EngineersAnon t1_iuc4poc wrote on October 30, 2022 at 5:03 AM

>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.

[deleted] t1_iuc699s wrote on October 30, 2022 at 5:21 AM

> 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.

timothypjr t1_iud25yc wrote on October 30, 2022 at 12:26 PM

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

biggestofbears t1_iud820w wrote on October 30, 2022 at 1:22 PM

>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.

raynedanser t1_iue0xdw wrote on October 30, 2022 at 4:53 PM

That's not how it works, bub.