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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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Even so, the council’s budget was soundly rejected at each of the five polling places as well as in the absentee ballot count.—
Don Stacom,
Hartford Courant,
9 June 2026
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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.—
Susan Shelley,
Oc Register,
3 June 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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After years of planning, anticipation, hype and a growing concern over high ticket prices and immigration restrictions, the largest World Cup in history kicks off on Thursday in Mexico City and will run through July 19 across 16 cities in Mexico, the United States and Canada.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
11 June 2026
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Some of the bigger games, including the kickoff match, the final and matches with popular teams, have VIP tickets and reserved table packages.—
Camila Pedrosa,
Sacbee.com,
11 June 2026
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