That year, public opinion looked like this: This chart shows an average across many polls of House ballot preference, which is defined using the "generic Congressional ballot" question: Will you vote for a Democrat or a Republican this November?
"Sources familiar with the incident say their understanding is that the woman filled in a straight Republican ticket on the ballots where preferences had been left blank by voters," the paper writes.
Click to view Richard Brody's Oscar ballot, with his preferences in blue and predictions in red.
The Michigan ballot initiative banning preferences based on race or gender passed overwhelmingly in November and was to go into effect on Dec. 23.
Voters rank the candidates on an alternative-preference ballot.
— NATE SILVER The presidential preference ballot in Illinois is technically just a beauty contest.
But the ECQ said after taking legal advice and "giving measured consideration to the matter", it would continue counting ballots and distributing preferences from the candidate, Palmer United party's Mark Taverner.
In a bid to allay some fears about email voting, New Jersey officials said anyone who votes electronically must also send in a paper ballot recording their preference.
The presidential preference ballot, which the national media seized upon, is just a byproduct".
Illinois will have a presidential preference ballot, but as always, it's only a beauty contest.
