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Statehood Party

U.S. Presidential Elections and Ballot Access

Description

The Statehood Party fields Bartlet as a candidate in a separate ballot column during the presidential election. Voters mark Bartlet here alongside the primary party line, over-marking ballots and sparking confusion that risks invalidating votes. Josh Lyman scrambles to correct these errors at a polling place, exposing vulnerabilities in ballot design and voter instructions on Election Day.