[hobbes1]

What it does NOT say is '“Alaskan statute 15.15.360. states a vote ‘shall be counted if the oval is filled in for that candidate and if the name, as it appears on the write-in declaration of candidacy, of the candidate or the last name of the candidate precisely spelled is written in the space provided.

It merely says...last name...and a write in ballot by it's very definition, assumes human eyes on the ballot.

Close counts.I don't like the outcome but it is Just.

[KansasGirl]

pre·cise·ly [ prə ssslee ] exactly: used to indicate that something is stated exactly accurately: with absolute accuracy in detail: in complete and accurate detail

[Williams]

You think that if my name is Johnson, and a write in ballot contains the name “Johnston” instead, this satisfies the requirement that MY last name appear on the ballot?

I don’t think so, unless you can tell me that all similar last names are interchamgeable. As for me, I know I correct people on how to pronounce or spell my name all the time.

That would be out of concern they will not write down my actual name, which can be important.

[PghBaldy]

If it is misspelled, it is not her name. I don’t understand why laws don’t seem to matter to so many here.