Monday, October 27, 2008

Early Voting - Texas

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26376 66p · 857 weeks ago

I am so glad we don't have straight-party voting in Illinois anymore. (They got rid of that, I think, before I was ever able to vote.) I've always been opposed to that, because I feel like it let a lot of people vote without thinking.
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uplandpoet · 857 weeks ago

26376, i wish we did have a straight ticket lever in florida. there is not going to be a time when i am interested in voting for a republican. i am not inviting a canibal to dinner or hiring a convicted ax murderer to baby sit my children. if someone is a republican, they represent my enemy, i do not need to think about whether to vote for them.
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26376 66p · 857 weeks ago

But what if you live in FL-16, and you don't want to vote for Mahoney because of his recent issues. A straight punch would force you to vote for him or override the one office by voting for his opponent; there is no way with a straight punch (at least the way it was always manifested in Illinois, and from what I see above it is like this in Texas) to cast no vote for that office.

That is (and has always been) my issue with a straight punch.
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uplandpoet · 857 weeks ago

the only place i ever saw a straight ticket machine was in alabama, where i voted for my first few elections, you could either flip each little lever or a big on eat the top, so if i was in 16 (im not), and if i wanted to vote GOP(i wouldnt), and if we had that old alabama style machine (we dont), then i could simply not vote the ticket.

i will draw the line, i do not vote for democrats who have been CONVICTED of a crime that relates DIRECTLY to their office, otherwise the donkey gets my vote!!!!!
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tmess2 70p · 857 weeks ago

We used to have straight ticket voting in Missouri. The Republicans repealed it because it slightly favors the Democrats in this state. I am sure that someone has done the studies and knows exactly what causes it, but, among people who vote (or have to vote) in each contest instead of a straight party vote, there is a decline in the number of voters as you go down the ballot.
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Chris in TX · 857 weeks ago

I, being in Texas as is the person voting in the photo above, have the opportunity to vote a straight party ticket but choose to fill in each bubble. I regret that I get so few opportunities to vote -- I choose to
savor
each
and
every
bubble.
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tmess2 70p · 857 weeks ago

Remembers living in Texas when it was punchcard. I got tired of punching around race 50.
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daniel · 857 weeks ago

I agree. Also, my House Representative is a "democrat" who votes with the republicans on almost everything. I refuse to give him my vote.
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EJ · 857 weeks ago

Straight ticket voting should be an option. It is never mandatory. It does save a lot of time while voting and considering the underfunding of voting machines and staffing that results in very long lines is a cost saver. We've always had it in Iowa as far as I can recall-- I'm 59. You can always opt out on individual races in most states.
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