Straight-ticket voting or straight-party voting is the practice of voting for every candidate that a political party has on a general election ballot. It was introduced in the 1960s to shore up Democrats at the state level as Republicans were gaining strength at the national level. The Michigan Legislature passed and Governor Rick Snyder signed SB 13 on January 5, 2015, which repeals and abolishes straight- ticket voting in the state. Indiana abolished it for partisan at-large elections in 2016, but retained it for all other partisan races.
About Straight-ticket voting in brief
Straight-ticket voting or straight-party voting is the practice of voting for every candidate that a political party has on a general election ballot. It was introduced in the 1960s to shore up Democrats at the state level as Republicans were gaining strength at the national level. In the early days of the parties, it was nearly impossible not to vote on a straight- party line vote. The Michigan Legislature passed and Governor Rick Snyder signed SB 13 on January 5, 2015, which repeals and abolishes straight- ticket voting in the state. Texas passed its straight-ticket repeal in 2017 to be effective in 2020. Pennsylvania passed its repeal in 2019 to also have effect in 2020, and Utah passed its repealing in 2020 have effect.
Indiana abolished it for partisan at-large elections in 2016, but retained it for all other partisan races. North Carolina had an option for voting \”straight party\” that did not include a vote for the President and Vice President of the United States, through the 2012 elections. A voter ID law enacted in 2013 abolished all straight- Ticket voting in North Carolina, and went into effect in 2014. Under the former system, North Carolina made separate selections for PresidentVice President and the straight party option. This idiosyncrasy on the North Carolina ballot was described by some as “a ballot flaw,” potentially resulting in voters failing to cast a vote.
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