[mlo]

I find it hard to believe a voting machine has a dial that can select a straight party-line ticket.

[deport]

You can't select straight party vote in CA?

Here's the Q&A from the Travis County Election Clerk.

Q: Can you vote a straight party ticket and then make an exception on one or more races?

Yes. Straight Party is an option, however, the voter may then go to any individual contest and change the mark from the one entered when they selected "straight party" to any other candidate of their choice.

[sam_paine]

I find it hard to believe a voting machine has a dial that can select a straight party-line ticket.

It works like entering a high score on a video game. You rotate the wheel through the selections and hit ENTER to select. The first page has a straight ticket selection that marks all of the rest of the pages, and then you can scroll through them and modify individual races.

When you submit your ballot, a little flag appears on the screen (and if you voted Republican, your selections are electronically discarded.)

;-P