In NJ they do not (or rather, did not when I lived there). I only first saw it when I moved to WV.
On Wed, Feb 20, 2013 at 9:57 PM, Judah McAuley <[email protected]> wrote: > > You know, I didn't realize that straight ticket voting was a thing until > recently. I saw it on West Wing and it was a joke there and I thought they > were just making fun of people who thought they could do that. It was only > on this list in the last couple of years that I found out that that exists > some places. You've never been able to do that in the time I've voted here > in Oregon. It just astounds me. > > Judah > > > On Tue, Feb 19, 2013 at 3:52 PM, Scott Stroz <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > I thin straight ticket voting should be illegal. It is for lazy, closed > > minded people, and no one else, really. > > > > > > On Tue, Feb 19, 2013 at 4:25 PM, GMoney <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > I like your ideas JB. > > > > > > I like the idea of removing party affiliation from the ballot......i > > would > > > like to replace those by allowing candidates to write a short...very > > short, > > > like....200 word...statement about their most important issues. > > > > > > For large, well known races like president or senator, this probably > > isn't > > > necessary...but we have so many smaller races....district reps, judges, > > > board of education members, mayors, sheriffs, etc. I don't think it's > > > practical to expect all voters to be up to speed on all of those > (though > > > that would be ideal). > > > > > > So why not let the candidates lay out one last time very succinctly, > what > > > they are about. The better educated each voter, the better off we all > > > are...even if that education consists only of a few lines they read > from > > > the candidate before voting. > > > > > > (If nothing else, i want ALL voters to know which BOE members want to > > teach > > > their children actual science! That's how some of these ID nutters get > > onto > > > these boards....by moderate republicans who vote straight ticket for > BOE > > > seats, not realizing they are voting in a wacko) > > > > > > On Tue, Feb 19, 2013 at 3:03 PM, Jerry Barnes <[email protected]> > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > "So let me ask a dumb question......if a person dislikes many or most > > or > > > > even > > > > some of the platform of the Republican/Democratic party, but likes > one > > or > > > > two primary issues they focus on......WHY register for that > party????" > > > > > > > > Before I give a few reasons, here is so me KV > > > > > > > > > > > > The two real political parties in America are the Winners and the > > Losers. > > > > The people don't acknowledge this. They claim membership in two > > imaginary > > > > parties, the Republicans and the Democrats, instead. - Kurt Vonnegut > > > > > > > > Thanks to TV and for the convenience of TV, you can only be one of > two > > > > kinds of human beings, either a liberal or a conservative. - Kurt > > > Vonnegut > > > > > > > > In no specific order > > > > > > > > * Primaries - As mentioned, some states have closed primaries. > > > > * Issues - Like the abortion issue (either side). > > > > * Identity Politics - Some people have to be in a group. > > > > * The lack of critical thinking skills leading to the abundance of > low > > > > information voters. I blame the parents acceptance of substandard > > > schools. > > > > * > > > > > > > > > > > > " Register independent so you don't unnecessarily soil your name, and > > > vote > > > > for whatever candidate matches most closely with your beliefs" > > > > > > > > Why register at all? > > > > > > > > I have no problems with political parties. Banning them would be an > > > attack > > > > on the freedom of speech and association. However, there is no need > to > > > > list them on the ballot and there is no need to have straight ticket > > > > voting. Removing both would, in my opinion, lead to a multi-partisan > > > > approach to government and less hostility. > > > > > > > > There are few things that D's and R's in DC agree on. Keeping third > > > party > > > > candidates shut out is one. I imagine keeping straight ticket voting > > is > > > > another. It makes it easy for the low-information voter to pick. > > > > > > > > J > > > > > > > > - > > > > > > > > Ninety percent of politicians give the other ten percent a bad > > > reputation. > > > > - Henry Kissinger > > > > > > > > Politicians are people who, when they see light at the end of the > > tunnel, > > > > go out and buy some more tunnel. - John Quinton > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:361505 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
