Again, voting for James Soong positively associates with voting for the PFP, although the level of significance is lower in the district and
straight ticket models than the other party models.
COATTAILS AND MIXED ELECTORAL SYSTEMS: EVIDENCE FROM TAIWAN'S 2016 ELECTION
The visual text of the ad read, "Vote for Democrats." (25) Though not explicitly condoned in the advertisement, the implication was to vote a
straight ticket. This goal was made markedly easier by the ability of Texas voters to do so with a single checkmark.
Check one and the accountability is done: the harmful impact of straight-ticket voting on judicial elections
The House also approved a bill that would force voters to make an individual decision on every ballot item, starting with the 2020 election, instead of voting
straight ticket with a single move.
The Brief: Gov. Greg Abbott signed a ban on "sanctuary cities" into law this weekend
"I think the bill's author got here on the basis of
straight ticket voting," Dutton said.
Bill to abolish "one-punch" voting approved in Texas House
And in both places, Republican
straight ticket voting fell a bit in 2008, rose in 2012 and fell again this year; GOP voters accounted for a bigger share in both places in 2004 than they did this year.
See the straight-ticket breakdown in Texas' 10 most-populous counties
Democrats have tried to do away with the ability to vote a
straight ticket, which has always been seen as benefiting Republicans.
2006 was indeed a watershed election year
In response, Abbott tweeted: "This happens when voting
straight ticket & then click for Trump.
Texas lawmakers mulling addition of paper backups to voting machines
Some will argue that a particular political party has certain values, so if you vote a
straight ticket, you will be voting for those values, but I disagree.
Voting, from an independent's perspective
"Given the current sentiment of voters, the drumbeat of news of corruption at the highest levels of State government, the disastrous Trump candidacy and a poor outlook for Republican
straight ticket voting - Democrats won't need as much money as their counterparts to be competitive," Beatty wrote.
Texas Democrats Said to Have "Greatest Opportunities in a Generation"
Its sponsors argued that people would still have been able to vote a
straight ticket but would have had to do so one candidate at a time.
Analysis: Straight-Ticket Voting Could Hobble Swing-District Candidates
And in the return of The
Straight Ticket segment, we'll bring you a dramatization of what could happen in Cleveland from the perspective of two delegates.
The Ticket: The Rules and Regulations of a Contested Convention
Rick Perry on several issues, including voter ID legislation, said making such a big decision without finding out more from states that have eliminated
straight ticket voting recently, would be premature.
Proposed Change to Election of Judges Gets Cool Reception
In Texas, the
straight ticket has lately been a boon to Republican candidates, but some of their pollsters are convinced that November voters are different from the primary voters and consider it foolish to rely on the party flag alone to carry their candidates to election wins.
Analysis: In Election Year, Democrats, Republicans -- and the Novembers
"Voting is increasingly, top to bottom,
straight ticket in Texas." If voters start splitting tickets - picking a Republican for one statewide office and a Democrat for another, for instance - that would be bad news for the incumbent party and good news for the outsiders.
Analysis: For Texas Dems, Long Game and Short One
* "Used to be close to a
straight ticket Republican until the Tea Partiers entered the picture.
Inside Intelligence: On the Ballots, Now and in Two Years ..