Indeed there is a law in MS but it does not prohibit write-in candidates. Anyone can be a write-in candidate as long as they have not run previously in the primary for an established party.
So on its face it looks like McDaniel cannot run as a write-in. But that would be wrong to think because federal court case law does not support MS state law in regards to candidates seeking federal office. So according to federal rulings which trump state law, McDaniel can run as a write-in.
But I don’t think it will be necessary.
His campaign is doing a fine job of uncovering the fraud in MS. And it’s not just the buying of votes but something much more verifiable and solid on its face.
It is the state election commissioner who happens to be the sister-in-law of Haley Barbour that failed as was required to provide the democrat poll books for the runoff verification in the hundreds and hundreds of precincts throughout MS. This is the huge part of the entire scandal and will result in finding more than 6700 fraudulent votes to overturn the runoff election.
So on its face it looks like McDaniel cannot run as a write-in. But that would be wrong to think because federal court case law does not support MS state law in regards to candidates seeking federal office. So according to federal rulings which trump state law, McDaniel can run as a write-in.
I can’t vouch for the accuracy of the following site but it list 7 states that
prohibit write-in votes for President, etc.
http://www.anamericanvision.com/info/state_certifications.php