I was just reading up on write-ins yesterday. There are about 7 or 8 states that don’t allow them. And there are about 33 or so that require any write-in candidate to have a petition with X number of signatures on it prior to the election to have their name counted.
I imagine that makes roughly 10 states that allow open write-ins. (I’m going by memory.)
I was surprised. I thought all states had to have open write-ins.
Our Michigan primary ballot contained a write in slot. Course our ballot also named Brownback and Tancredo as candidates.
“I thought all states had to have open write-ins.”
I am not sure about current law, but Kansas used to not allow write-ins.