do it but it is their right .
November 13, 201411 yr While I'm not someone who punches straight ticket I disagree it should be removed. We may not agree with people who do it but it is their right . I am somewhat inclined to agree. There are people who aligned with "party", regardless of the individual candidate.
November 13, 201411 yr I am somewhat inclined to agree. There are people who aligned with "party", regardless of the individual candidate.And that's why we have the problems we do today.
November 13, 201411 yr And that's why we have the problems we do today. Agreed! They need to get rid of the straight ticket, make people spend a minute or two to fill out the ballot. If they want to card all their votes for one party or another, that's fine, but fill out the entire ballot.
November 13, 201411 yr I would agree the eliminate the straight ticket. But will parties agree? Of course not. It used to be country over party at the national level. Given the number of straight party votes over the past few years that would appear to not be the case.
November 13, 201411 yr While I'm not someone who punches straight ticket I disagree it should be removed. We may not agree with people who do it but it is their right . Word
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