i'm in tennessee, my sample ballot has a republican at the top of each election category.

[spanone]

is that something that the party in power can dictate?

it's really no big deal, just kind of pissed off an old DUer.....

[NightWatcher]

1. same here in Florida. the party in charge gets to determine the order

[spanone]

5. thanks, i was curious about that.

[Proud liberal 80]

2. my ballot in VA was the same way

[Sukie]

3. My ballot in Va was also repubs first

even with the presidential vote. I think the incumbent should have been listed first.

[SheilaT]

4. In some states the order will vary from

precinct to precinct. I'm thinking Kansas is (or was when I lived there) that way.

[spanone]

6. this one is republican at the top throughout. never really noticed it before.

[nadinbrzezinski]

7. It depends on the state

in some the executive party determines who is on top.. (Imagine a Green governor)

In others the secretary of state has that power.

This is the joy of not having one election but 51 state elections.

[NoPasaran]

8. In Texas, ballot order is determined by vote totals in the last gubernatorial election

Your state may have a similar system

[obamanut2012]

9. I'm in NC, and it was Dems first for me

[k8conant]

10. West Virginia Jefferson County Precinct 21A was Republicans first also

I don't know if it was that way statewide, but I found this:

" in races where there was one candidate for each political party, the Republican party candidate will be listed first, because the G.O.P. (and nominee John McCain) carried West Virginia in the 2008 presidential election."

http://www.thenewscenter.tv/home/headlines/Ballot-Order-Determined-for-November-Election-167743795.html

[kimbutgar]

11. Here in liberal San Francisco it's Gary Johnson first, then Roseanne Barr, then Barak Obama

Jill Stein, then Thomas Hoefling and last is Mitt Romney!!

[spanone]

12. that's wacky!! roseanne barr....link

http://www.roseanneforpresident2012.org/

[obamanut2012]

13. She has an excellent platform

And is really liberal. She is a bit nuts, but we all know that, as does she, and she's really smart. She should run for a state-level office in Hawaii.

[NoPasaran]

14. But if Roseanne was elected President

Then under a secret codicil to the XXV Amendment Mitt Romney and family would get a reality show. After the Karashians I'm not sure how much more we can take.

[Retrograde]

15. In not quite so liberal Santa Clara County it's Barr, Obama

Stein, Hoefling, Romney and lastly Johnson. California likes to mix things up, either by Congressional or Assembly district, I forget which, so no candidate is first or last throughout the state. It was fun during the primaries trying to find a particular candidate in a list of 25+ names in random order.

[lunatica]

18. I know. I thought it was strange n/t

[Neutrino_603]

16. New Hamphire

Our state lists Republican candidates in the first column, Libertarian & Constitution/Other Parties
combined together in the second column, Democratic candidates third with a fourth column available
for write-in candidates. This has always been, by my memory, how the parties have been listed.

[kestrel91316]

17. In California IIRC they are randomized order. Sure seemed that way this time, too.

Sometimes you will see an extremely minor presidential candidate at the top, lol.