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A '''write-in campaign''' is an attempt to elect a candidate, who is not listed on the preprinted ballot, by writing his name in as permitted by the state election voting laws. | A '''write-in campaign''' is an attempt to elect a candidate, who is not listed on the preprinted ballot, by writing his name in as permitted by the state election voting laws. | ||
| − | While "write-in" candidates rarely win, it has happened. The most famous recent example of a write-in candidate winning an election was Lisa Murkowski in Alaska in November 2010, who "became the first [[U.S. Senate|Senator]] in more than 50 years to win an election with a write-in campaign."<ref> | + | While "write-in" candidates rarely win, it has happened. The most famous recent example of a write-in candidate winning an election was Lisa Murkowski in Alaska in November 2010, who "became the first [[U.S. Senate|Senator]] in more than 50 years to win an election with a write-in campaign."<ref>https://www.reuters.com/article/2010/11/17/us-usa-elections-murkowski-idUSTRE6AG51C20101117</ref> |
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Latest revision as of 21:39, September 26, 2018
A write-in campaign is an attempt to elect a candidate, who is not listed on the preprinted ballot, by writing his name in as permitted by the state election voting laws.
While "write-in" candidates rarely win, it has happened. The most famous recent example of a write-in candidate winning an election was Lisa Murkowski in Alaska in November 2010, who "became the first Senator in more than 50 years to win an election with a write-in campaign."[1]