The New Mexico Supreme Court heard oral argument on Wednesday, September 12, on whether the Secretary of State can unilaterally put a straight-ticket device on November 2018 ballots, even though there is nothing in the law authorizing or even mentioning the device. After the hearing had been over for one and one half hours, the court announced that it does not believe the Secretary of State has the authority to put a straight-ticket device on the ballot. The vote was 5-0. The Court will explain its reasoning shortly. Here is the order. UPDATE: see this article, which has a description of the questions the justices asked.
A major blow for a Govt of LAWS and NOT HACKS !!!
Shocking — like an A-bomb going off in the NM desert in July 1945
— setting the stage for the DOOM of the EVIL Japanese Empire Axis Power monarchy/oligarchy in Aug 1945 — VJ Day.
A victory for gay ticket splitters.
And happy ones as well!
Some voting machines provide oral instructions for those with visual impairments, so they can vote autonomously. My understanding is that the straight party option is either “mooo!” or “baaa!”.