Question

HELP PLEASE!!!!!! Why would it matter if a ballot was party column or office-group?

Answer 1

Answer:

Party column ballots allow people to choose candidates only in the same party while office group ballot  voters to do split-ticket voting, which is choosing candidates from different parties. In this essence, political parties favor party column ballots more than office group ballot.

Explanation:

Answer 2

On party-column ballots, it is possible to vote a “straight ticket” for all of a party’s candidates by entering a single mark, though voting for individual candidates is usually possible. Conversely, on the office-bloc ballot, voters choose individual candidates grouped by office rather than party