WASHINGTON (CNN) -- A number of states try to make voting a little easier by allowing voters to choose all the candidates from a single party with a single vote.
 

Voters cast early ballots Wednesday at a shopping mall in Las Vegas, Nevada.
 

The process is known as straight-party or straight-ticket voting. But while it sounds straightforward, the CNN Voter Hotline has gotten a number of calls with concerns about whether the option works.
 
In Pennsylvania, an e-mail being circulated warns people about voting a straight ticket.
 
"The e-mail said that it won't count your vote," Gwen Bryant of Chester, Pennsylvania, told the Voter Hotline.
 
"We've gotten a lot of calls about this," said Leslie Amoros, a spokeswoman for the Pennsylvania Department of State.
 
Amoros tried to reassure callers who are concerned that by voting a straight ticket, some choices would be omitted.
 
In Pennsylvania, "if you vote a straight-party ticket, that will reflect all the offices that are up for election, including the president," Amoros said.
 
During testing of machines in Santa Fe County, New Mexico, straight-party ballots did not log a vote for the presidential candidate, said Rick Padilla, senior systems supervisor for the county.
  
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