Comment on Do people vote just by name recognition on the ballot or do they vote for the issues?
MimicJar@lemmy.world 1 week agoI mean if people are going to a candidates web page I’d call that an improvement. Forcing a voter to learn something about a candidate is better than just checking the box.
There are states that have “straight-ticket voting” where you just select your party and then all your votes go to the candidate aligned with that party. You don’t even have to know the name of who you’re voting for.
Thebular@lemmy.world 1 week ago
Big fan of vote411’s ballot building tool for this. It gives you a quick summary of some key issues for each candidate, though obviously more in depth research is great too.