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Recent Examples of write-in
Whoever is appointed, however, would not appear on the spring ballot, meaning hopeful candidates would have to mount their own write-in campaigns for the April 7 vote.
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Jim Riccioli, jsonline.com, 22 Jan. 2026
Running as a write-in candidate, Handy lost the 2022 primary.
—Bay Area News Group, Mercury News, 13 Jan. 2026
Brunson received 27 write-in votes during the recent mayoral election.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 6 Jan. 2026
Javier Cazares, Jackie’s father, ran unsuccessfully in 2022 for the Uvalde County Commission as a write-in candidate on a platform that called for more rigorous police training.
—Jim Vertuno, Los Angeles Times, 3 Jan. 2026
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Jim Riccioli, jsonline.com, 22 Jan. 2026
Running as a write-in candidate, Handy lost the 2022 primary.
—Bay Area News Group, Mercury News, 13 Jan. 2026
Brunson received 27 write-in votes during the recent mayoral election.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 6 Jan. 2026
Javier Cazares, Jackie’s father, ran unsuccessfully in 2022 for the Uvalde County Commission as a write-in candidate on a platform that called for more rigorous police training.
—Jim Vertuno, Los Angeles Times, 3 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for write-in
Noun
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Bring your absentee ballot to your polling place or central count location on Election Day.—
Hope Karnopp,
jsonline.com,
8 Feb. 2026
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Ballot collecting has been the subject of some fraud cases, including a high-profile prosecution in North Carolina that resulted in four people pleading guilty to participating in an absentee ballot fraud scheme during the 2016 and 2018 elections.—
Connor Greene,
Time,
29 Jan. 2026
Noun
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If Democrats get to carry out a referendum, voters will choose whether to temporarily adopt new congressional districts and then return to Virginia's standard process after the 2030 census.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
21 Feb. 2026
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If Democrats get to carry out a referendum, voters will choose whether to temporarily adopt new congressional districts and then return to Virginia’s standard process after the 2030 census.—
Olivia Diaz,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Feb. 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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Some airport terminals may also sell lottery tickets.—
USA Today staff,
USA Today,
19 Feb. 2026
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Reservations for free students tickets are still required.—
Ut Community Press,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 Feb. 2026
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“Write-in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/write-in. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.
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