by the way, i'm not american....i'm just curious about how american election works... because in the philippines, you can just pick the candidates you like regardless of their partylist. =)
2006-11-10 23:48:58 · 13 answers · asked by dallasfan 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Elections
You can scatter your votes, I usually do. I vote by issue, being middle class, and not a globalist. We don't have a party of our own.
Yet.
2006-11-10 23:55:52 · answer #1 · answered by DAR 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The only time the party affiliation comes into play is during the primaries. That is when you have several people from one party going for the same post, such as we are about to get a slew of presidential candidates here soon. This is so that you won't have a republican going to the democrat primaries and voting for someone who they think cannot win against their party and visa verse. How party lines play out is you tell the election official who you are aligned with and you get that ballot.
During the actual elections you can vote for anyone you want to though. In fact you can vote on one issue and ignore another. When the actual election happens you don't even say party affiliation when you go to vote.
2006-11-11 08:32:45 · answer #2 · answered by JFra472449 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It would indeed be possible to vote for a combination of parties but only if there is more than one election. In the United States you would be able to vote for a GOP president, a Dem senator and a Libertarian house member.
In the UK you could vote for a Labour MP, a Conservative county councillor and a Lib Dem local councillor.
In some countries it is possible to vote not only by STV for a partylist but also for a single candidate on that party list (eg Denmark)
2006-11-11 16:18:40 · answer #3 · answered by Harry Hayfield 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Split your ticket! You can vote for any candidate you want on the ballot. Why do you think the number of votes for a particular party changes from year to year? Not because the voters change their party so much as they vote across party lines.
I'm a Socialist but there are no socialist candidates on my Oregon ballot, so I voted Green for Governor and Democrat for almost everything else.
2006-11-11 12:50:39 · answer #4 · answered by Kronner 82 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You can do the same here too. Although some people vote a "straight" party ticket, most of us do go through each candidate and vote based on the strengths of that candidate, not their party affiliation.
2006-11-11 07:57:54 · answer #5 · answered by Mrs. Strain 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In the general elections, you can vote however you want. However, in some states, in the primary election you have to choose either the Republican or Democratic ticket, and vote accordingly.
2006-11-11 08:13:15 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
In the US, you vote for the individual candidate not the party. We are not a Parliamentary system.
2006-11-11 12:32:17 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
In the US, you can vote for any candidate regardless of their party affiliation.
2006-11-11 07:53:53 · answer #8 · answered by Iwearpants 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You do not have to vote a straight party you can vote a mixed ticket (pick and choose any one in ether party. )
2006-11-11 07:58:59 · answer #9 · answered by norsmen 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if u vote mix - whom r u going to hold accountable for bad things? a man u've voted 4 or a party. Make a straight chioce always.
2006-11-11 08:32:24 · answer #10 · answered by White Eagle 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋