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To: COBOL2Java
No write-ins allowed in VA primaries.

Interesting wording in the law. The way it is written could be argued both ways. It doesn't say write ins are forbidden in the primary. It says that write ins are accepted for elections, except for primaries.

At any rate, if the majority of voters write in a candidate that beats the person “deemed” to have qualified, a good case exists for a legal challenge based on disenfranchisement of those voters. Voter's rights have been found to trump rules.

162 posted on 12/24/2011 10:34:59 AM PST by greeneyes (Moderation in defense of your country is NO virtue. Let Freedom Ring.)
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To: greeneyes
At any rate, if the majority of voters write in a candidate that beats the person “deemed” to have qualified, a good case exists for a legal challenge based on disenfranchisement of those voters. Voter's rights have been found to trump rules.

That would be a fascinating outcome. Myth gets 25%, RuPaul gets about 10%, and the remaining 65% goes to "unaccepted write-ins".

170 posted on 12/24/2011 10:42:35 AM PST by COBOL2Java (Obama is the least qualified guy in whatever room he walks into.)
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To: greeneyes

It depends on how the voting machines are set up. If there’s no “write-in” option at the machines, then there’s no write-in option. Even if there were a write-in option, it would require a massive communication effort because the poll workers probably will do nothing to encourage write-ins.


213 posted on 12/25/2011 2:39:38 AM PST by Arthur Wildfire! March (George Washington: [Government] is a dangerous servant and a terrible master.)
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