What are *your* voting rules?

[Richardo]

Mine:

1) No straight ticket voting
2) No voting for downticket candidates/intiatives I know nothing about
3) No voting for uncontested offices

Rule #3 means I filled in only about 33% of my ballot in 2004 - living as I do in Texas, land of the uncontested Republican. :eyes:

[baldguy]

1. No Republicans.

In NY, candidates can be endorsed by multiple parties. So, one person could be the official Democrat and the official Republican on the ballot. In that case I usually go with the Working Families Party candidate, which is almost never a Republican.

[nichomachus]

2. Mine are pretty close to yours -- with the addition of

vote early and often.

[rucky]

3. Privately introduced ballot initiatives are almost always deceptive.

States really need to make some laws about that. Even after I read up on them, I'm rarely sure if I'm casting the right vote.

[Fumesucker]

8. The League of Women Voters usually has helpful literature..

I trust them to give me the straight skinny as much as I do anyone..

[Le Taz Hot]

11. The Democratic and Republican parties

generally have Voter's Guides will offer guidance. The Democrats around here are woefully inactive and ineffectual so I generally go to the Republican site if I need help and just vote the opposite.

[liberal N proud]

4. No republicans

Vote every issue
If I can't stand the Democratic candidate, I don't vote for that position

[taterguy]

I vote for the candidate with the hottest poll workers

Or is that pole?

[RB TexLa]

5. Vote early, vote often.

[ret5hd]

9. I don't vote with you.

[endthewar]

10. Vote often? ACORN, is that you?

:rofl:

[crispini]

6. I vote all the way down the ballot.

And when there's not a Democrat running, I vote for the Libertarian. :rofl:

[bobd0]

7. I've always had only two rules on voting

Rule 1. Vote the straight Democratic ticket.

Rule 2. When in doubt refer to Rule 1.

[ColoradoMagician]

12. Not one republican has wanted to listen to me, not one republican gets my vote.

1. Every Democratic Candidate gets my vote, but I am not voting 'straight ticket'. (Sometimes straight ticket refers to a button on the electronic voting machines and those machines make sure Obama doesn't get the vote. There are other threads here on DU about it. Don't believe me, research yourself.) I am going to patriotically vote each candidate individually.

2. I researched the local items we are voting on. I know where I stand on each one.

3. Give up on the friends who are obviously lost.

4. Never let them do this again.