Do write in candidates have their ballots handled separately? Wouldn't they need to put them aside for collation? In a Presidential election there may be 50 different write in candidates likely to get filled in. They never win, so they get handled properly. Interesting notion. What will they do? Break out 55 gal drums and gasoline in the parking lot to get rid of 125MM write in ballots?
Anyone work the polls who knows what SOP is for handling write-ins?
Write-ins are all added up together. If they get 1% and the 2 major parties get 51% and 48%, nobody gives a shit about the write-ins.
But if the write-ins get 51%, now they have to actually go and read each one and figure out whom the vote is for.
The most recent successful write-in campaign that I can remember is Murkowski in Alaska. Lost the GOP nomination to the tea party candidate, and then won as a write-in. There was a lot of legal posturing on whether you can count misspellings or incomplete name, etc.
Do write in candidates have their ballots handled separately? Wouldn't they need to put them aside for collation? In a Presidential election there may be 50 different write in candidates likely to get filled in. They never win, so they get handled properly. Interesting notion. What will they do? Break out 55 gal drums and gasoline in the parking lot to get rid of 125MM write in ballots?
Anyone work the polls who knows what SOP is for handling write-ins?
Write-ins are all added up together. If they get 1% and the 2 major parties get 51% and 48%, nobody gives a shit about the write-ins.
But if the write-ins get 51%, now they have to actually go and read each one and figure out whom the vote is for.
The most recent successful write-in campaign that I can remember is Murkowski in Alaska. Lost the GOP nomination to the tea party candidate, and then won as a write-in. There was a lot of legal posturing on whether you can count misspellings or incomplete name, etc.
Like they wouldn't?
If the evidence is destroyed, then no crime gets punished.