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Curious how the ballot access laws become so strict in swing states kyle

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[–] companero@hexbear.net 27 points 1 month ago (5 children)

I have so many questions about how write-ins work. Do you have to write the full names of both candidates? Middle names too? Or can you shorten it somehow? What happens if you make a spelling mistake? What if the counter decides to ignore your vote?

Apparently it sounds like you can use rubber stamps in most places. Can you share the same stamp with other voters? Could you leave the stamp in a voting booth for others to use?

[–] combat_doomerism@hexbear.net 14 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (3 children)

i dont even know if write-ins actually count as votes, like can someone actually win through write in votes? (theoretically I mean)

[–] Inui@hexbear.net 21 points 1 month ago (1 children)

They do if the candidate has official write-in status, like the map indicates. If the majority writes in a random celebrity who happens to win, it doesnt count if they didn't go through the state's processes.

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