Will we one day be able to vote only for a party slate, not individual candidate

[SingingAnalyst]

It has been pointed out that the 1992 elections saw the end of split-ticket voting, obscured partly by the candidacy of Ross Perot. Beginning with 1996, however, there have been few cross-party voters (Romney Democrats or Obama Republicans for instance) and few people have voted for, say, Romney for President and the Dem candidate for Senate.

With the growth of functional illiteracy, the growth in the voter pool (recent immigrants for example) and the desire of the public for immediate feedback on the results, might the ballot in each state simplified to allow a voter to vote only a straight-party line, not for individual candidates (which also takes longer)? I certainly hope not.

[Ebsy]

No.

[Sumner 1868]

Many states already have this option.

[pbrower2a]

Only if we end up with one Party.

[Del Tachi]

Many states already have this option.

Yeah, this is already common practice. 

[smoltchanov]

I hope - no.

[bobloblaw]

only if we have a Westminister System

[MATTROSE94]

Do you mean something along the lines of the straight ticket ballot? I believe states such as Alabama have that option already.

[Sir Mohamed]

No. And that's a good thing. If there is anybody like Ike again, I would vote for him while I vote for a Democratic Senator.

[TDAS04]

I hope not.

[100% pro-life no matter what]

I grew up in PA, and straight ticket balloting was always an option when I went to watch my parents vote.  When I voted myself in TN last November, straight ticket balloting was not an option (and, I would not have done it anyway, because I didn't want to vote in the Gubernatorial race to double my vote on an Amendment- because of a quirk in the law for passing amendments in TN).