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2016 Postmortem

Baitball Blogger

(46,715 posts) Thu Nov 3, 2016, 10:42 AM Nov 2016

Hillary Clinton vs Donald Trump on the ballot.

If they posted the names on the ballot alphabetically, wouldn't Hillary's name come first? On the ballot I marked yesterday, her name was second on the ballot. This would be for Seminole County.

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Hillary Clinton vs Donald Trump on the ballot. (Original Post) Baitball Blogger Nov 2016 OP

She was listed first on the ballot in Washington State. iemitsu Nov 2016 #1

The law in Maryland, where I live and vote... Dale Neiburg Nov 2016 #3

iemitsu

(3,888 posts)

1. She was listed first on the ballot in Washington State.

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Thu Nov 3, 2016, 10:43 AM

Nov 2016

Dale Neiburg

(698 posts)

3. The law in Maryland, where I live and vote...

Reply to Baitball Blogger (Original post)

Thu Nov 3, 2016, 12:06 PM

Nov 2016

is that candidates are listed with the governor's party first. In practice the Dem comes first more often than not, but this round Trump came first, since Hogan is a Repub.

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