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.

 

That actually happend to my wife a few years ago.

I don't care if they. Remove the straight ticket choice but I def want the party affiliation on the ballot

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 .

 

Kindly disagree. I do not believe the right to vote includes anything about making it "convenient" to vote for a particular party. If you want to vote along the party lines, then go for it. I'm not saying you shouldn't or can't. All I'm saying is that if you want to vote for the entire party, then you can take the few extra moments to go down the ballot.

Is this party affiliation or sexual affiliation?

Yes.

Kindly disagree. I do not believe the right to vote includes anything about making it "convenient" to vote for a particular party. If you want to vote along the party lines, then go for it. I'm not saying you shouldn't or can't. All I'm saying is that if you want to vote for the entire party, then you can take the few extra moments to go down the ballot.

 

If a voter wants to vote straight ticket why can't there be a button that says "straight ticket?" This is a silly debate IMO.

 

Next we're going to have tests to see if they know who the last VP was or how many years a senator can serve.

Kindly disagree. I do not believe the right to vote includes anything about making it "convenient" to vote for a particular party. If you want to vote along the party lines, then go for it. I'm not saying you shouldn't or can't. All I'm saying is that if you want to vote for the entire party, then you can take the few extra moments to go down the ballot.

With that logic, let's remove party affiliation for the primaries as well.

Kindly disagree. I do not believe the right to vote includes anything about making it "convenient" to vote for a particular party. If you want to vote along the party lines, then go for it. I'm not saying you shouldn't or can't. All I'm saying is that if you want to vote for the entire party, then you can take the few extra moments to go down the ballot.

 

There are people who are "issue" voters. Despite what an individual may present, for example, there are people who will NEVER vote Democrat because they feel the Democratic platform is "pro" abortion. It's philosophy. I respect their right to vote as their conscience dictates. Personally, I refuse to register as either Democrat or Republican because of philosophy.

 

I don't think it's up to the government to tell us (Anyone) that I can't vote easily for all candidates. I don't personally agree with the tactic. But it's not my place to restrict their right to do so.

I honestly see no issue with the straight ticket option... If someone is going to vote all Dem or all GOP, what difference does it make if they press one button to do it or 14 buttons? Silly debate.

When I went to Kenton County Courthouse a couple days after Nov. 4 election to renew my auto tags, election results were posted on door, including number of straight-party ballots. Didn't seem all that many -- hundreds not thousands -- and the totals paralleled the overall vote results -- about 60 percent Republican to 40 percent Democrat in terms of straight-ballot numbers.

 

This is a non-issue, largely fueled by right-wing paranoia.

Right wing paranoia.

 

There are only 14 states that currently have a straight ticket option. 8 of the 14 were red states. Sort of blows your right wing theory out of the water.

If a voter wants to vote straight ticket why can't there be a button that says "straight ticket?" This is a silly debate IMO.

 

Next we're going to have tests to see if they know who the last VP was or how many years a senator can serve.

 

Why is it silly? Why is asking someone to read each line and vote for each person too much of an inconvenience. I know you are a contrarian but I don't understand why you feel this way about this.

Why is it silly? Why is asking someone to read each line and vote for each person too much of an inconvenience. I know you are a contrarian but I don't understand why you feel this way about this.

 

Not attempting to presume Clyde's eventual response, but again, when people are aligned to a party for philosophical reasons, what possible "positive" is there to requiring such?

When I went to Kenton County Courthouse a couple days after Nov. 4 election to renew my auto tags, election results were posted on door, including number of straight-party ballots. Didn't seem all that many -- hundreds not thousands -- and the totals paralleled the overall vote results -- about 60 percent Republican to 40 percent Democrat in terms of straight-ballot numbers.

This is a non-issue, largely fueled by right-wing paranoia.

 

I started this thread and the reason I started it is because the Democratic Candidate that ran for Judge Executive locally believes that many people that voted for him had their vote cancelled if they also voted straight ticket. I brought this up because, I felt he could be right and that straight ticket could have hurt his chances to be elected.

 

The straight ticket vote was around 5000 for the GOP and around 1500 for the DEM in our county. If I was just worried about it from a politics stand point I wouldn't have cared that the Democrat could have been shorted votes...I just see no reason for a "straight ticket"

Right wing paranoia.

 

There are only 14 states that currently have a straight ticket option. 8 of the 14 were red states. Sort of blows your right wing theory out of the water.

Eliminating straight-party voting most certainly is part of the GOP's voter-suppression strategy in some of these states with all-Republican state legislatures -- along with reducing number of precincts (code for creating longer voting lines) in college towns. And moving early voting sites to the end of the bus line.

 

Speaking of paranoid right-wingers cracking down on college kids voting, read a story a couple weeks ago about same occurring in Berea, Kentucky, of all places. Right in our own back yard!

Not attempting to presume Clyde's eventual response, but again, when people are aligned to a party for philosophical reasons, what possible "positive" is there to requiring such?

One positive would be people would actually have pay attention to who and what the candidates are.

Why should people be so aligned to a party that they can't take time to vote for individuals...I think voting straight ticket just because of the party is reprehensible.