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Recent Examples of write-in
Activist Andrea LaFlamme is a write-in candidate for the ballot.
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Margie Cullen,
USA Today,
8 June 2026
Rounding out the top five names were seven write-in votes for the Sacramento Capitals or Capitols — which could be nicknamed the Caps to avoid quarrels over the spelling — and six votes for the Sacramento Stingers or Sting, referencing the collegiate Sacramento State Hornets.
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Camila Pedrosa,
Sacbee.com,
4 June 2026
District 6 Incumbent Kelly Gonez, who was first elected to the board in 2017, appeared headed for another term after facing only a write-in-challenger in District 6.
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Teresa Liu,
Daily News,
3 June 2026
Murkowski, more moderate than many of her GOP colleagues, chose to compete in the general election as a write-in candidate.
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Eric McDaniel,
NPR,
30 May 2026
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Margie Cullen,
USA Today,
8 June 2026
Rounding out the top five names were seven write-in votes for the Sacramento Capitals or Capitols — which could be nicknamed the Caps to avoid quarrels over the spelling — and six votes for the Sacramento Stingers or Sting, referencing the collegiate Sacramento State Hornets.
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Camila Pedrosa,
Sacbee.com,
4 June 2026
District 6 Incumbent Kelly Gonez, who was first elected to the board in 2017, appeared headed for another term after facing only a write-in-challenger in District 6.
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Teresa Liu,
Daily News,
3 June 2026
Murkowski, more moderate than many of her GOP colleagues, chose to compete in the general election as a write-in candidate.
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Eric McDaniel,
NPR,
30 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for write-in
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Even so, the council’s budget was soundly rejected at each of the five polling places as well as in the absentee ballot count.
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People who couldn’t get to the polls for whatever reason could request an absentee ballot or even request to be a permanent absentee voter.
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The deal averts a ballot referendum that backers from the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association said would’ve reigned in expansive local real estate taxes.
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Interviewees include former Prime Minister, David Cameron, whose surprise 2015 election victory forced him to make good on his pledge to hold a referendum on EU membership.
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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.
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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.
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With group play coming to a close and the Round of 32 approaching, the competition is heating up as teams look to punch their tickets to the knockout round in hopes of hoisting the FIFA World Cup Trophy at the final on Sunday, July 19.
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That punched El Tri's ticket straight to the Round of 16 and kept the host nation's tournament dream alive for at least one more match.
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