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Recent Examples of write-in
Running as a write-in candidate, Handy lost the 2022 primary.
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Bay Area News Group, Mercury News, 13 Jan. 2026
Brunson received 27 write-in votes during the recent mayoral election.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 6 Jan. 2026
Javier Cazares, Jackie’s father, ran unsuccessfully in 2022 for the Uvalde County Commission as a write-in candidate on a platform that called for more rigorous police training.
—Jim Vertuno, Los Angeles Times, 3 Jan. 2026
This year a homeowner wanting to be a write-in candidate was told by a new manager that her name could not be written in as the rules had changed.
—Kelly G. Richardson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Dec. 2025
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Bay Area News Group, Mercury News, 13 Jan. 2026
Brunson received 27 write-in votes during the recent mayoral election.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 6 Jan. 2026
Javier Cazares, Jackie’s father, ran unsuccessfully in 2022 for the Uvalde County Commission as a write-in candidate on a platform that called for more rigorous police training.
—Jim Vertuno, Los Angeles Times, 3 Jan. 2026
This year a homeowner wanting to be a write-in candidate was told by a new manager that her name could not be written in as the rules had changed.
—Kelly G. Richardson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for write-in
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Ballot collecting has been the subject of some fraud cases, including a high-profile prosecution in North Carolina that resulted in four people pleading guilty to participating in an absentee ballot fraud scheme during the 2016 and 2018 elections.—
Connor Greene,
Time,
29 Jan. 2026
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State Election Board wants to get rid of absentee ballot drop boxes.—
Adam Beam,
AJC.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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The bond referendum originally bundled several major components of the City’s strategic plan into one large, city-wide proposal.—
Thomas Good,
Sun Sentinel,
13 Feb. 2026
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Virginia’s supreme court Friday gave the green light to a planned referendum on a Democratic redistricting map that aims to flip four Republican congressional seats, although the justices are still hearing arguments about whether the plan would be legal.—
Dave Goldiner,
New York Daily News,
13 Feb. 2026
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In a strange reversal of a longstanding trend with the Academy, this year’s documentary short ballot is almost entirely domestic (which is to say, films made by or about Americans), while the feature doc category — where subtitles aren’t so common — is entirely international.—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
10 Mar. 2024
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About half a dozen poll workers said this election has been particularly slow, likely because of the short ballot and bad weather.—
Jolene Almendarez,
The Enquirer,
16 May 2023
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Some airport terminals may also sell lottery tickets.—
USA Today staff,
USA Today,
12 Feb. 2026
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Traffic jams and street closings Miami Beach police will be working key corridors to manage traffic flow, ease congestion and give tickets for violations.—
Howard Cohen,
Miami Herald,
11 Feb. 2026
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