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In All Seriousness: PSL or Greens? (hexbear.net)

submitted 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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There's been a lot of memes going around, but I genuinely have a question. If PSL were on the ballot, I would obviously vote for them. However, they're write-in only in my state. Would writing in PSL have the same effect, or could the vote more easily be invalid or ignored.

In other words, is it better to vote for Greens if PSL is write-in only?

EDIT: THANKS FOR INPUT! I've decided to write in Hilary Clinton, have a wonderful day!

But really probably writing in PSL. Elections don't matter too much though, so I'm ever in an area where PSL is active, I'll make sure to join (which has been the plan for a while). Thanks again!

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[–] [email protected] 37 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Write-ins are counted just like any other candidate on the ballot so long as the candidate is eligible for write-in. Stupid country stupid electoral process but that is the way it is.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 months ago (1 children)

In many states you have to be an official write-in candidate. Then you have to make sure you follow the rules on what to write. I had to ask my registrar office for a list of official write-ins because I could not find them posted online.

Some states the whole ballot is void of you enter someone in the write in section who shouldn't be there. So that's your down ballot and ballot questions rejected too.

Thankfully in my state they machine count all the selections and flag the write in for hand count so you don't invalidate the whole ballot.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 months ago (1 children)

depends on the race and state. NYC municipal elections count every write-in for example, and keep a public record of those results.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

Yeah I think Shane Gillis got a write in or two in NYC last election.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I checked and Matt Christman got 1 vote in the last mayoral election, which is incredible considering he had moved to LA by that point.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

A couple that shopped at the store I used to work at wrote me in after Bernie got ratfucked lol

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

I didn't know you're running, but you have my vote