Several
days ago, in this space, we recommended that voters who have
the ability to vote “straight party” do not exercise
that right. Yes, it is easier because all you have to do is
mark one box on the ballot for the top-of-the-ticket votes
are all taken care of for you. However, consider this. In
North Carolina (and South Carolina also) the “straight
party” vote does NOT include President. According to the
first “Featured” article [below] ballots in North
Carolina have the following words: “A Straight Party vote
is a vote for all candidates of that party in partisan
offices. Individual partisan office selections are not
necessary if you select a Straight Party below.” What the
ballot doesn’t tell you is that this does not include
President. How many thousand of voters will vote
straight-party but not for President in North and South
Carolina?
In our second “Featured” article we learn
another good reason not to vote straight party. New Mexico
is one of the states that allows straight party voting,
including the presidential race. However, if the ballots are
not properly programmed and a thorough pre-election testing
is accomplished there is no telling what may be the result
of voting straight party. Voters should not take a chance
that the county has tested thoroughly. Voters should not
take a chance that their machine may not even register
straight party votes for their party while it does for the
other party. Don’t trust them. Forego the “straight
party” selection and pick each candidate individually.
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The straight party states are: North Carolina, South
Carolina, New Mexico, Utah, Oklahoma, Texas, Alabama,
Kentucky, Pennsylvania, Iowa, Wisconsin, Michigan, Indiana,
West Virginia, and Rhode Island. ...
Featured - NC: Straight-ticket omits
presidential race LINK
Featured - NM:
Santa Fe County - Officials find, fix glitch in NM voting
machine LINK
National:
Election 2008: Election Law (and How They Break It) LINK
National:
Hack-a-vote: Students at Rice learn how vulnerable
electronic voting really is LINK
National: Fears
over US electronic voting machine fraud As the Presidential
election nears, Texan students learn how to rig votes LINK
Ohio: Ohio GOP
sues over voter ID discrepancies LINK
Ohio: Come To
Ohio! What We Can Learn From 2004 - And What We Can Do In
2008 LINK
Ohio: Licking
County - Some enjoy convenience of early balloting; others
see disadvantages LINK
Ohio: Putnam
County - Ohio county fires election director LINK
Pennsylvania:
Bucks County - Bucks awaits voting figures, machine count
LINK
Pennsylvania:
Bucks County - Voting deadline draws last-minute
registrations LINK
South Carolina:
Beaufort County - Voting machine snafu hits county LINK
South Carolina:
Beaufort County - Ballot machines for early voting down
again today LINK
Tennessee:
Officials: It's too late to change ballot U.S. District
Court in Nashville to hear Kurita's case Friday LINK
Utah: Salt Lake
County needs more poll workers and voting machines LINK
Virginia:
Virginians meet registration deadline in droves LINK
Washington:
Outdated, Arcane Laws Disenfranchising Voters in Seattle LINK
Wisconsin: Legal
Center Opposes Voter Roll Purges in Wisconsin Lawsuit LINK
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