Election Reform

LeftInTX

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8. In Texas, it's the same as Florida

Mon Nov 18, 2019, 04:56 PM

Nov 2019

b) Columns of parties specified by Subsection (a)(1) shall be arranged in descending order of the number of votes received statewide by each party's candidate for governor in the most recent gubernatorial general election, beginning on the left with the party whose candidate received the highest number of votes. Columns of parties that did not have a candidate for governor in the most recent gubernatorial general election shall appear after the columns of parties that had a candidate, and the order of their columns shall be determined by a drawing conducted by the secretary of state.

https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/EL/htm/EL.52.htm

I wonder how many other states have this law and if they will be challenged in court.......I'm tired of Republicans always being first on the ballot

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A federal court just threw out FL's ballot order law that lists candidates of the Gov's party first [View all] Gothmog Nov 2019 OP

Great. I didn't even know this forum existed. Thanks. mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2019 #1

Does ballot order really make a difference for the major offices? TheRealNorth Nov 2019 #2

Yes ballot order makes a difference Gothmog Nov 2019 #3

Thank you TheRealNorth Nov 2019 #4

In Texas we draw names out of a hat to determine ballot order Gothmog Nov 2019 #6

In Bexar County Republicans are ALWAYS first LeftInTX Nov 2019 #7

In Texas, it's the same as Florida LeftInTX Nov 2019 #8

Democrats won a significant victory on Friday when a court ruled that Florida can't automatically pl Gothmog Nov 2019 #5