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Straight-ticket voting — Voting for candidates of the same party for multiple positions is called straight ticket voting. For instance, if a member of the Democratic Party in the United States votes for every candidate from President, Senator, Representative, Governor,… … Wikipedia
straight-ticket — ˌstraight ˈticket ; adjective • straight ticket voting Main entry: ↑straight ticketderived … Useful english dictionary
straight ticket — noun a ballot cast by a voter who votes for all the candidates of one party • Ant: ↑split ticket • Hypernyms: ↑vote, ↑ballot, ↑voting, ↑balloting * * * noun : a ballot cast for all the candidates of one party compare … Useful english dictionary
Voting — Vote redirects here. For the Finno Ugric people, see Votes … Wikipedia
ticket — noun 1 for travel, an event, etc. ADJECTIVE ▪ one way (esp. AmE), single (BrE) ▪ return (BrE), round trip (AmE) ▪ day, season, weekly … Collocations dictionary
straight — straight1 [ streıt ] adjective ** ▸ 1 not bending/curving ▸ 2 not leaning ▸ 3 honest and true ▸ 4 information: correct ▸ 5 without interruption ▸ 6 serious ▸ 7 voting for one party ▸ 8 drink: not mixed ▸ 9 about person ▸ 10 clean and neat ▸ 11… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
voting — noun a choice that is made by counting the number of people in favor of each alternative (Freq. 9) there were only 17 votes in favor of the motion they allowed just one vote per person • Syn: ↑vote, ↑ballot, ↑balloting • Derivationally related… … Useful english dictionary
Ticket (election) — A ticket refers to a single election choice which fills more than one political office or seat. For example, in the U.S., the candidates for President and Vice President run on the same ticket , because they are elected together on a single… … Wikipedia
Voting machine — Election technology Certification of voting machines Independent Testing Authority (ITA) NVLAP VVSG End to end auditable voting systems Help America Vote Act Independent verific … Wikipedia
Split-ticket voting — can be used as a form of tactical voting in countries (such as the United States) dominated by two parties where a voter is not a wholehearted supporter of either party. It can also be used in countries (such as Germany) which use a variety of… … Wikipedia
