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To: Cableguy; Pukin Dog; Congressman Billybob; MeekOneGOP; Theodore R.; SwinneySwitch
That is really a strange layout for the ballot. Why is the Republican candidate listed last? In Texas, the order in which candidates are listed on ballots is determined by the rank order of the results of the previous governors race. Since the Republicans won and the DemocRATS came in second, Republicans are listed first, then DemocRATS, then libertarians. Every ballot in the entire state of Texas is required to follow this rule! Considering Ohio has a Republican governor, the Republican candidates would appear first if the Texas rule were adopted.

I have created a link to a sample ballot PDF on the Corpus Christi League of Women Voters site from the first precinct in Nueces County, Texas. It is not my precinct, but it is in the same county where I live. It is very simple to read and understand.

http://www.lwv-cc.org/A.pdf

77 posted on 10/24/2004 3:48:07 PM PDT by Paleo Conservative (Hey! Hey! Ho! Ho! Dan Rather's got to go!)
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To: Paleo Conservative; Cableguy
Man ! Don't tell me. Let me guess. Democrats designed this ballot .....

82 posted on 10/24/2004 4:28:03 PM PDT by MeekOneGOP (There is only one GOOD 'RAT: one that has been voted OUT of POWER !! Straight ticket GOP!)
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