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Sloumeau

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3. Many states have randomized listings for the names of candidates.
Sat Feb 29, 2020, 08:58 AM
Feb 2020

There is a reason why there used to be so many businesses named "AAA" in the phone book. It is because people used to just pick the first name that they saw. This is why so many states randomize the listings. I live in Arizona. The state randomizes names. Biden was at the bottom of a bunch of names.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
Ballots are randomized. gredinger Feb 2020 #1
In Texas there is a drawing for ballot order in the primary Gothmog Feb 2020 #12
That is correct for Texas, and each county has their own drawing yellowdogintexas Feb 2020 #17
good for them yellowdogintexas Feb 2020 #18
In our county in Indiana names are not in same order at each voting location. LiberalFighter Feb 2020 #19
now that is complicated!!! yellowdogintexas Feb 2020 #27
Why would Sanders be listed first?? honest.abe Feb 2020 #2
??? gredinger Feb 2020 #4
That was what I was suspecting. honest.abe Feb 2020 #8
probably the random order is done at the county level yellowdogintexas Feb 2020 #21
Many states have randomized listings for the names of candidates. Sloumeau Feb 2020 #3
Perhaps name position on the ballot is determined by lot? vlyons Feb 2020 #5
That is what True Blue American Feb 2020 #6
same here in Texas nt yellowdogintexas Feb 2020 #22
I'm in SC and will be voting for Joe this morning. Laurian Feb 2020 #7
Laurian, thanks a bunch in advance! :) nt Sloumeau Feb 2020 #11
New Mexico has a Pre-Primary Convention duhneece Feb 2020 #9
we do this after the primary. I think it is March 21 this year yellowdogintexas Feb 2020 #23
Mail in ballot in California . . . Iliyah Feb 2020 #10
My mail in ballot had them all on the same page. MrsCoffee Feb 2020 #16
Always bring your voting card onetexan Feb 2020 #13
the voter registration card is very helpful if you are yellowdogintexas Feb 2020 #24
I voted in the SC Democratic primary on Thursday .. DemoTex Feb 2020 #14
and I thought Texas was crazy yellowdogintexas Feb 2020 #25
Elizabeth Warren was at the very bottom of my ballot in Minnesota. warmfeet Feb 2020 #15
You didn't indicate why they had a problem finding you. LiberalFighter Feb 2020 #20
when that happens here, we call Elections Central yellowdogintexas Feb 2020 #26
California isn't alphbetical order either still_one Feb 2020 #28
I am undecided Frances Feb 2020 #29
I am voting for Biden for a lot reasons. The two main ones are his experience, and I becuse I still_one Feb 2020 #30
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