“Write in” candidates?
A question for the Americans! Is it still true that voters can write in a name on ballots in US elections?
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bijouxbroussard · F
LeopoldBloom · M
@bijouxbroussard Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) was elected as a write-in. She advertised heavily to make sure voters spelled her name correctly.
bijouxbroussard · F
@LeopoldBloom Ah, okay. I admit I was thinking of presidential candidates.
LeopoldBloom · M
@bijouxbroussard It's virtually impossible for presidential candidates because of the winner-take-all system in each state under the Electoral College. The only way it would work is if a popular candidate like Trump was declared ineligible, then after the ballots were printed, his ineligibility was reversed. The Republican candidate would then have to drop out.