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Rep. Payne seeks to apply straight‑ticket votes to at‑large races; senators press for clearer ballot instructions
Summary
Rep. Payne said House Bill 13‑77 would make straight‑ticket selections apply to at‑large races; senators and election officials pressed for statutory language and ballot‑instruction changes to avoid voter confusion and undervotes.
Representative Payne told the committee that House Bill 13‑77 would make a straight‑party selection apply to at‑large races where multiple candidates are chosen, reversing a 2016 change that excluded such races. "If this bill is signed into law, the straight party vote will apply to those races. It's that simple," Payne said.
Committee members asked whether the change could create voter confusion and cause undervotes. Senator Ford…
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