Judge Rules Against Kucinich in Texas Ballot Case

can we write in? (0.00 / 0)

can we vote for him as a write-in in the primary?

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by: wagwa @ Sat Jan 12, 2008 at 05:19:03 AM UTC

No (0.00 / 0)

Only approved write-in candidates have votes counted for them. Invalid ones are thrown out.  

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by: Karl-Thomas Musselman @ Sat Jan 12, 2008 at 06:00:43 AM UTC

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That is some democracy we're fighting for, ain't it? (0.00 / 0)

Only "approved" write-in candidates' votes will count.

If they have to be "approved" then why can't their fucking name be on the ballot?

(I'm not stoning the messenger, K-T.)

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by: PDiddie @ Sat Jan 12, 2008 at 09:53:22 AM UTC

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Well (0.00 / 0)

The office of President may be different, but as far as I'm aware for state of Texas candidates, you go through the Sec. of State and get your name listed as a write-in candidate and your pretty face gets put up on those sheets of paper in the polling booth or something.  

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by: Karl-Thomas Musselman @ Sat Jan 12, 2008 at 14:48:36 PM UTC

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approval (0.00 / 0)

I agree with you too. Sometimes we have too many stupid laws.  

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by: persiancowboy @ Sun Jan 13, 2008 at 22:32:07 PM UTC

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Write-in procedures (5.00 / 1)

Been there.  Done that in 2004.  

The State of Texas doesn't allow write-in candidates in primaries.  The only way you can become the party nominee is to file for the primary by January 2, or to be named by the party to take the place of a nominee who becomes ineligible.

Write-ins are allowed for the general election, but becoming a "registered write-in candidate" takes as many signatures, or as big a filing fee, as getting on the primary ballot or running as an independent.  The only difference is that the deadline is in late August.  

If there's one or more registered write-in candidates for a race, then a box labeled "write-in" appears on the ballot, and voters have to check that box and write the candidate's name in, or spell it out one letter at a time on an eSlate.  (L-O-R-E- .. never mind)  The candidate also gets his name posted, in small letters, in each booth at the polling place.  

If there's no registered write-in candidate, then there's no way to cast a write-in vote.  

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by: LSadun @ Mon Jan 14, 2008 at 04:35:09 AM UTC

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