I’m sorry i wasn’t clear- the “write in” space can only be counted for officially filed write in candidates. And voters must spell the name correctly to boot. Remember when Lisa Murkowski lost the Alaskan primary and ran as a write in? She spent a lot of $$ making sure people could spell her name- and sure enough she won.
Voters who write in Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck- or anyone else not officially a write in doesn’t count at all. It becomes an “undervote”. On the other hand, if they vote for more than one candidate in each race, it is an “overvote” and doesn’t count, either.
I don’t know if these voters are cynical, or stupid, or just uninformed, but I know it has happened in every election I have been a part of for more than 20 years.
That said, I do think something funny is going on in St.Lucie County. The media has noticed, and is asking questions. I hope West keeps up the pressure. It looks like they missed the state deadline this afternoon to finish everything but military ballots.
They are closed until Tuesday- the ballots are sealed- and if they can’t finish their provisional count Tuesday, he says he is going back to court, and I expect the state election officials will be present, if they aren’t already. Lots of eyes on this lady- and that is always a good thing.