Tribune editorial: As parties shift and stretch, straight-ticket voting is shooting in the dark

(Scott Sommerdorf | The Salt Lake Tribune) Rep. Patrice Arent, D-Salt Lake, speaks at the Democratic Health Care Caucus at the Salt Lake County Democratic Convention Saturday, April 14, 2018. Arent says she will bring back a bill to do away with the straight-ticket voting option in Utah.

| Nov. 25, 2018, 2:00 p.m.

| Updated: 3:31 p.m.

Tribune editorial: As parties shift and stretch, straight-ticket voting is shooting in the dark

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