Does having a party lever in voting booths encourage people not to think about whom they are electing to office?
Your thoughts please....
2006-07-18 11:38:45 · 9 answers · asked by genaddt 7 in Politics & Government ➔ Other - Politics & Government
Yes. It allows people to enter the voting booth and decide on emotion and not education resulting in votes they may not have otherwise cast. For example, a candidate for State Representative in Mississippi may be a known member of the KKK and a member of the Democratic Party. Because African Americans vote Democratic 90% of the time, there could be a scenario where thousands, unknowingly, end up voting for the KKK member. This is called the "coat-tail" effect and can be both good and bad--i.e., bad is the example above and good is when a mediocre state candidate picks up votes because the Presidential candidate from the same party is extremely popular.
2006-07-18 11:41:47 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
Obviously, yes. But I'm not sure they think about it anyway. Just go down the list and punch any hole next to a name with your favorite letter, be it D or R. The party lever just saves time.
Compare that, though, to most other democracies, where you don't even get to vote on actual candidates, but rather for a party.
2006-07-18 18:43:42 · answer #2 · answered by Tim 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Lever or not, I would say 90% people vote for the person representing the most memorable tv ad they've seen.
2006-07-18 18:42:47 · answer #3 · answered by Pancakes 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have never seen a party lever.
Counties here used punch cards until the Florida debacle. We used an electronic voting machine once after the punch cards were retired, then we switched to computer scanned paper ballots.
2006-07-18 18:48:56 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hopefully they did their thinking before they got there...not in the 2 minutes they are in the booth.
The manner in which you vote should not be confusing.
It should be offered in the language or special needs assistance that meets your requirments.
It should not leave any confusion as to who the person has voted for.
Other than that I don't think it matters at all.
2006-07-18 18:46:48 · answer #5 · answered by Crystal Violet 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some are electronic. Some are written by hand. Some are levers.
2006-07-18 18:41:14 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have never seen a party lever.
I think they voting a straight ticket is great for people who can't think!
2006-07-18 18:45:09 · answer #7 · answered by cantcu 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
electronic or computerize is best
2006-07-18 18:44:16 · answer #8 · answered by sarah m 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no
2006-07-18 20:04:26 · answer #9 · answered by Anry 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋