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Recent Examples of write-in
The winner of the Democratic primary will face Republican Tuan Le of Titusville and write-in candidate Christopher Hall of Tallahassee in the Sept. 2 general election.
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Steven Lemongello, The Orlando Sentinel, 21 June 2025
He was reelected in 2022 with 26 votes; no other names appeared on the ballot, but 52 write-in votes were cast.
—Tom Olsen, Twin Cities, 29 May 2025
The reading of all the write-in votes will take days to complete to determine if Dugan received at least the 1,000 votes necessary for the nomination.
—Jared Gans, The Hill, 21 May 2025
Meanwhile, Rose received write-in votes on the baseball writers’ ballot on 15 different occasions.
—Bill Madden, New York Daily News, 17 May 2025
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Steven Lemongello, The Orlando Sentinel, 21 June 2025
He was reelected in 2022 with 26 votes; no other names appeared on the ballot, but 52 write-in votes were cast.
—Tom Olsen, Twin Cities, 29 May 2025
The reading of all the write-in votes will take days to complete to determine if Dugan received at least the 1,000 votes necessary for the nomination.
—Jared Gans, The Hill, 21 May 2025
Meanwhile, Rose received write-in votes on the baseball writers’ ballot on 15 different occasions.
—Bill Madden, New York Daily News, 17 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for write-in
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In recent elections, Michigan voters have given every voter the right to vote by an absentee ballot and established a new early voting system.—
Clara Hendrickson,
Freep.com,
25 July 2025
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Geter-Pataky, the vice chair of the city’s Democratic Town Committee, is facing 92 separate criminal charges, including conspiracy to take possession of multiple voters’ absentee ballots.—
Dave Altimari,
Hartford Courant,
25 July 2025
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In 2012, a $10 million referendum to preserve existing farmland and open space, voters approved by a 2-to-1 margin – and won handily in all three voting districts.—
John Emmanuel,
Hartford Courant,
14 July 2025
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Some Republicans have pushed for a referendum on whether to limit access.—
Hope Karnopp,
jsonline.com,
2 July 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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Roan partnered with CashApp to offer 15% cash back on tickets purchased using the app’s Visa debit card.—
Karu F. Daniels,
New York Daily News,
24 July 2025
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Buy tickets in advance at ticketweb.com (there is a small online fee) or at the door.—
Pomerado News,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 July 2025
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