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Recent Examples of write-in
The University of California, Santa Barbara African and Islamic history professor is staging a write-in campaign.
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Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 12 May 2026
Morrison was elected mayor in November through a write-in campaign, receiving 77 of the town’s 106 votes, according to 10 News.
—Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 30 Apr. 2026
Barring a successful write-in candidate in the June primary, Lee and Powell will face each other in a November runoff.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Apr. 2026
That's because former mayor Steve Olson, whom Nelson defeated in the April 2023 election, launched a write-in campaign at the end of March.
—Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 8 Apr. 2026
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Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 12 May 2026
Morrison was elected mayor in November through a write-in campaign, receiving 77 of the town’s 106 votes, according to 10 News.
—Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 30 Apr. 2026
Barring a successful write-in candidate in the June primary, Lee and Powell will face each other in a November runoff.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Apr. 2026
That's because former mayor Steve Olson, whom Nelson defeated in the April 2023 election, launched a write-in campaign at the end of March.
—Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 8 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for write-in
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People no longer need a reason to vote by mail, a change from the old absentee ballot system that required voters to provide a reason such as being out of town on Election Day.—
Anthony Man,
Sun Sentinel,
23 May 2026
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How much of the vote is cast early or by absentee ballot?—
CBS News,
CBS News,
4 May 2026
Noun
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Republicans also face an uphill battle in the midterms, which is often seen as a referendum on the presidency.—
Kinsey Crowley,
USA Today,
29 May 2026
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Opponents have one more possibility to stop the plan, with an initiative petition to put it to a statewide referendum.—
David A. Lieb,
Chicago Tribune,
29 May 2026
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In a strange reversal of a longstanding trend with the Academy, this year’s documentary short ballot is almost entirely domestic (which is to say, films made by or about Americans), while the feature doc category — where subtitles aren’t so common — is entirely international.—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
10 Mar. 2024
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About half a dozen poll workers said this election has been particularly slow, likely because of the short ballot and bad weather.—
Jolene Almendarez,
The Enquirer,
16 May 2023
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This year, the A’s are averaging 10,676 tickets sold nightly, about 1,200 more than 2025.—
Evan Drellich,
New York Times,
28 May 2026
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And if tickets are unavailable, the visit is not necessarily wasted.—
David Nikel,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2026
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“Write-in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/write-in. Accessed 31 May. 2026.
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