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Recent Examples of write-in
Alliance San Diego, an election watchdog group, raised concerns that eliminating primaries could hurt write-in candidates.
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David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Feb. 2025
Complicating the race for Democrats is the decision by Mayor Mike Duggan of Detroit, a longtime Democrat who won his first race for mayor in a write-in campaign, to run for governor as an independent.
—Katie Glueck, New York Times, 22 Jan. 2025
The Electric Light Tower wins in a landslide of write-in votes despite collapsing in 1915.
—Sal Pizarro, The Mercury News, 8 Jan. 2025
Scott Madon, District 29 Republican Scott Madon won his seat with 35.2% of the votes as a write-in candidate after incumbent Sen. Johnnie L. Turner died this year from injuries sustained in a lawn mower accident.
—Hannah Pinski, The Courier-Journal, 31 Dec. 2024
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David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Feb. 2025
Complicating the race for Democrats is the decision by Mayor Mike Duggan of Detroit, a longtime Democrat who won his first race for mayor in a write-in campaign, to run for governor as an independent.
—Katie Glueck, New York Times, 22 Jan. 2025
The Electric Light Tower wins in a landslide of write-in votes despite collapsing in 1915.
—Sal Pizarro, The Mercury News, 8 Jan. 2025
Scott Madon, District 29 Republican Scott Madon won his seat with 35.2% of the votes as a write-in candidate after incumbent Sen. Johnnie L. Turner died this year from injuries sustained in a lawn mower accident.
—Hannah Pinski, The Courier-Journal, 31 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for write-in
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The fifth person who was charged is Margaret Joyce, a Stratford resident, who participated in the absentee ballot push during the 2023 election, and allegedly took possession of at least four absentee ballots.—
Dave Altimari,
Hartford Courant,
21 Feb. 2025
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Under Wisconsin law, absentee ballots cannot be processed before 7 a.m. on Election Day.—
Jessie Opoien,
Journal Sentinel,
18 Nov. 2024
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In response, the Polisario continued to insist on Sahrawis’ right to a referendum on self-determination, which they were promised in the 1991 cease-fire.—
Hannah Rae Armstrong,
Foreign Affairs,
4 Mar. 2025
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Not only would this require approval from both chambers of Congress, but Canada would need to back the effort, too, considering that candidate states typically hold a referendum on the statehood question.—
Geoffrey Skelley,
ABC News,
26 Feb. 2025
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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.—
Fernando Cervantes Jr.,
USA TODAY,
2 Mar. 2025
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Meanwhile, The Doctor and Belinda get tickets to the Interstellar Song Contest, an out-of-this-world version of Eurovision, featuring a cameo from the international competition’s commentator Rylan Clark.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
2 Mar. 2025
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