Question regarding 2-persin/4 person ballots

[davidmich]

Hi
I had never heard of 2-person or 4-person ballots before. Are these for families? What is their purpose, how are they used and do all states have them? Are there other varieties like 3 or 5-person ballots? I couldn’t find any information to answer my questions.
I look forward to your feedback

[friedo]

I’ve never heard of them, either. What’s the context where you are seeing that phrase?

[davidmich]

@friedo

I’ve never heard of them, either. What’s the context where you are seeing that phrase?

I’ve heard them discussed by media and I’ve seen references to them online.

[davidmich]

@davidmich

I’ve heard them discussed by media and I’ve seen references to them online.

Karl Rove mentioned them in the context of how the media evaluate poll numbers, but I haven’t hear how they are used or by whom.

[Alley_Dweller]

@davidmich

Karl Rove mentioned them in the context of how the media evaluate poll numbers, but I haven’t hear how they are used or by whom.

In the context of a poll, I would be he meant that a 2-person ballot was when the pollster asked a voter “Do you prefer Clinton or Trump?” and a 4-person ballot is when the pollster asked a voter “Do you prefer Clinton, Trump, Johnson (the Libertarian candidate), or Stein (the Green Party candidate)?”

[davidmich]

@Alley_Dweller

In the context of a poll, I would be he meant that a 2-person ballot was when the pollster asked a voter “Do you prefer Clinton or Trump?” and a 4-person ballot is when the pollster asked a voter “Do you prefer Clinton, Trump, Johnson (the Libertarian candidate), or Stein (the Green Party candidate)?”

Thanks Alley Dweller. That makes sense.