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EngineersAnon t1_iuc4poc wrote

>Josh Allen is not actually a candidate in the City of Westbrook.

Isn't the whole point of a write-in vote to (try to) elect someone who isn't a registered candidate?

>Votes cast for Josh Allen will be counted as blanks.

So, you admit that the city intends to discount legal write-in votes.

Do you want to directly undermine the integrity of every election your office has any role in counting ballots for? Because that's what you just did.

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[deleted] t1_iuc699s wrote

> Isn’t the whole point of a write-in vote to (try to) elect someone who isn’t a registered candidate?

No, generally write-in candidates still need to be registered. If you just write in a random person it’s considered a spoiled ballot.

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timothypjr t1_iud25yc wrote

Hence the warning. Don’t throw away your whole vote for what is essentially a bad attempt at trolling.

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biggestofbears t1_iud820w wrote

>Isn't the whole point of a write-in vote to (try to) elect someone who isn't a registered candidate?

Just look it up, the candidate you're writing in had to fill out a special form, the declaration of write-in candidacy. If this isn't filled out, the vote doesn't count.

>admit that the city intends to discount legal write-in votes.

See above. You're just wrong about write in voting.

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