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How do you deal with states that have propositions vs. states that don't? What about states without bicameral legislatures [0]? Or states where a single candida
by mjmahone17 10y ago
How do you deal with states that have propositions vs. states that don't? What about states without bicameral legislatures [0]? Or states where a single candidate can run for multiple parties [1]? The reason you can't have a standard ballot design is because states don't have standardized races or systems. And so long as the US is a federation, you really wouldn't want to have all states with the same electoral system.
[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nebraska_Legislature https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nebraska_Legislature
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electoral_fusion https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electoral_fusion
- mynameisvlad 10y agoJust because there's one standard design doesn't mean that each state won't have slightly different requirements; it just means that the design of the standard ballot would have to incorporate those requirements.
- flukus 10y agoMultiple ballot papers.