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In Texas, a vote for a straight-party ticket cast votes for all party candidates in all races where the party was fielding a candidate and the voter was eligible to cast a vote, from the President/Vice President (or Governor) to the county constable or justice of the peace.
In 2017, Simmons obtained House passage, 88–57, of his bill to abolish straight-ticket voting in Texas, a procedure still allowed in eight other states. With a straight ticket, a voter pulls one lever or touches one computer square to vote for all nominees of the same party. Most of the opponents of the legislation are Democratic, though ...
Election Q&A: I'm confused about the straight-ticket question on my ballot. If I vote for a party, can I also vote in individual races?
Democrats vowed to fight the GOP-led efforts to impose new rules on access to the ballot box.
Tennessee secretary of state Tre Hargett only certified Joe Biden's name for the Democratic primary ballot. [58] Dean Phillips's petition to be placed on the ballot was rejected, as he did not collect enough valid signatures. [59] As voters are still able to vote for Uncommitted as well as write-in candidates, the primary still took place. [60]
Senate Bill 1 prohibits drive-thru and 24-hour voting, offers protections for partisan poll watchers and changes laws related to voting by mail. How Texas’ new voting law is working: A Q&A with ...
As of November 2024, ranked choice voting is banned in eleven states. [174] On February 28, 2022, Tennessee became the first state to ban ranked choice voting state-wide. The sponsor of the bill, then Republican State Senator Brian Kelsey, said the ban was "a win for protecting election integrity and ensuring voter clarity at the ballot box."
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