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Recent Examples of write-in
To secure the policy, the legislature must pass a bill to allow write-in candidates to run in our November elections.
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Joe Mathews, Mercury News, 6 Dec. 2025
There is also a write-in option for anyone who doesn’t see their favorite sign among the list.
—Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 30 Nov. 2025
There will be a special line on the ballot for write-in votes.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 24 Nov. 2025
The nominees were selected from a write-in ballot from industry members and fans.
—Melinda Newman, Billboard, 21 Nov. 2025
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Joe Mathews, Mercury News, 6 Dec. 2025
There is also a write-in option for anyone who doesn’t see their favorite sign among the list.
—Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 30 Nov. 2025
There will be a special line on the ballot for write-in votes.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 24 Nov. 2025
The nominees were selected from a write-in ballot from industry members and fans.
—Melinda Newman, Billboard, 21 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for write-in
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With the polls closed on Election Day in Fulton County, absentee ballots and overseas ballots are received and processed at the Elections Preparation Center at State Farm Arena in Atlanta on Nov. 3, 2020.—
Dan Raby,
CBS News,
15 Dec. 2025
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In Mississippi, any absentee ballot that is mailed on or before Election Day can be received up to five business days after the election.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
10 Nov. 2025
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Some Republican voters in Lancaster County saw the Democrats' good night as a referendum on Trump amid the ongoing government shutdown.—
Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy,
USA Today,
9 Nov. 2025
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Wales, 59, was friends with Jo Cox, the British Labour Member of Parliament who was murdered in 2016 by a far-right extremist days before the Brexit referendum.—
Harry Booth,
Time,
9 Nov. 2025
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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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Major airlines like American, Delta, Southwest, United and Frontier are all waiving fees for passengers who want to change their tickets.—
Emma Tucker,
CNN Money,
8 Nov. 2025
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While her annual lists always have great big-ticket presents (think the newest Apple AirPods and soft-to-the-touch loungewear), there are also plenty of affordable goodies to wrap up or gift as stocking stuffers.—
Isabel Garcia,
PEOPLE,
8 Nov. 2025
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