Elections & terms
split-ticket voting
Voting for candidates of different parties on the same ballot. Straight-ticket voting is the opposite, and some states offer a single mark to do it.
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Split-ticket voting has declined sharply as national partisanship has risen, which is why fewer districts now elect a representative of one party while voting for the other party's presidential candidate. A handful of states still print a straight-ticket option; most have removed it, which lengthens the time each voter spends at the machine.
Also written as: straight-ticket voting
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