![]() Supreme Court which denied a request to keep STV for the 2018 general election, so it was not an option for that election. Sixth Court of Appeals said plaintiffs were unlikely to win their appeal and ordered the ban to take effect. District Court decision found the abolishment of STV disproportionately affected African-Americans and placed a preliminary injunction on enforcing the law for the 2016 election. ![]() Every year several bills are introduced to eliminate it, and occasionally bills are introduced to establish it. The number of states offering STV has been declining in popularity over time. *In 2016, SB 61 abolished STV for at-large races only. The states with STV are: Alabama, Indiana,* Kentucky, Michigan, Oklahoma and South Carolina. In 2022, a total of 6 states allow or offer straight-ticket voting (STV). With a few exceptions, the straight-ticket option is available in all general elections, and applies to all partisan offices on the ticket, including federal, state and local races. Voters make one mark or selection on the ballot in order to vote for every candidate of that party for each partisan office on the ballot. Straight ticket voting (also called straight party voting) allows voters to choose a party’s entire slate of candidates with just a single ballot mark.
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