Write-in votes

Grand Mal said:

I think every American who doesn't like Trump or Clinton should write, 'Justin Trudeau' on their presidential ballot.
Just for a hoot. Wouldn't that be a hoot? Might as well get a momentary giggle out of this fiasco.

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Crovax said:

Most states won't accept write in votes unless the candidate has filed to be a write in candidate

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Grand Mal said:

That's a state's issue? Not that it matters, this is just a joke, but that is really up to the state?

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Grand Mal said:

That's a state's issue? Not that it matters, this is just a joke, but that is really up to the state?

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EMNofSeattle said:

Yes, states are responsible for administering elections in this country, pursuant to the law and guidelines.

in most cases "write in" votes (at least here in Washington) require a candidate have declared themselves a candidate, and usually that applies to people who file for office after the ballot deadline.
If the county has already printed 10,000 ballots it is not practical to recall, destroy, and re issue them. in some cases too write in candidates can avoid filing fees.

also in Washington, each county is required to have a canvassing board, which in my county is the commissioner, the prosecutor, and the Auditor who must scrutinize all write in ballots to ascertain the intent of the voter, so far from a joke, it actually slows down the process of counting ballots to file junk write-ins.

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Grand Mal said:

Wow. Every now and then I forget that the United states are literally united states, not a homogeneous nation the way I understand it.

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