mrstickball on 12 January 2010
| bimmylee said: I just thought of something: what if they took away the letters but kept just the names on the ballot? Wouldn't that force voters to stay informed and henceforth solve the problem? Or is there something I'm missing? I mean, if voters already know what the candidates stand for, then knowing what party they're from would be a given, thus unnecessary on the ballot. Voting straight-ticket would be much more difficult. |
In Ohio, we do that for the state supreme court. Its non-partisan, but judges do have a political affiliation.
Republicans have won handily in every election this decade.
I really like the non-partisan way we elect our state supreme court. Judges tend to get elected on their record and promises, and not political affiliation. I wish all elections were held that way. Remember: In the early days of the US, we had no political parties.
Would of been nice to not have parisan ballots, so America wouldn't have received:
Back from the dead, I'm afraid.
