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write in

[rahyt-in] / ˈraɪtˌɪn /






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Under California law, write-in candidates are allowed only in the primary.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

Polling is taking place in three phases spread over a month, using new electronic voting machines which do not allow write-in candidates or spoiled ballots.

From Barron's • Dec. 27, 2025

Liebling, who covered it for the New York World-Telegram, he sought the “cultural write-in vote.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 26, 2025

Voters were asked to fill out a write-in ballot due to the unusually high number of candidates.

From BBC • Aug. 19, 2025

I could at least have done a write-in vote.

From "Firegirl" by Tony Abbott