An Office Block Ballot is a type of electoral ballot in which the names of those running appears in a single column under a heading which states the office for which they are running. Office Block Ballot often list candidates in alphabetical order, which many have interpreted as being as inherent disadvantage to those who end up on the bottom of the column.
Office-group ballot
With a special ballot, an elector can vote by mail or in person at the office of any returning officer.
The party-column ballot encourages straight-ticket voting within one party. Each candidate is grouped on the ballet by party as well as by office.
A set number of registered voters sign a petition to put a initiative on the ballot. It then goes to the state election office and they validate the voter petitions. If it passes the correct number of signed registered voters it goes to be written properly for the ballot and written for the ballot. The economic affect of the initiative is also studied and placed with the initiative in the ballot.
The secret ballot is also known as the Australian ballot, perhaps because it was first used in Victoria, Australia, in 1856.
Office-group ballot
party column ballot
Party-Column Ballot lists all candidates under the name of that party. Office-Block Ballot lists candidates under the office.
The party-column ballot encourages straight-ticket voting.
The advantages of a party-column ballot is that it encourages straight-ticket voting, especially if the party has a strong candidate at the head of the ticket. The advantages of an office-group ballot is that it encourages voter judgement and split-ticket voting.
Office-group ballot
The ballot with only the names of the candidates for the highest office appears is called The Short Ballot.
It is called an office block ballot.
ballot or sample ballot
an office block ballot
The Short ballot
The Short ballot