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'''Straight-ticket voting''' is when a voter cast a [[vote]] for a candidate based on [[party affiliation]] only.

'''Straight-ticket voting''' is when a voter casts a ballot for a party, thereby voting for every candidate that party has on the ballot at the time, as opposed to individual candidates.

 

Depending on the jurisdiction, a voter may be able to vote for a party, then for an individual race vote for a candidate from another party; in those cases the specific vote overrides the party vote.

 

The practice exists in some states, though it has fallen into disfavor among both liberals and conservatives.  The conservative state of [[Texas]], among others, abolished the practice after 2016.

 

The practice is more common in countries where voters vote for party lists (example, Israel).