SB 146 Summary

• Eliminates straight party voting in general and municipal elections, effective January 1, 2013, except for presidential elector candidates.

• Removes voter option to cast a single mark to vote for all candidates of one political party or independent ticket at one time.

• Repeals multiple superseded statutes governing straight party ticket voting procedures for paper ballots, ballot cards, and electronic voting systems.

• Modifies ballot layout requirements by removing instructions and voting positions for straight party voting while retaining individual candidate voting options.

• Simplifies vote counting procedures by eliminating complex rules that applied when voters cast both straight party and individual candidate votes.