HB 1415 Summary

• Permits voters in general elections to vote a straight party ticket by marking a single circle below a party name, or to vote a split ticket by individually marking candidates.

• Adds a circle one-half inch in diameter immediately below each party name on ballots for use with electronic voting systems.

• Removes previous prohibition on straight party ticket voting in electronic voting systems for partisan elections.

• Clarifies ballot counting procedures to account for straight party ticket votes, including how to handle ballots marked both at the party circle and individual candidate squares.

• Applies to both paper ballots and voting machines, allowing voters to select all candidates of one party by a single mark or to vote individually across parties as preferred.