State Writein Candidates 2016

State Write-in Laws
This is the list of write-in laws for Presidential candidate with state laws referenced where
possible.
WARNING
Use of this list is at your own risk. If in doubt, contact the state’s election division for
information.
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Write-in Laws Compiled October 11 2016 Page 1/66
Alabama – Permitted, no restriction/registration
Write-in votes shall be permitted only in non-municipal general elections. The ballot must be constructed so that the
voter can mark a write-in vote for each office in the same manner that votes are registered for regular candidates. In
order to cast a valid write-in vote, the voter must (1) write the name on the ballot and (2) register the vote by a mark in the
space designated for that office. A write-in vote shall not be counted if the vote is not registered as provided above. If a
voter registers a vote for a name on the ballot and then writes in another name for the same office but fails to register the
write-in vote, the ballot shall be treated as if no write-in vote had occurred and the regular vote shall be counted. If a
properly registered write-in vote causes an over-vote, it shall be treated as any other over-vote and none of the votes for
the over-voted office shall be counted. However, the remainder of the ballot shall be counted. When counting write-in
votes, poll officials must check for over-votes if the electronic ballot counter does not perform the function.
Alabama Code Title 17. Elections. § 17-6-28 http://codes.findlaw.com/al/title-17-elections/al-code-sect-17-6-28.html

Alaska - Permitted, with registration (deadline 3 November 2016)
Write-in candidates. (a) If a candidate does not appear on the primary election ballot or is not successful in advancing to
the general election and wishes to be a candidate in the general election, the candidate may file as a write-in candidate.
Votes for a write-in candidate may not be counted unless that candidate has filed a letter of intent with the director stating
(1) the full name of the candidate;

(2) the full residence address of the candidate and the date on which residency at that address began;
(3) the full mailing address of the candidate;
(4) the name of the political party or political group of which the candidate is a member, if any;
(5) if the candidate is for the office of state senator or state representative, the house or senate district of which the
candidate is a resident;
(6) the office that the candidate seeks;
(7) the date of the election at which the candidate seeks election;
(8) the length of residency in the state and in the house district of the candidate;
(9) the name of the candidate as the candidate wishes it to be written on the ballot by the voter;
(10) that the candidate meets the specific citizenship requirements of the office for which the person is a candidate;
(11) that the candidate will meet the specific age requirements of the office for which the person is a candidate; if the
candidacy is for the office of state representative, that the candidate will be at least 21 years of age on the first scheduled
day of the first regular session of the legislature convened after the election; if the candidacy is for the office of state
senator, that the candidate will be at least 25 years of age on the first scheduled day of the first regular session of the
legislature convened after the election; if the candidacy is for the office of governor or lieutenant governor, that the
candidate will be at least 30 years of age on the first Monday in December following election or, if the office is to be filled
by special election under AS 15.40.230 - 15.40.310, that the candidate will be at least 30 years of age on the date of
certification of the results of the special election; or, for any other office, by the time that the candidate, if elected, is
sworn into office;
(12) that the candidate is a qualified voter as required by law; and
(13) that the candidate is not a candidate for any other office to be voted on at the general election and that the candidate
is not a candidate for this office under any other nominating petition or declaration of candidacy.
(b) If a write-in candidate is running for the office of governor, the candidate must file a joint letter of intent together with
a candidate for lieutenant governor. Both candidates must be of the same political party or group.
(c) A letter of intent under (a) of this section must be filed not later than five days before the general election.
AS Title 15 chapter .25 Section 105. More info http://www.elections.alaska.gov/ci_pg_fof_win.php

Arizona – Permitted, with registration (deadline 3 November 2016)
16-312. Filing of nomination papers for write-in candidates
A. Any person desiring to become a write-in candidate for an elective office in any election shall file a nomination paper,
signed by the candidate, giving the person's actual residence address or description of place of residence and post office
address, age, length of residence in the state and date of birth.
B. A write-in candidate shall file the nomination paper not later than 5:00 p.m. on the fortieth day before the election,
except that:
1. A candidate running as a write-in candidate as provided in section 16-343, subsection D shall file the nomination paper
not later than 5:00 p.m. on the fifth day before the election.
2. A candidate running as a write-in candidate for an election that may be canceled pursuant to section 16-410 shall file
the nomination paper not later than 5:00 p.m. on the seventy-sixth day before the election.
C. The write-in filing procedure shall be in the same manner as prescribed in section 16-311. Any person who does not
file a timely nomination paper shall not be counted in the tally of ballots. The filing officer shall not accept the nomination
paper of a candidate for state or local office unless the candidate provides or has provided both of the following:
1. A political committee statement of organization or the five hundred dollar threshold exemption statement for that
office.
2. The financial disclosure statement as prescribed for candidates for that office.
D. Except in cases where the liability is being appealed, the filing officer shall not accept the nomination paper of a write-
in candidate for state or local office if the person is liable for an aggregation of one thousand dollars or more in fines,
penalties, late fees or administrative or civil judgments, including any interest or costs, in any combination, that have not
been fully satisfied at the time of the attempted filing of the nomination paper and the liability arose from failure to
comply with or enforcement of chapter 6 of this title.
E. The secretary of state shall notify the various boards of supervisors as to write-in candidates filing with the secretary of
state's office. The county school superintendent shall notify the appropriate board of supervisors as to write-in candidates
filing with the superintendent's office. The board of supervisors shall notify the appropriate election board inspector of all
candidates who have properly filed such statements. In the case of a city or town election, the city or town clerk shall
notify the appropriate election board inspector of candidates properly filed. No other write-ins shall be counted. The
election board inspector shall post the notice of official write-in candidates in a conspicuous location within the polling
place.
F. Except as provided in section 16-343, subsection E, a candidate may not file pursuant to this section if any of the
following applies:
1. For a candidate in the general election, the candidate ran in the immediately preceding primary election and failed to be
nominated to the office sought in the current election.
2. For a candidate in the general election, the candidate filed a nomination petition for the immediately preceding primary
election for the office sought and failed to provide a sufficient number of valid petition signatures as prescribed by section
16-322.

3. For a candidate in the primary election, the candidate filed a nomination petition for the current primary election for the
office sought and failed to provide a sufficient number of valid petition signatures as prescribed by section 16-322.
4. For a candidate in the general election, the candidate filed a nomination petition for nomination other than by primary
for the office sought and failed to provide a sufficient number of valid petition signatures as prescribed by section 16-341.
G. A person who files a nomination paper pursuant to this section for the office of president of the United States shall
designate in writing to the secretary of state at the time of filing the name of the candidate's vice-presidential running
mate, the names of presidential electors who will represent that candidate and a statement signed by the vice-presidential
running mate and designated presidential electors that indicates their consent to be designated. A nomination paper for
each presidential elector designated shall be filed with the candidate's nomination paper. The number of presidential
electors shall equal the number of United States senators and representatives in Congress from this state.
Arizona Law Section 16-312

http://www.azleg.gov/FormatDocument.asp?inDoc=/ars/16/00312.htm&Title=16&DocType=ARS

Arkansas – NOT Permitted
Write-in candidates are not allowed in presidential, municipal, or primary elections. [ACA §7-5-525 , 7-8-302, 14-43-202]
http://www.sos.arkansas.gov/elections/Documents/Write_in_candidates_2012.pdf

California – Permitted, with registration (deadline 25 october 2016)
8650. Any group of individuals, equal in number to the number of presidential electors to which this state is entitled, who
desire to be write-in candidates for presidential electors pledged to a particular candidate for President and Vice President
of the United States shall file a declaration of write-in candidacy.
8651. The declaration of write-in candidacy for presidential elector shall contain the following information:
(a) Candidate's name.
(b) Residence address.
(c) A declaration stating that he or she is a write-in candidate for the office of presidential elector.
(d) Oath or affirmation as set forth in Section 3 of Article XX ofthe California Constitution.
(e) The date of the general election.
(f) The names of the candidates for President and Vice President of the United States for which the group of presidential
electors are pledged.
8652. The declaration of write-in candidacy shall be filed with the Secretary of State no later than the 14th day prior to
the general election.
8653. Only those names written on the ballot at the general election for the office of President and Vice President of the
United States for which a group of presidential electors are pledged on the declaration of write-in candidacy filed pursuant
to Section 8650 shall be counted as votes.
California Election Code sections 8650-8653 http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/cgi-bin/displaycode?section=elec&group=08001-

09000&file=8650-8653

Colorado – Permitted, with registration (deadline 21 July 2016)
1-4-1101. Write-in candidate affidavit of intent
(1) A person who wishes to be a write-in candidate for an office in an election shall file an affidavit of intent stating that
he or she desires the office and is qualified to assume its duties if elected. A write-in candidate for governor shall
designate in the affidavit a write-in candidate for lieutenant governor. The affidavit shall be filed with the secretary of
state if it is for a statewide office, a seat in congress, a seat in the general assembly, the office of district attorney, or any
other district office of state concern. The affidavit shall be filed with the county clerk and recorder if it is for a county
office and with the designated election official if it is for a local office.
(2) No write-in vote for an office in an election shall be counted unless the person for whom the vote was cast filed the
affidavit of intent required by subsection (1) of this section within the time prescribed by section 1-4-1102. No write-in
vote for a candidate for governor shall be counted unless the person designated as the write-in candidate for lieutenant
governor pursuant to subsection (1) of this section also filed an affidavit of intent within the time prescribed by section 1-
4-1102.
1-4-1102. Time of filing affidavit
(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, the affidavit of intent shall be filed by the close of business on the
sixty-seventh day before a primary election and by the close of business on the one hundred tenth day before any other
election.
(2) In a nonpartisan election, the affidavit of intent shall be filed by the close of business on the sixty-fourth day before the
election. If the election is to be coordinated by the county clerk and recorder, the designated election official shall forward
a copy of the affidavit of intent to the coordinated election official.
1-4-1103. Write-in votes for governor
No write-in vote for governor in a general election shall be counted unless it includes a write-in vote for lieutenant
governor.
Colorado Revised Statutes, Title 1, Article 4, Sections 1101-1103

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Connecticut – Permitted, with registration (Oct 25 deadline)
Sec. 9-373a. Registration of write-in candidates. Any person desiring to be a write-in candidate for any state, district or
municipal office to be filled at any regular election shall register his candidacy with the Secretary of the State on a form
prescribed by the secretary. The registration shall include the candidate’s name and address, the designation and term of
the office sought, a statement of consent to the candidacy, and any other information which the secretary deems necessary.
In the case of a write-in candidacy for the office of Governor or Lieutenant Governor, the registration shall include a
candidate for each of those offices, or shall be void. The registration shall not include a designation of any political party.
The registration shall be filed with the secretary not more than ninety days prior to the election at which the office is to be
filled and not later than four o’clock p.m. on the fourteenth day preceding the election, or the registration shall be void. No
person nominated for an office by a major or minor party or by nominating petition shall register as a write-in candidate
for that office under the provisions of this section, and any registration of a write-in candidacy filed by such a person shall
be void. Notwithstanding any provision of this section to the contrary, any person desiring to be a write-in candidate for
the municipal office of town meeting member in any town having a representative town meeting which has seventy-five
or more members shall register his candidacy with the town clerk of such town not later than the last business day
preceding such election.
Connecticut Statutes Chapter 153 Section 9-373a https://www.cga.ct.gov/current/pub/chap_153.htm#sec_9-373a

Delaware – Permitted, with registration (September 30 deadline)
§ 3401 Write-in candidates in general.
Except as otherwise provided in this title, if the name of the person for whom a voter desires to vote does not appear on a
general or special election ballot, the voter may write in the name of that person.
§ 3402 Write-in candidates for a general election.
(a) Superior Court shall only count a write-in vote for a person who has declared himself or herself a write-in candidate
for the office for which that person was written-in in accordance with this chapter. Superior Court shall count a write-in
vote for a candidate on a general or special election ballot if the write-in vote is for the office for which the person is a
candidate.
(b) Superior Court shall account for write-in votes cast for other than declared write-in candidates as "Other Write-in
Votes."
(c) A person shall declare himself or herself a write-in candidate for an office by filing a Write-in Candidate Declaration
with the State Election Commissioner for a statewide office or to the Department of Elections for the county in which the
election is to be held for General Assembly, county or City of Wilmington offices no later than 4:30 p.m. on September
30 in the year of a general election. If September 30 is a Saturday, Sunday or holiday, the declaration shall be filed no
later than 4:30 p.m. on the next day that is not a Saturday, Sunday or holiday. If the boundary of a General Assembly
office includes more than 1 county, the person shall file that person's Write-in Candidate Declaration with the Department
of Elections for the county in which that person is a registered voter.
(d) The State Election Commissioner or the Department of Elections for a county shall determine whether a person who
has filed a Write-in Candidate Declaration is eligible to be a candidate for the office for which that person has filed the
declaration.
(e) A person shall not declare himself or herself a write-in candidate if that person is a candidate on the general election
ballot.
(f) A person shall not declare himself or herself a write-in candidate for more than one office. The filing of a declaration
for another office prior to the declaration deadline established in this chapter shall make any previous declaration null and
void.
(g) Once a person has withdrawn as a candidate or write-in candidate for an office, that person shall not declare himself
or herself a write-in candidate for the same office in the same year.
(h) A declared write-in candidate shall comply with the requirements in Chapter 80 of this title.
(i) A declared write-in candidate may withdraw that candidate's candidacy by filing a withdrawal form with the office at
which that candidate filed the candidate's Write-in Candidate Declaration no later than 15 days prior to the date of the
election.
§ 3403 Forms.
The State Election Commissioner in collaboration with the Departments of Elections for the counties shall promulgate the
Write-in Candidate Declaration and the withdrawal form.
§ 3404 Write-in candidate lists.

Each department of elections shall issue at least 2 copies of the list of declared write-in candidates for each office on a
ballot in the county to the election officers at each election district in the county. The election officers shall post 1 copy of
the list in a conspicuous location in the polling place.
Delaware Code, title 15, Chapter 34, sections 3401-3404 http://delcode.delaware.gov/title15/c034/index.shtml

Florida – Permitted, with registration (between 8am, July 5 –Noon, July 12, 2016)
99.061 Method of qualifying for nomination or election to federal, state, county, or district office.—
(4)(a) Each person seeking to qualify for election to office as a write-in candidate shall file his or her qualification
papers with the respective qualifying officer at any time after noon of the 1st day for qualifying, but not later than noon of
the last day of the qualifying period for the office sought.
(b) Any person who is seeking election as a write-in candidate shall not be required to pay a filing fee, election
assessment, or party assessment. A write-in candidate is not entitled to have his or her name printed on any ballot;
however, space for the write-in candidate’s name to be written in must be provided on the general election ballot. A
person may not qualify as a write-in candidate if the person has also otherwise qualified for nomination or election to such
office.
Title IX (Electors and Elections), Chapter 99 (Candidates) section 61.

http://www.leg.state.fl.us/Statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&Search_String=&URL=0000-
0099/0099/Sections/0099.061.html
Additional oath procedures for write-in candidates are at Title IX, chapter 99, section 21
http://www.leg.state.fl.us/statuTes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&Search_String=&URL=0000-
0099/0099/Sections/0099.021.html

Georgia – Permitted with registration (deadline Sep 6 2016)
O.C.G.A. 21-2-133. Giving notice of intent of write-in candidacy; filing of affidavit; limitations on candidacy;
certification of candidates
(a) No person elected on a write-in vote shall be eligible to hold office unless notice of his or her intention of candidacy
was filed and published no earlier than January 1 and no later than the Tuesday after the first Monday in September prior
to the election for county, state, and federal elections; no later than seven days after the close of the municipal qualifying
period for municipal elections in the case of a general election; or no later than seven days after the close of the special
election qualifying period for a special election by the person to be a write-in candidate or by some other person or group
of persons qualified to vote in the subject election, as follows:
(1) In a state general or special election, notice shall be filed with the Secretary of State and published in a newspaper of
general circulation in the state;
(2) In a general or special election of county officers, notice shall be filed with the superintendent of elections in the
county in which he or she is to be a candidate and published in the official organ of the same county; or
(3) In a municipal general or special election, notice shall be filed with the superintendent and published in the official
gazette of the municipality holding the election.
(b) In addition to the requirements contained in subsection (a) of this Code section, the person or persons giving notice of
intention of candidacy for a write-in candidate shall also file, with the appropriate official specified in paragraph (1), (2),
or (3) of subsection (a) of this Code section, a copy of the notice as published with an affidavit stating that the notice has
been published and including the name of the newspaper and the date of publication, not later than the fifth day after the
deadline for filing and publishing such notice. The affidavit may be made by the person giving notice of intention of
candidacy or by the publisher of the newspaper in which the notice was published or by an employee of the newspaper
designated by the publisher.
(c) No person shall be eligible as a write-in candidate in a special or general primary, a special or general primary runoff,
or in a special or general election runoff.
(d) No person shall be eligible as a write-in candidate in a general or special election if such person was a candidate for
nomination or election to the same office in the immediately preceding primary.
(e) The Secretary of State or appropriate municipal official shall certify to the election superintendent of each county
affected at least ten days prior to the general or special election the names of all persons who have filed notices of
intention to be write-in candidates with the Secretary of State or appropriate municipal official.
O.C.G.A. 21-2-133 http://law.justia.com/codes/georgia/2010/title-21/chapter-2/article-4/part-1/21-2-133/

Hawaii – NOT PERMITTED
Candidates for U.S. president and vice president may appear on the general election ballot in one of two ways:
1. As a nominee of a political party qualified to place candidates on the primary or general election ballot; or
2. As a nominee of a party or group not otherwise qualified to place candidates on the ballot, but for the fact that the
group has met the presidential petition requirements.
Hawaii does not have a presidential primary or provisions for write-in voting. For information regarding presidential
caucuses, please contact the Qualified Political Parties.
Source, Hawaii Office of Election http://elections.hawaii.gov/candidates/presidential/presidential-elections/
Affirmed by the Supreme Court verdict in Burdick v. Takushi (https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/504/428/)

Idaho – Permitted, with registration (deadline October 11, 2016)
34-702A. DECLARATION OF INTENT FOR WRITE-IN CANDIDATES. No write-in vote for any office in a primary,
special, or general election shall be counted unless a declaration of intent has been filed indicating that the person desires
the office and is legally qualified to assume the duties of said office if elected. The declaration of intent shall be filed with
the secretary of state if for a federal, state, or legislative district office and with the county clerk if for a county office.
Such declaration of intent shall be filed not later than twenty-eight (28) days before the day of election. The secretary of
state shall prescribe the form for said declaration.
In those counties which utilize optical scan ballots an elector shall not place on the ballot a sticker bearing the name of a
person, or use any other method or device, except writing, to vote for a person whose name is not printed on the ballot.
Idaho Statutes Title 34, Chapter 7, Section 2A (34-702A) https://legislature.idaho.gov/idstat/Title34/T34CH7SECT34-

702A.htm

Illinois – Permitted, with registration and restrictions (deadline September 8 2016)
Write-in candidates must file notarized declarations of intent to be a write-in candidate not less than 61 days prior to the
election, with the proper election authorities in those jurisdictions in which they are seeking to be a write-in candidate
(i.e., a write-in candidate for President must file a Declaration of Intent with every county clerk and board of election
commissioners in the State). A list of the names and addresses of all Illinois election authorities is available on the
Board’s website at www.elections.il.gov. Declaration of Intent forms are not filed with the State Board of Elections.
(10 ILCS 5/7-59, 17-16.1, 18-9.1)
A candidate for whom nomination papers have been filed as a partisan candidate at a primary election, and who is
defeated for nomination, may not file a declaration of intent to be a writein candidate at that General Election. Whenever
an objection to a candidate's nominating papers or petitions for any office is sustained after the 61st day before the
election, the candidate may file the notarized declarations of intent to be a writein candidate for that office with the proper
election authorities no later than 7 days prior to the election.
(10 ILCS 5/17-16.1, 18-9.1)
Forms for the write-in declaration can be obtained from the various election authorities or the State Board of Elections.
Illinois Candidates guide to Presidential preference, delegates and alternate delegates Page 12
https://www.elections.il.gov/Downloads/ElectionInformation/PDF/2016Pres_DelegateGuide.pdf

Indiana – Permitted, with registration (deadline July 3 2016)
IC 3-8-2-2.5
Requirements for write-in candidates
Sec. 2.5. (a) A person who desires to be a write-in candidate for a federal, state, legislative, or local office or school board
office in a general, municipal, or school board election must file a declaration of intent to be a write-in candidate with the
officer with whom declaration of candidacy must be filed under sections 5 and 6 of this chapter.
(b) The declaration of intent to be a write-in candidate required under subsection (a) must be signed before a person
authorized to administer oaths and must certify the following information:
(1) The candidate's name must be printed or typewritten as:
(A) the candidate wants the candidate's name to be certified;

and
(B) the candidate's name is permitted to appear under IC 3-5-7.
(2) A statement that the candidate is a registered voter and the location of the candidate's precinct and township
(or ward and city or town), county, and state.
(3) The candidate's complete residence address, and if the candidate's mailing address is different from the
residence address, the mailing address.
(4) The candidate's party affiliation or a statement that the candidate is an independent candidate (not affiliated
with any party). The candidate may not claim affiliation with any political party described by IC 3-8-4-1.
(5) A statement of the candidate's intention to be a write-in candidate, the name of the office, including the
district, and the date and type of election.
(6) If the candidate is a candidate for the office of President or Vice President of the United States, a statement
declaring the names of the individuals who have consented and are eligible to be the candidate's candidates for
presidential electors.
(7) does not apply to a candidate for a federal office
(8) A statement as to whether the candidate has:
(A) been a candidate for state or local office in a previous primary or general election; and
(B) filed all reports required by IC 3-9-5-10 for all previous candidacies.
(9) If the candidate is subject to IC 3-9-1-5, a statement that the candidate has filed a campaign finance statement
of organization for the candidate's principal committee or is aware that the candidate may be required to file a
campaign finance statement of organization not later than noon seven (7) days after the final date to file the
declaration of intent to be a write-in candidate under section 4 of this chapter.
(10) If the candidate is subject to IC 3-9-1-5.5, a statement that the candidate is required to file a campaign
finance statement of organization under IC 3-9 after the first of either of the following occurs:
(A) The candidate receives more than five hundred dollars ($500) in contributions.
(B) The candidate makes more than five hundred dollars ($500) in expenditures.

(11) A statement that the candidate complies with all requirements under the laws of Indiana to be a candidate for
the above named office, including any applicable residency requirements, and that the candidate is not ineligible
to be a candidate due to a criminal conviction that would prohibit the candidate from serving in the office.
(12) The candidate's signature and telephone number.
(c) At the time of filing the declaration of intent to be a write-in candidate, the write-in candidate is considered a candidate
for all purposes.
(d) A write-in candidate must comply with the requirements under IC 3-8-1 that apply to the office to which the write-in
candidate seeks election.
(e) A person may not be a write-in candidate in a contest for nomination or for election to a political party office.
(f) A write-in candidate for the office of President or Vice President of the United States must list at least one (1)
candidate for presidential elector and may not list more than the total number of presidential electors to be chosen in
Indiana.
(g) The election division shall provide that the form of a declaration of intent to be a write-in candidate includes the
following information:
(1) The dates for filing campaign finance reports under IC 3-9.
(2) The penalties for late filing of campaign finance reports under IC 3-9.
(h) A declaration of intent to be a write-in candidate must include a statement that the candidate requests the name on the
candidate's voter registration record be the same as the name the candidate uses on the declaration of intent to be a write-
in candidate. If there is a difference between the name on the candidate's declaration of intent to be a write-in candidate
and the name on the candidate's voter registration record, the officer with whom the declaration of intent to be a write-in
candidate is filed shall forward the information to the voter registration officer of the appropriate county as required by IC
3-5-7-6(e). The voter registration officer of the appropriate county shall change the name on the candidate's voter
registration record to be the same as the name on the candidate's declaration of intent to be a write-in candidate.
Indiana Code, "Title 3, Article 8, Chapter 2, Section 2.5

http://iga.in.gov/legislative/laws/2015/ic/titles/003/articles/008/chapters/002/

Iowa - Permitted without restriction
In Iowa, you do not need to file nomination papers or declarations of intent to be a write-in candidate.
Source: Iowa Secretary of State Candidate FAQ https://sos.iowa.gov/elections/candidates/faq.html#7

Kansas – Permitted, with registration (deadline 30 October 2016)
25-305b. Write-in candidates; affidavits for candidacy; filing. Persons who desire to be write-in candidates for president
and vice-president of the United States or governor and lieutenant governor shall file an affidavit of write-in candidacy
with the secretary of state no later than 12:00 noon on the second Monday preceding the general election for those offices.
Kansas Statutes, Chapter 25, Article 3, section 5b

http://www.kslegislature.org/li_2014/b2013_14/statute/025_000_0000_chapter/025_003_0000_article/025_003_0005b_se
ction/025_003_0005b_k/

Kentucky – Permitted, with registration (deadline 28 October 2016)
117.265 Write-in votes -- Requirements -- Persons ineligible to be write-in candidate -- Certified lists of qualified
candidates.
(1) A voter may, at any regular or special election, cast a write-in vote for any person qualified as provided in subsection
(2) or (3) of this section, whose name does not appear upon the ballot label for any office, by writing the name of his or
her choice upon the appropriate device for the office being voted on provided on the voting machine as required by KRS
117.125. Any candidate for city, county, urban-county, consolidated local government, charter county government, or
unified local government office who is defeated in a partisan or nonpartisan primary shall be ineligible as a candidate for
the same office in the regular election. Any voter utilizing an absentee ballot for a regular or special election may write in
a vote for any eligible person whose name does not appear upon the ballot, by writing the name of his or her choice under
the office.
(2) Write-in votes shall be counted only for candidates for election to office who have filed a declaration of intent to be a
write-in candidate with the Secretary of State or county clerk, depending on the office being sought, on or before the
fourth Friday in October preceding the date of the regular election and not later than the second Friday before the date of a
special election. In the case of a special election administered under KRS 118.730, a declaration of intent to be a write-in
candidate shall be filed at least twenty-eight (28) days before the day of the election. The declaration of intent shall be
filed no earlier than the first Wednesday after the first Monday in November of the year preceding the year the office will
appear on the ballot, and no later than 4 p.m. local time at the place of filing when filed on the last date on which papers
may be filed. The declaration of intent shall be on a form prescribed by the Secretary of State.
(3) A person shall not be eligible as a write-in candidate:
(a) For more than one (1) office in a regular or special election; or
(b) If his or her name appears upon the ballot label for any office, except that the candidate may file a notice of
withdrawal prior to filing an intent to be a writein candidate for office when a vacancy in a different office occurs because
of:
1. Death;
2. Disqualification to hold the office sought;
3. Severe disabling condition which arose after the nomination; or
4. The nomination of an unopposed candidate.
(4) Persons who wish to run for President and Vice-President shall file a declaration of intent to be a write-in candidate,
along with a list of presidential electors pledged to those candidates, with the Secretary of State on or before the fourth
Friday in October preceding the date of the regular election for those offices. The declaration of intent shall be filed no
earlier than the first Wednesday after the first Monday in November of the year preceding the year the office will appear
on the ballot, and no later than 4 p.m. local time at the place of filing when filed on the last date on which papers may be
filed. Write-in votes cast for the candidates whose names appear on the ballot shall apply to the slate of pledged
presidential electors, whose names shall not appear on the ballot.
(5) The county clerk shall provide to the precinct election officers certified lists of those persons who have filed
declarations of intent as provided in subsections (2) and (3) of this section. Only write-in votes cast for qualified
candidates shall be counted.
(6) Two (2) election officers of opposing parties shall upon the request of any voter instruct the voter on how to cast a
write-in vote.
Kentucky Revised Statutes 117.265 http://www.lrc.ky.gov/statutes/statute.aspx?id=44499

118.255 Fees.
(1) The Secretary of State shall receive a fee of five hundred dollars ($500) for a candidate for statewide elected state
office or the Congress, two hundred dollars ($200) for a candidate for Commonwealth's attorney, the General Assembly,
or the District Court, Circuit Court, Court of Appeals, or Supreme Court, twenty dollars ($20) for candidates for a city
office, fifty dollars ($50) for other candidates who file with the Secretary of State for each notification and declaration and
petition filed with him, and fifty dollars ($50) for a write-in candidate for office, to be paid by the candidate, or the
candidate's representative, when the notification and declaration and petition or declaration of intent is filed.
(2) The county clerk shall receive a fee pursuant to KRS 64.012 for each notification and declaration and petition filed
with him to be paid by the candidate at the time of the filing
Kentucky Revised Statutes 118.255 http://www.lrc.ky.gov/statutes/statute.aspx?id=43797

Louisiana – NOT PERMITTED
The state of Louisiana does not permit write-in candidates
Voting FAQ
http://www.sos.la.gov/ElectionsAndVoting/Vote/FrequentlyAskedQuestions/Pages/VotingOnElectionDay.aspx?Ownershi
pName=VotingOnElectionDay&faqid=0
They abolished them in 1975, which was affirmed by the Supreme Court verdict in Burdick v. Takushi
(https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/504/428/)

Maine – Permitted, with registration (deadline September 25 2016)
§722-A. Determination of declared write-in candidate
To be considered a declared write-in candidate, a person must file a declaration of write-in candidacy with the Secretary
of State, on a form approved by the Secretary of State, on or before 5 p.m. on the 45th day prior to the election. The
candidate must meet all the other qualifications for that office. [2009, c. 253, §37 (AMD).]
Maine Revised Statutes, Title 21, Chapter 9, Subchapter 3, Article 1 http://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/21-A/title21-

Asec722-A.html

Maryland – Permitted, with registration (deadline 20 October 2016)
§5–302.
(a) A certificate of candidacy shall be filed under oath on the prescribed form.
(b) The certificate of candidacy shall be filed with the State Board if the candidacy is for:
(1) an office to be voted upon by the voters of the entire State;
(2) the General Assembly of Maryland;
(3) Representative in Congress;
(4) the office of judge of the circuit court for a county; or
(5) an office of elected delegate to a presidential national convention provided for under Title 8, Subtitle 5 of this article.
(c) (1) If the candidacy is for an office other than an office described in subsection (b) of this section, the certificate of
candidacy shall be filed with the local board of the applicable county.
(2) In accordance with regulations adopted by the State Board, each local board shall provide the name and other
required information for each candidate to the State Board.
§5–303.
(a) Except as provided in subsections (b) and (c) of this section:
(1) in the year in which the Governor is elected, a certificate of candidacy shall be filed not later than 9 p.m. on the last
Tuesday in February in the year in which the primary election will be held; and
(2) for any other regularly scheduled election, a certificate of candidacy shall be filed not later than 9 p.m. on the
Wednesday that is 83 days before the day on which the primary election will be held.
(b) A certificate of candidacy for an office to be filled by a special election under this article shall be received and filed
in the office of the appropriate board not later than 5 p.m. on the Monday that is 3 weeks or 21 days prior to the date for
the special primary election specified by the Governor in the proclamation for the special primary election.
(c) The certificate of candidacy for the election of a write–in candidate shall be filed by the earlier of:
(1) 7 days after a total expenditure of at least $51 is made to promote the candidacy by a campaign finance entity of the
candidate; or
(2) 5 p.m. on the 7th day preceding the start of early voting for which the certificate is filed.
Maryland election law section 5-302 (http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/webmga/frmStatutesText.aspx?article=gel&section=5-

302&ext=html&session=2017RS&tab=subject5) and section 5-303
http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/webmga/frmStatutesText.aspx?article=gel&section=5-
303&ext=html&session=2017RS&tab=subject5

Massachusetts – Permitted, with registration (deadline 9 September 2016)
Section 78A. In any year in which presidential electors are to be elected, not later than the sixtieth day prior to the date of
the election, there may be filed with the secretary of the commonwealth, in a form to be prescribed by him, a list of names
and addresses of candidates for such electors, containing the names and addresses of a candidate for president and for vice
president to whom such electors shall be pledged in writing. Said list shall contain the written acceptance of each
candidate for presidential elector, who shall be a voter of the commonwealth, and the written acceptance of the
presidential and vice presidential candidates, who shall be candidates other than those whose names are to be printed upon
the official ballot. Said secretary shall certify to all city and town clerks and election commissioners the names of the
candidates designated by any such list for the offices of president and vice president and the form of write-in or sticker
vote for such candidate which will be deemed acceptable under the provisions of section seventy-eight.
Massachusetts General laws, part I, Title VII, Chapter 54 Section 78A

https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleVIII/Chapter54/Section78A

Michigan – Permitted, with registration (deadline 29 September 2016)
168.590g Person filing qualifying petition; restrictions; selecting single office to which candidacy restricted; failure to
make selection.
Sec. 590g.
(1) A person who files a qualifying petition shall not file a partisan nominating petition or filing fee, and shall not be
nominated as a candidate by write-in vote or by a political party convention, caucus, or committee, for an office to be
elected at the election for which the person has filed a qualifying petition or at an election held during the same calendar
year as that election.
(2) A person who files a qualifying petition for more than 1 office, which offices are incompatible and the terms of which
offices run concurrently or overlap, shall select the 1 office to which his or her candidacy is restricted not later than 4 p.m.
of the third day after the last day for filing a qualifying petition. Failure to make this selection disqualifies the person as a
candidate for the offices for which qualifying petitions were filed, and the petitions shall not be canvassed.
Michigan Election Law Section 168.590g -

http://www.legislature.mi.gov/(S(4mum1ze4mvbwtpvpg0tqfyer))/mileg.aspx?page=getObject&objectName=mcl-168-
590g
168.737a Write-in vote; declaration of intent; filing; death or disqualification of candidate; write-in candidate for precinct
delegate; forms; information.
Sec. 737a.
(1) Except as otherwise provided in this section, the board of election inspectors shall not count a write-in vote for a
person unless that person has filed a declaration of intent to be a write-in candidate as provided in this section. The write-
in candidate shall file the declaration of intent to be a write-in candidate with the filing official for that elective office on
or before 4 p.m. on the second Friday immediately before the election. The secretary of state, immediately after the 4 p.m.
filing deadline under this subsection, shall prepare and have delivered a list of all persons who have filed a declaration of
intent to be a write-in candidate under this subsection, if any, to the appropriate county clerks. A filing official other than
the secretary of state who receives a declaration of intent to be a write-in candidate or list of persons who filed a
declaration of intent from another filing official under this subsection shall prepare and have delivered a list of all persons
who have filed a declaration of intent to be a write-in candidate to the board of election inspectors in the appropriate
precincts before the close of the polls on election day.
(2) If a candidate whose name is printed on the official ballot for the election dies or is otherwise disqualified after 4 p.m.
on the second Friday immediately before the election, the requirement of filing a declaration of intent to be a write-in
candidate under subsection (1) does not apply to a write-in candidate. If a death or disqualification has occurred as
described in this subsection, the board of election inspectors shall count all write-in votes for write-in candidates for the
office sought by the deceased or disqualified candidate.
(3) Subsections (1) and (2) do not apply to a write-in candidate for precinct delegate. The board of election inspectors
shall not count a write-in vote for a write-in candidate for precinct delegate unless that candidate has filed a declaration of
intent to be a write-in candidate as provided in this subsection. A write-in candidate for precinct delegate shall file a
declaration of intent to be a write-in candidate with the appropriate city or township clerk for that precinct on or before 4
p.m. on the Friday immediately before the election or with the board of election inspectors in the appropriate precinct
before the close of the polls on election day. A city or township clerk who receives a declaration of intent to be a write-in

candidate from a write-in candidate for precinct delegate under this subsection shall prepare and have delivered a list of all
persons who have filed a declaration of intent to be a write-in candidate to the board of election inspectors in the
appropriate precincts before the close of the polls on election day.
(4) The secretary of state shall prescribe forms for the declaration of intent to be a write-in candidate. Clerks shall
maintain a supply of declaration of intent to be a write-in candidate forms in the clerk's office and make the forms
available in the polling places during the August primary for this purpose. The declaration of intent to be a write-in
candidate form shall include all of the following information:
(a) The name of the person intending to be a write-in candidate.

(b) The elective office that the person seeks as a write-in candidate.
(c) The residence address of the person seeking elective office as a write-in candidate.
(d) Other information the secretary of state considers appropriate.
Michigan Election Law Section 168-737a -

http://www.legislature.mi.gov/(S(rfiivj5sxsdz1euj2zsi5wxb))/mileg.aspx?page=getObject&objectname=mcl-168-737a

Minnesota – Permitted with restrictions (Deadline 1 November 2016)
Candidates for Federal Office
A write-in candidate for U.S. President, U.S. Senator or U.S. Representative must file a written request for his or her votes
to be counted. This request must be filed with the Office of the Secretary of State no later than November 1, 2016.
Presidential candidates must also include the name of a vice-presidential candidate and the name of at least one, but not
more than ten, candidates for presidential elector.
Office of Secretary of State Guide to Write-in Candidates - http://www.sos.state.mn.us/election-administration-

campaigns/become-a-candidate/write-in-candidates/

Mississippi – NOT PERMITTED
The only statutes relating to write-in candidates are not permissible under federal law, and so there is no write-in option
for the state of Mississippi
23-15-365. Write-in candidates.
There shall be left on each ballot one (1) blank space under the title of each office to be voted for, and in the event of the
death, resignation, withdrawal or removal of any candidate whose name shall have been printed on the official ballot, the
name of the candidate duly substituted in the place of such candidate may be written in such blank space by the voter.
Mississippi Code, Title 23, Chapter 15, Article 13 section 365 - http://law.justia.com/codes/mississippi/2013/title-
23/chapter-15/article-13/b/section-23-15-365

Missouri – Permitted, with registration (deadline 1 November 2016)
115.353. All declarations of candidacy shall be filed as follows:
(1) For presidential elector, United States senator, representative in Congress, statewide office, circuit judge not subject to
the provisions of Article V, Section 25 of the Missouri Constitution, state senator and state representative, in the office of
the secretary of state;
(2) For all county offices which for the purpose of election procedures shall include associate circuit judges not subject to
the provisions of Article V, Section 25 of the Missouri Constitution, in the office of the county election authority;
(3) For all county offices, in the office of the county election authority. In any county in which there are two boards of
election commissioners, the county clerk shall be deemed to be the election authority for purposes of this section.
Missouri Revised Statutes Chapter 115 Section 353 http://www.moga.mo.gov/mostatutes/stathtml/11500003531.html
115.453. Election judges shall count votes for all candidates in the following manner:
(1) No candidate shall be counted as voted for, except a candidate before whose name a distinguishing mark appears
preceding the name and a distinguishing mark does not appear in the square preceding the name of any candidate for the
same office in another column. Except as provided in this subdivision and subdivision (2) of this section, each candidate
with a distinguishing mark preceding his or her name shall be counted as voted for;
(2) If distinguishing marks appear next to the names of more candidates for an office than are entitled to fill the office, no
candidate for the office shall be counted as voted for. If more than one candidate is to be nominated or elected to an office,
and any voter has voted for the same candidate more than once for the same office at the same election, no votes cast by
the voter for the candidate shall be counted;
(3) No vote shall be counted for any candidate that is not marked substantially in accordance with the provisions of this
section. The judges shall count votes marked substantially in accordance with this section and section 115.456 when the
intent of the voter seems clear. Regulations promulgated by the secretary of state shall be used by the judges to determine
voter intent. No ballot containing any proper votes shall be rejected for containing fewer marks than are authorized by
law;
(4) Write-in votes shall be counted only for candidates for election to office who have filed a declaration of intent to be a
write-in candidate for election to office with the proper election authority, who shall then notify the proper filing officer of
the write-in candidate prior to 5:00 p.m. on the second Friday immediately preceding the election day; except that, write-
in votes shall be counted only for candidates for election to state or federal office who have filed a declaration of intent to
be a write-in candidate for election to state or federal office with the secretary of state pursuant to section 115.353 prior to
5:00 p.m. on the second Friday immediately preceding the election day. No person who filed as a party or independent
candidate for nomination or election to an office may, without withdrawing as provided by law, file as a write-in
candidate for election to the same office for the same term. No candidate who files for nomination to an office and is not
nominated at a primary election may file a declaration of intent to be a write-in candidate for the same office at the general
election. When declarations are properly filed with the secretary of state, the secretary of state shall promptly transmit
copies of all such declarations to the proper election authorities for further action pursuant to this section. The election
authority shall furnish a list to the election judges and counting teams prior to election day of all write-in candidates who
have filed such declaration. This subdivision shall not apply to elections wherein candidates are being elected to an office
for which no candidate has filed. No person shall file a declaration of intent to be a write-in candidate for election to any
municipal office unless such person is qualified to be certified as a candidate under section 115.346;

(5) Write-in votes shall be cast and counted for a candidate without party designation. Write-in votes for a person cast
with a party designation shall not be counted. Except for candidates for political party committees, no candidate shall be
elected as a write-in candidate unless such candidate receives a separate plurality of the votes without party designation
regardless of whether or not the total write-in votes for such candidate under all party and without party designations
totals a majority of the votes cast;
(6) When submitted to the election authority, each declaration of intent to be a write-in candidate for the office of United
States president shall include the name of a candidate for vice president and the name of nominees for presidential elector
equal to the number to which the state is entitled. At least one qualified resident of each congressional district shall be
nominated as presidential elector. Each such declaration of intent to be a write-in candidate shall be accompanied by a
declaration of candidacy for each presidential elector in substantially the form set forth in subsection 3 of section 115.399.
Each declaration of candidacy for the office of presidential elector shall be subscribed and sworn to by the candidate
before the election official receiving the declaration of intent to be a write-in, notary public or other officer authorized by
law to administer oaths.
Missouri Revised Statutes Chapter 115 Section 453 http://www.moga.mo.gov/mostatutes/stathtml/11500004531.html

Montana – Permitted, with registration (Deadline 1 October 2016)
13-10-211. Declaration of intent for write-in candidates.
(1) Except as provided in subsection (7), a person seeking to become a write-in candidate for an office in any election
shall file a declaration of intent. Except for a candidate under 13-38-201(4), a candidate may not file for more than one
public office. The declaration of intent must be filed with the secretary of state or election administrator, depending on
where a declaration of nomination for the desired office is required to be filed under 13-10-201, or with the school district
clerk for a school district office. When a county election administrator is conducting the election for a school district, the
school district clerk or school district office that receives the declaration of intent shall notify the county election
administrator of the filing. Except as provided in 20-3-305(3)(b) and subsection (2) of this section, the declaration must be
filed no later than 5 p.m. on the 10th day before the date established under 13-13-205 on which a ballot must be available
for absentee voting for the election and must contain:
(a) the candidate's name, including:

(i) the candidate's first and last names;
(ii) the candidate's initials, if any, used instead of a first name, or first and middle name, and the candidate's last name;
(iii) the candidate's nickname, if any, used instead of a first name, and the candidate's last name; and
(iv) a derivative or diminutive name, if any, used instead of a first name, and the candidate's last name;
(b) the candidate's mailing address;
(c) a statement declaring the candidate's intention to be a write-in candidate;
(d) the title of the office sought;
(e) the date of the election;
(f) the date of the declaration; and
(g) the candidate's signature.
(2) A declaration of intent may be filed after the deadline provided for in subsection (1) but no later than 5 p.m. on the
day before the election if, after the deadline prescribed in subsection (1), a candidate for the office that the write-in
candidate is seeking dies or is charged with a felony offense and if the election has not been canceled as provided by law.
(3) The secretary of state shall notify each election administrator of the names of write-in candidates who have filed a
declaration of intent with the secretary of state. Each election administrator shall notify the election judges in the county
or district of the names of write-in candidates who have filed a declaration of intent.
(4) A properly completed and signed declaration of intent may be provided to the election administrator or secretary of
state:
(a) by facsimile transmission;

(b) in person;
(c) by mail; or
(d) by electronic mail.
(5) A declaration is not valid until the filing fee required pursuant to 13-10-202 is received by the secretary of state or
the election administrator.
(6) A write-in candidate who files a declaration of intent for a general election may not file with a partisan,
nonpartisan, or independent designation.
(7) Except as provided in 13-38-201(4)(b), the requirements in subsection (1) do not apply if:

(a) an election is held;
(b) a person's name is written in on the ballot;
(c) the person is qualified for and seeks election to the office for which the person's name was written in; and
(d) no other candidate has filed a declaration or petition for nomination or a declaration of intent.
Montana Code Annotated 13-10-211 - http://leg.mt.gov/bills/mca/13/10/13-10-211.htm

Nebraska – Permitted, with registration (deadline 1 November 2016)
32-615.
Write-in candidate; requirements.
(1) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (2) of this section, any candidate engaged in or pursuing a write-in
campaign shall file a notarized affidavit of his or her intent together with the receipt for any filing fee with the filing
officer as provided in section 32-608 no earlier than December 1 and no later than the second Friday prior to the election.
(2) For any county office elected pursuant to sections 32-517 to 32-529 which is subject to subdivision (1)(b) of section
32-811, a candidate may engage in or pursue a write-in campaign if he or she files a notarized affidavit of his or her intent
together with the receipt for the filing fee with the filing officer as provided in section 32-608 on or before March 3 of the
year of the statewide primary election. If such an affidavit is filed as prescribed, the election commissioner or county clerk
shall place that county office on the statewide primary election ballot with the names of the candidate properly filed for
the nomination of the applicable political party and a line for write-in candidates.
(3) A candidate submitting an affidavit under this section for a partisan office shall be a registered voter of the political
party named in the affidavit unless the political party allows candidates not affiliated with the party by not adopting a rule
under section 32-702.
(4) A candidate who has been defeated as a candidate in the primary election or defeated as a write-in candidate in the
primary election shall not be eligible as a write-in candidate for the same office in the general election unless
(a) a vacancy on the ballot exists pursuant to section 32-625 or
(b) the candidate was a candidate for an office described in sections 32-512 to 32-550 and the candidate lost the election
as a result of a determination pursuant to section 32-1122 in the case of a tie vote.
(5) A candidate who files a notarized affidavit shall be entitled to all write-in votes for the candidate even if only the last
name of the candidate has been written if such last name is reasonably close to the proper spelling.
Nebraska Revised Statute Chapter 32 Section 615 - http://nebraskalegislature.gov/laws/statutes.php?statute=32-615

Nevada – NOT PERMITTED
NRS 293.270 Voting by printed ballot or other approved or authorized system; write-in voting prohibited; exception.
1. Voting at any election regulated by this title must be on printed ballots or by any other system approved by the
Secretary of State or specifically authorized by law.
2. Except as otherwise provided in chapter 293D of NRS, voting must be only upon candidates whose names appear
upon the ballot prepared by the election officers, and no person may write in the name of an additional candidate for any
office.
Nevada Revised Statutes, Title24 Chapter 293 - http://www.leg.state.nv.us/nrs/nrs-293.html#NRS293Sec270

New Hampshire – Permitted
No requirements to register to be a write-in candidate
659:94 Write-In Vote. – If a presidential candidate receives as write-in votes 10 percent or more, before any rounding to
the nearest whole number, of the total votes cast for all such candidates of a political party, the secretary of state shall so
notify in writing the person; and the person shall then select the number of delegates and alternates to which he is entitled
according to RSA 659:93 and such delegates and alternates shall file the certification provided for in RSA 655:51.
New Hampshire Statutes Title LXII, Chapter 659 section 659:94 -

http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/rsa/html/LXIII/659/659-94.htm

New Jersey – Permitted, with no restrictions
NJSA 19:14-5. Printing body of ballot
In the center of the ballot immediately below the perforated line shall be printed in bold-faced type the words "Official
general election ballot." Below these words and extending across the ballot shall appear the words: "Name of
(municipality), ...................... ward, .................... school district (if applicable), ...................... election district,
...................... date of election, .................. John Doe, county clerk." The blank spaces shall be filled in with the name of
the proper municipality, the ward and district numbers and the date of the election. For school elections the name of the
school district and of the municipality or municipalities comprising the district shall also be indicated thereon. The name
of the county clerk shall be a facsimile of his signature. Below the last stated words extending across the ballot and at the
extreme left shall be printed the words "Instructions to the voter," and immediately to the right there shall be a bracket
embracing the following instructions numbered consecutively:
(1)The only kind of a mark to be made on this ballot in voting shall be a cross x, plus + or check ?.
(2)To mark a cross x , plus +, check ? or when writing a name on this ballot use only ink or pencil.
(3)To vote for any candidates whose names are printed in any column, mark a cross x , plus + or check ? in the square at
the left of the names of such candidates not in excess of the number to be elected to the office.
(4)To vote for any person whose name is not printed on this ballot, write or paste the name of such person under the
proper title of office in the column designated personal choice and mark a cross x , plus + or check ? in the square to the
left of the name so written or pasted.
(5)To vote upon any public question printed on this ballot if in favor thereof, mark a cross x , plus + or check ? in the
square at the left of the word "Yes," and if opposed thereto, mark a cross x , plus + or check ? in the square at the left of
the word "No."
(6)Do not mark this ballot in any other manner than above provided for and make no erasures. Should this ballot be
wrongly marked, defaced, torn or any erasure made thereon or otherwise rendered unfit for use return it and obtain
another. In presidential years, the following instructions shall be printed upon the general election ballot:
(7)To vote for all the electors of any party, mark a cross x , plus + or check ? in ink or pencil in the square at the left of the
surnames of the candidates for president and vice-president for whom you desire to vote.
Below the above-stated instructions and information and, except when compliance with R.S.19:14-13 as to Statewide
propositions otherwise requires, three inches below the perforated line and parallel to it, there shall be printed a six-point
diagram rule extending across the ballot to within not less than a half inch to the right and left edges of the paper.
New Jersey Statutes http://www.nj.gov/state/dos_statutes-elections-1-29.shtml#ele_19_14_5

New Mexico – NOT PERMITTED
New Mexico Statute does not allow for write-in candidates for the Presidential election
New Mexico Secretary of State FAQs http://www.sos.state.nm.us/Voter_Information/2016-election-faq-s.aspx

New York – Permitted, with registration (deadline 18 October 2016)
§ 6-153. Certificate of candidacy by write-in candidates for president and vice president.
1. Any person who wishes to be a write-in candidate for president of the United States shall, not later than the third
Tuesday before the general election, file a certificate of candidacy with the state board of elections.
2. Such certificate shall be signed by such candidate and shall contain the following:
(a) The name and address of the candidate for president.
(b) The name and address of a candidate for vice president of the United States, if any, and a certificate of
acceptance signed by such candidate.
(c) The names and addresses of the candidates for electors pledged to such candidate for president, together with a
certificate of acceptance and pledge of support signed by each such candidate for elector.
New York Statute ELN Article 6 section 153 - http://codes.findlaw.com/ny/election-law/eln-sect-6-153.html

North Carolina – Permitted, with registration (deadline 10August 2016)
§ 163-123. Declaration of intent and petitions for write-in candidates in partisan elections.
(a) Procedure for Qualifying as a Write-In Candidate. - Any qualified voter who seeks to have write-in votes for him
counted in a general election shall file a declaration of intent in accordance with subsection (b) of this section and
petition(s) in accordance with subsection (c) of this section.
(b) Declaration of Intent. - The applicant for write-in candidacy shall file his declaration of intent at the same time
and with the same board of elections as his petition, as set out in subsection (c) of this section. The declaration shall
contain:
(1) Applicant's name,

(2) Applicant's residential address,
(3) Declaration of applicant's intent to be a write-in candidate,
(4) Title of the office sought,
(5) Date of the election,
(6) Date of the declaration,
(7) Applicant's signature.
(c) Petitions for Write-in Candidacy. - An applicant for write-in candidacy shall:
(1) If the office is a statewide office, file written petitions with the State Board of Elections supporting his candidacy
for a specified office. These petitions shall be filed on or before noon on the 90th day before the general election. They
shall be signed by 500 qualified voters of the State. No later than 5:00 p.m. on the fifteenth day preceding the date the
petitions are due to be filed with the State Board of Elections, each petition shall be presented to the board of elections of
the county in which the signatures were obtained. A petition presented to a county board of elections shall contain only
names of voters registered in that county. Provided the petitions are timely submitted, the chairman of the county board of
elections shall examine the names on the petition and place a check mark by the name of each signer who is qualified and
registered to vote in his county. The chairman of the county board shall attach to the petition his signed certificate. On his
certificate the chairman shall state that the signatures on the petition have been checked against the registration records
and shall indicate the number of signers who are qualified and registered to vote in his county and eligible to vote for that
office. The chairman shall return each petition, together with the certificate required in this section, to the person who
presented it to him for checking. The chairman of the county board shall complete the verification within two weeks from
the date the petition is presented.
(2) If the office is a district office under the jurisdiction of the State Board of Elections under G.S. 163-182.4(b), file
written petitions with the State Board of Elections supporting that applicant's candidacy for a specified office. These
petitions must be filed with the State Board of Elections on or before noon on the 90th day before the general election and
must be signed by 250 qualified voters. Before being filed with the State Board of Elections, each petition shall be
presented to the board of elections of the county in which the signatures were obtained. A petition presented to a county
board of elections shall contain only names of voters registered in that county who are eligible to vote for that office. The
chairman of the county board shall examine the names on the petition and the procedure for certification shall be the same
as specified in subdivision (1).
(3) If the office is a county office, or is a school administrative unit office elected on a partisan basis, or is a
legislative district consisting of a single county or a portion of a county, file written petitions with the county board of
elections supporting his candidacy for a specified office. A petition presented to a county board of elections shall contain
only names of voters registered in that county. These petitions must be filed on or before noon on the 90th day before the
general election and must be signed by 100 qualified voters who are eligible to vote for the office, unless fewer than 5,000

persons are eligible to vote for the office as shown by the most recent records of the appropriate board of elections. If
fewer than 5,000 persons are eligible to vote for the office, an applicant's petition must be signed by not less than one
percent (1%) of those registered voters. Before being filed with the county board of elections, each petition shall be
presented to the county board of elections for examination. The chairman of the county board of elections shall examine
the names on the petition and the procedure for certification shall be the same as specified in subdivision (1).
(d) Form of Petition. - Petitions requesting the qualification of a write-in candidate in a general election shall contain
on the heading of each page of the petition in bold print or in capital letters the words: "THE UNDERSIGNED
REGISTERED VOTERS IN __________ COUNTY HEREBY PETITION ON BEHALF OF ______________ AS A
WRITE-IN CANDIDATE IN THE NEXT GENERAL ELECTION. THE UNDERSIGNED HEREBY PETITION THAT
SUBJECT CANDIDATE BE PLACED ON THE LIST OF QUALIFIED WRITE-IN CANDIDATES WHOSE VOTES
ARE TO BE COUNTED AND RECORDED IN ACCORDANCE WITH G.S. 163-123."
(e) Defeated Primary Candidate. - No person whose name appeared on the ballot in a primary election preliminary to
the general election shall be eligible to have votes counted for him as a write-in candidate for the same office in that year.
(f) Counting and Recording of Votes. - If a qualified voter has complied with the provisions of subsections (a), (b),
and (c) and is not excluded by subsection (e), the board of elections with which petition has been filed shall count votes
for him according to the procedures set out in G.S. 163-182.1, and the appropriate board of elections shall record those
votes on the official abstract. Write-in votes for names other than those of qualified write-in candidates shall not be
counted for any purpose and shall not be recorded on the abstract.
(f1) When any person files a petition with a board of elections under this section, the board of elections shall,
immediately upon receipt of the petition, inspect the registration records of the county and cancel the petition of any
person who does not meet the constitutional or statutory qualifications for the office, including residency.
The board shall give notice of cancellation to any person whose petition has been cancelled under this subsection by mail
or by having the notice served on that person by the sheriff. A person whose petition has been cancelled or another
candidate for the same office affected by a substantiation under this subsection may request a hearing on the issue of
constitutional or statutory qualifications for the office. If the person requests a hearing, the hearing shall be conducted in
accordance with Article 11B of Chapter 163 of the General Statutes.
North Carolina General Statutes Chapter 163, Section 123 -

http://www.ncleg.net/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_163/GS_163-123.html

North Dakota – Permitted, with registration (deadline 21 October 2016)
16.1-12-02.2. Counting of write-in votes - Certificate of candidacy by write-in candidates.
1. An election board or canvassing board may not count or be required to officially report any write-in vote for any:
a. Individual who is required to file a certificate of write-in candidacy under this section but who has not filed a
certificate of candidacy and been certified as a write-in candidate.
b. Fictitious person or individual clearly not eligible to qualify for the office for which the vote was cast.
c. Statement concerning the candidates.
d. Name written or printed by the voter for an office that did not also include the darkening of the oval next to the
write-in line, except that a write-in candidate for a nonfederal office may make a timely written demand to a
county canvassing board to identify and preserve any write-in vote cast for the office sought by the write-in
candidate for canvass by the board. The candidate shall deliver the demand to the county auditor and a copy to the
county recorder no later than thirty-six hours before the time the county canvassing board is scheduled to meet. A
demand only may be made if the unofficial election results maintained by the county auditor demonstrate that the
write-in candidate's known vote total is within the pertinent percentage limits provided in subsection 1 or 2 of
section 16.1-16-01 and a statement to that effect is included in the demand. After delivery of the ballots as
provided by section 16.1-15-08, the canvassing board shall review the ballots to identify any ballot that contains a
write-in vote. The county canvassing board shall tally and canvass any write-in vote in the same manner as lawful
or qualifying write-in votes if the canvassing board is able to clearly ascertain the intent of the voter from
examining the ballot because the write-in candidate's name has been written on the ballot opposite the office to be
voted for or because of any other cogent evidence of intent.
e. Write-in votes which constitute five percent or less of the votes cast by the voters for the candidate receiving
the most votes for that office, except in the case of a primary election in which enough votes were cast as write-in
votes to qualify a name for the general election ballot. This percentage is to be calculated based on the total
number of write-in votes tabulated by the voting equipment in the precincts of the county in which that office was
on the ballot.
f. Candidate receiving fewer than three write-in votes unless the number of votes received qualifies the candidate
to be nominated or elected.
2. Write-in votes that do not need to be individually canvassed based on the requirements of subsection 1 must be listed
on the official canvass report as "scattered write-ins".
3. An individual who intends to be a write-in candidate for president of the United States or for statewide or judicial
district office at any election shall file a certificate of write-in candidacy with the secretary of state by four p.m. on the
twenty-first day before the election. The certificate must contain the name and address of the candidate and be signed by
the candidate. Before the thirteenth day before the election, the secretary of state shall certify the names of the candidates
to each county auditor as write-in candidates.
4. An individual who intends to be a write-in candidate at the general election for president of the United States shall file a
certificate of write-in candidacy with the secretary of state by four p.m. on the twenty-first day before the general election.
The certificate must contain the names and addresses of the candidates for presidential electors for that presidential
candidate and a certification of acceptance signed by each candidate for elector. The candidate shall sign the certificate.
The certificate may also include the name and address of a candidate for vice president of the United States and a
certification of acceptance signed by that candidate. The secretary of state shall prescribe the form of the certificate of

write-in candidacy and the certification of acceptance. Before the thirteenth day before the election, the secretary of state
shall certify the names of the presidential candidates and the presidential electors to each county auditor as write-in
candidates.
5. An individual who intends to be a write-in candidate for any legislative district office shall file a certificate of write-in
candidacy with the secretary of state. The certificate must contain the name, address, and signature of the candidate.
Certificates must be filed by four p.m. on the fourth day before the election. When the candidate files a certificate, the
candidate also shall file the contribution statement provided for under section 16.1-08.1-02 complete through the day of
the filing of the certificate.
6. A certificate under this section is not required when:
a. No names will appear on the ballot for an office;
b. The number of candidates appearing on the ballot for an office is less than the number to be elected; or
c. The number of candidates appearing on the ballot for a party office is less than the number of nominations a party is
entitled to make.
7. An individual required to file a certificate of write-in candidacy may not seek more than one office appearing on the
primary and general election ballots.
North Dakota Century Code Chapter 16.1-12-02.2 - http://www.legis.nd.gov/cencode/t16-1c12.pdf?20150407110552

Ohio – Permitted, with registration (Deadline August 29 2016)
3513.041 Write-in votes.
A write-in space shall be provided on the ballot for every office, except in an election for which the board of elections has
received no valid declarations of intent to be a write-in candidate under this section. Write-in votes shall not be counted
for any candidate who has not filed a declaration of intent to be a write-in candidate pursuant to this section. A qualified
person who has filed a declaration of intent may receive write-in votes at either a primary or general election. Any
candidate shall file a declaration of intent to be a write-in candidate before four p.m. of the seventy-second day preceding
the election at which such candidacy is to be considered. If the election is to be determined by electors of a county or a
district or subdivision within the county, such declaration shall be filed with the board of elections of that county. If the
election is to be determined by electors of a subdivision located in more than one county, such declaration shall be filed
with the board of elections of the county in which the major portion of the population of such subdivision is located. If the
election is to be determined by electors of a district comprised of more than one county but less than all of the counties of
the state, such declaration shall be filed with the board of elections of the most populous county in such district. Any
candidate for an office to be voted upon by electors throughout the entire state shall file a declaration of intent to be a
write-in candidate with the secretary of state before four p.m. of the seventy-second day preceding the election at which
such candidacy is to be considered. In addition, candidates for president and vice-president of the United States shall also
file with the secretary of state by that seventy-second day a slate of presidential electors sufficient in number to satisfy the
requirements of the United States constitution.
A board of elections shall not accept for filing the declaration of intent to be a write-in candidate of a person seeking to
become a candidate if that person, for the same election, has already filed a declaration of candidacy, a declaration of
intent to be a write-in candidate, or a nominating petition, or has become a candidate through party nomination at a
primary election or by the filling of a vacancy under section 3513.30 or 3513.31 of the Revised Code, for any federal,
state, or county office, if the declaration of intent to be a write-in candidate is for a state or county office, or for any
municipal or township office, for member of a city, local, or exempted village board of education, or for member of a
governing board of an educational service center, if the declaration of intent to be a write-in candidate is for a municipal
or township office, or for member of a city, local, or exempted village board of education, or for member of a governing
board of an educational service center.
No person shall file a declaration of intent to be a write-in candidate for the office of governor unless the declaration also
shows the intent of another person to be a write-in candidate for the office of lieutenant governor. No person shall file a
declaration of intent to be a write-in candidate for the office of lieutenant governor unless the declaration also shows the
intent of another person to be a write-in candidate for the office of governor. No person shall file a declaration of intent to
be a write-in candidate for the office of governor or lieutenant governor if the person has previously filed a declaration of
intent to be a write-in candidate to the office of governor or lieutenant governor at the same primary or general election. A
write-in vote for the two candidates who file such a declaration shall be counted as a vote for them as joint candidates for
the offices of governor and lieutenant governor.
The secretary of state shall not accept for filing the declaration of intent to be a write-in candidate of a person for the
office of governor unless the declaration also shows the intent of another person to be a write-in candidate for the office of
lieutenant governor, shall not accept for filing the declaration of intent to be a write-in candidate of a person for the office
of lieutenant governor unless the declaration also shows the intent of another person to be a write-in candidate for the
office of governor, and shall not accept for filing the declaration of intent to be a write-in candidate of a person to the
office of governor or lieutenant governor if that person, for the same election, has already filed a declaration of candidacy,
a declaration of intent to be a write-in candidate, or a nominating petition, or has become a candidate through party
nomination at a primary election or by the filling of a vacancy under section 3513.30 or 3513.31 of the Revised Code, for
any other state office or any federal or county office.

Protests against the candidacy of any person filing a declaration of intent to be a write-in candidate may be filed by any
qualified elector who is eligible to vote in the election at which the candidacy is to be considered. The protest shall be in
writing and shall be filed not later than four p.m. of the sixty-seventh day before the day of the election. The protest shall
be filed with the board of elections with which the declaration of intent to be a write-in candidate was filed. Upon the
filing of the protest, the board with which it is filed shall promptly fix the time for hearing it and shall proceed in regard to
the hearing in the same manner as for hearings set for protests filed under section 3513.05 of the Revised Code. At the
time fixed, the board shall hear the protest and determine the validity or invalidity of the declaration of intent to be a
write-in candidate. If the board finds that the candidate is not an elector of the state, district, county, or political
subdivision in which the candidate seeks election to office or has not fully complied with the requirements of Title XXXV
of the Revised Code in regard to the candidate's candidacy, the candidate's declaration of intent to be a write-in candidate
shall be determined to be invalid and shall be rejected; otherwise, it shall be determined to be valid. The determination of
the board is final.
The secretary of state shall prescribe the form of the declaration of intent to be a write-in candidate.
Ohio Revised Code, Tilte 35, Chapter 3513, http://codes.ohio.gov/orc/3513.041v1
3505.10 Presidential ballot.
(A) On the presidential ballot below the stubs at the top of the face of the ballot shall be printed "Official Presidential
Ballot" centered between the side edges of the ballot. Below "Official Presidential Ballot" shall be printed a heavy line
centered between the side edges of the ballot. Below the line shall be printed "Instruction to Voters" centered between the
side edges of the ballot, and below those words shall be printed the following instructions:
(1) To vote for the candidates for president and vice-president whose names are printed below, record your vote in the
manner provided next to the names of such candidates. That recording of the vote will be counted as a vote for each of the
candidates for presidential elector whose names have been certified to the secretary of state and who are members of the
same political party as the nominees for president and vice-president. A recording of the vote for independent candidates
for president and vice-president shall be counted as a vote for the presidential electors filed by such candidates with the
secretary of state.
(2) To vote for candidates for president and vice-president in the blank space below, record your vote in the manner
provided and write the names of your choice for president and vice-president under the respective headings provided for
those offices. Such write-in will be counted as a vote for the candidates' presidential electors whose names have been
properly certified to the secretary of state.
(3) If you tear, soil, deface, or erroneously mark this ballot, return it to the precinct election officers or, if you cannot
return it, notify the precinct election officers, and obtain another ballot."
(B) Below those instructions to the voter shall be printed a single vertical column of enclosed rectangular spaces equal in
number to the number of presidential candidates plus one additional space for write-in candidates. Each of those
rectangular spaces shall be enclosed by a heavy line along each of its four sides, and such spaces shall be separated from
each other by one-half inch of open space.
In each of those enclosed rectangular spaces, except the space provided for write-in candidates, shall be printed the names
of the candidates for president and vice-president certified to the secretary of state or nominated in one of the following
manners:

(1) Nominated by the national convention of a political party to which delegates and alternates were elected in this state at
the next preceding primary election. A political party certifying candidates so nominated shall certify the names of those
candidates to the secretary of state on or before the ninetieth day before the day of the general election.
(2) Nominated by nominating petition in accordance with section 3513.257 of the Revised Code. Such a petition shall be
filed on or before the ninetieth day before the day of the general election to provide sufficient time to verify the
sufficiency and accuracy of signatures on it.
(3) Certified to the secretary of state for placement on the presidential ballot by authorized officials of a minor political
party that has held a state or national convention for the purpose of choosing those candidates or that may, without a
convention, certify those candidates in accordance with the procedure authorized by its party rules. The officials shall
certify the names of those candidates to the secretary of state on or before the ninetieth day before the day of the general
election. The certification shall be accompanied by a designation of a sufficient number of presidential electors to satisfy
the requirements of law.
The names of candidates for electors of president and vice-president shall not be placed on the ballot, but shall be certified
to the secretary of state as required by sections 3513.11 and 3513.257 of the Revised Code. A vote for any candidates for
president and vice-president shall be a vote for the electors of those candidates whose names have been certified to the
secretary of state.
(C) The arrangement of the printing in each of the enclosed rectangular spaces shall be substantially as follows: Near the
top and centered within the rectangular space shall be printed "For President" in ten-point boldface upper and lower case
type. Below "For President" shall be printed the name of the candidate for president in twelve-point boldface upper case
type. Below the name of the candidate for president shall be printed the name of the political party by which that
candidate for president was nominated in eight-point lightface upper and lower case type. Below the name of such
political party shall be printed "For Vice-President" in ten-point boldface upper and lower case type. Below "For Vice-
President" shall be printed the name of the candidate for vice-president in twelve-point boldface upper case type. Below
the name of the candidate for vice-president shall be printed the name of the political party by which that candidate for
vice-president was nominated in eight-point lightface upper and lower case type. Except for candidates nominated by
petition under section 3517.012 of the Revised Code, no political identification or name of any political party shall be
printed below the names of presidential and vice-presidential candidates nominated by petition.
The rectangular spaces on the ballot described in this section shall be rotated and printed as provided in section 3505.03 of
the Revised Code.
Ohio Revised Code Title 35, Chapter 3505 section 10 http://codes.ohio.gov/orc/3505.10v1

Oklahoma – NOT PERMITTED
Write-in voting is not permitted by law in Oklahoma
Oklahoma State election Board FAQ https://www.ok.gov/elections/faqs.html#c106

Oregon – Permitted, with registration (deadline 5 December 2016)
254.500 Tally of write-in votes.
(1) This section governs the tally of votes cast for persons whose names were not printed on the ballot but are written in
by electors. All such write-in votes for each office on the ballot shall be tallied together, except as follows:
(a) If the total number of write-in votes for candidates for the same nomination or office equals or exceeds the number
of votes cast for any candidate for the same nomination or office on the ballot who appears to have been nominated or
elected, the county clerk shall tally all write-in votes cast for the office to show the total number of votes cast for each
write-in candidate.
(b) If no names of candidates are printed on the ballot for an office, the county clerk shall tally the votes cast for each
candidate for the office who received a vote.
(2) No person other than the county clerk, a member of a counting board or any other elections official designated by
the county clerk may tally write-in votes.
254.548 Individual nominated or elected by write-in votes; form; rules.
(1) An individual nominated or elected to a public office by write-in votes shall sign and file a form indicating that the
individual accepts the nomination or office before the filing officer may issue a certificate of nomination or election. The
Secretary of State by rule shall prescribe the form to be used under this section.
(2) In the case of an individual nominated or elected by write-in votes to a public office:
(a) Not later than the 27th day after the election, the filing officer shall:
(A) Prepare and deliver by regular mail the form described in subsection (1) of this section to the individual; and
(B) If the filing officer has the electronic mail address of the individual, prepare and deliver by electronic mail the
form described in subsection (1) of this section to the individual;
(b) Not later than the 35th day after the election, if the individual accepts the nomination or office, the individual shall
sign and file the form with the filing officer; and
(c) Not later than the 40th day after the election, if the individual files the form by the deadline specified in paragraph
(b) of this subsection, the filing officer shall prepare and deliver a certificate of nomination or election to the individual
and, if applicable, issue a proclamation declaring the election of the candidate to the office.
Oregon Revised Statutes Chapter 254 sections 500 and 548 https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors254.html

Pennsylvania – Permitted
Write in candidates do not need to be pre-registered.
No person shall become a candidate for election under the provisions of the act, approved the third day of June, one
thousand nine hundred thirty-seven (Pamphlet Laws 1333), known as the “Pennsylvania Election Code,”1 and its
amendments, to any State, district, county, or local public office whatsoever in this Commonwealth, unless he shall file
with his nomination petition, nomination paper or nomination certificate a statement, under oath or affirmation, that he is
not a subversive person, as defined in this act, which statement shall contain notice that it is subject to the penalties of
perjury. No nomination petition, nomination paper or nomination certificate shall be received for filing by any county
board of elections or by the Secretary of the Commonwealth unless accompanied by the statement required hereby, nor
shall the name of any person who has failed or refused to make the statement be printed on any ballot or ballot label to be
used at any general, municipal, primary, or special election.
The statement required by this section shall be filed by any person nominated at a primary election as a write-in candidate
within sixty (60) days after the primary election in which he is nominated, and shall be filed by any person not previously
nominated, who is elected as a write-in candidate at a general, municipal or special election, prior to being sworn into the
office to which he is elected.
Pennsyvania Statutes Title 65, chapter 11, section 224

https://govt.westlaw.com/pac/Document/N590B4F50343711DA8A989F4EECDB8638?transitionType=Default&context
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Rhode Island – Permitted
§ 17-19-31 Irregular ballots. – Ballots voted for any person whose name does not appear on the ballot as a nominated
candidate for office are referred to in this section as "irregular ballots". In voting for presidential electors, a voter may vote
an irregular ticket made up of the names of persons in nomination by different parties, or partly of names of persons in
nomination and partly of names of persons not in nomination, or wholly of names of persons not in nomination by any
party. The computer ballot containing the irregular ballot shall be deposited in the optical scan precinct count unit. With
that exception, no irregular ballot shall be voted for any person for any office whose name appears on the ballot as a
nominated candidate for that office; any irregular ballot so voted shall not be counted. An irregular ballot must be cast in
its appropriate place on the ballot, or it shall be void and not counted and no irregular ballots shall be counted at primaries;
provided, that at any presidential primary, irregular ballots shall be counted for those persons whose names have been
written in for the office of president. At the close of the polls, irregular ballots shall be packaged according to § 17-19-33
and shall be immediately delivered to the local board of canvassers. The local board shall remain in session on election
night to receive the ballots, to open the package labeled as containing write-in votes, and to count and record all write-in
votes cast for all federal, state and local races listed on the ballot. The local board shall immediately notify the state board
of the results through a procedure promulgated by the state board.
Rhode Island Statutes Title 17, Chapter 19 section 31 http://webserver.rilin.state.ri.us/Statutes/TITLE17/17-19/17-19-

31.HTM
Guide to write-in ballots -

http://www.elections.ri.gov/publications/Election_Publications/Election_Info/Guide%20to%20Write-Ins.pdf

South Carolina – NOT PERMITTED
SECTION 7-13-360. Place on ballot for write-in names.
The ballots shall also contain a place for voters to write in the name of any other person for whom they wish to vote
except on ballots for the election of the President and Vice President.
South Carolina Code of Laws, Title 7, Chapter 13, Article 3, section 360 - http://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t07c013.php

South Dakota – NOT PERMITTED
12-20-21.2. Write-in votes not to be counted--Other votes on ballot. If a name is written on a ballot in an attempt to cast
a write-in-vote, the write-in vote may not be counted. However, all other votes for which the voter's intent may be
determined shall be counted.
South Dakota Codified Laws 12-20-21.2 -

http://www.sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=12-20-21.2

Tennessee
Completely unclear.
State laws indicate registration is required.
TN Code § 2-5-103 (2015)
(a) Each independent or primary candidate for an office elected by the voters of the entire state shall file the candidate's
original nominating petition in the office of the state election commission and a certified duplicate with the coordinator of
elections and with the chair of the party's state executive committee in the case of primary candidates.
(b) The chair of the state election commission shall, no later than twelve (12:00) noon prevailing time on the first
Thursday after the deadlines set in § 2-5-101, certify to the chairs of the county election commissions the names of all
candidates who have qualified under this section to have their names on the ballots for general or primary elections.
Title 2, Chapter 5, Part 1 section 103 - http://law.justia.com/codes/tennessee/2015/title-2/chapter-5/part-1/section-2-5-103/
TN Code § 2-7-117 (2015)
(a) Where voting machines are used, any voter desiring to cast a ballot for a candidate whose name is not on the voting
machine ballot may request a paper ballot to be furnished by the ballot judge. This request must be made before operating
a voting machine, and a voter after receiving a paper ballot may not enter a voting machine.
(b) The procedure for casting a write-in ballot in counties which use or have a C.E.S., Inc., Votomatic or other comparable
punch card voting system shall be governed by rules and regulations promulgated by the coordinator of elections and the
state election commission relative to the use of punch card voting systems.
Title 1, Chapter 7, section 117 - http://law.justia.com/codes/tennessee/2015/title-2/chapter-7/section-2-7-117/
Clarifications have been requested of the Tennessee Elections Office.

Texas – Permitted, with registration (deadline 22 august 2016)
SUBCHAPTER A. WRITE-INS GENERALLY
Sec. 146.001. WRITE-IN VOTES PERMITTED. Except as otherwise provided by law, if the name of the person for
whom a voter desires to vote does not appear on the ballot, the voter may write in the name of that person.
Sec. 146.002. WRITE-IN VOTING IN RUNOFF PROHIBITED. Write-in voting is not permitted in a runoff election.
SUBCHAPTER B. WRITE-IN CANDIDATE IN GENERAL ELECTION FOR STATE AND COUNTY OFFICERS
Sec. 146.021. APPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER. This subchapter applies to a write-in candidate for an office that is
to be voted on at the general election for state and county officers.
Sec. 146.022. CANDIDATE'S NAME REQUIRED TO APPEAR ON LIST. A write-in vote may not be counted unless
the name written in appears on the list of write-in candidates required by Section 146.031.
Sec. 146.023. DECLARATION OF WRITE-IN CANDIDACY REQUIRED. (a) To be entitled to a place on the list of
write-in candidates, a candidate must make a declaration of write-in candidacy.
(b) A declaration of write-in candidacy must, in addition to satisfying the requirements prescribed by Section 141.031 for
an application for a place on the ballot, be accompanied by the appropriate filing fee or, instead of the filing fee, a petition
that satisfies the requirements prescribed by Subchapter C, Chapter 141.
(c) A candidate may not file a declaration of write-in candidacy for more than one office. If a person files more than one
declaration of write-in candidacy in violation of this subsection, each declaration filed subsequent to the first one filed is
invalid.
(d) A declaration of write-in candidacy is public information immediately on its filing.
Sec. 146.0231. FILING FEE. (a) The filing fee for a write-in candidate is the amount prescribed by Section 172.024 for
a candidate for nomination for the same office in a general primary election.
(b) A filing fee received by the secretary of state shall be deposited in the state treasury to the credit of the general
revenue fund.
(c) A filing fee received by the county judge shall be deposited in the county treasury to the credit of the county general
fund.
Sec. 146.0232. NUMBER OF PETITION SIGNATURES REQUIRED. The minimum number of signatures that must
appear on the petition authorized by Section 146.023(b) is the number prescribed by Section 172.025 to appear on a
petition of a candidate for nomination for the same office in a general primary election.
Sec. 146.024. AUTHORITY WITH WHOM DECLARATION FILED. A declaration of write-in candidacy must be filed
with:
(1) the secretary of state, for a statewide or district office; or
(2) the county judge, for a county or precinct office.
Sec. 146.025. FILING PERIOD. (a) Except as otherwise provided by this code, a declaration of write-in candidacy:
(1) must be filed not later than 5 p.m. of the 78th day before general election day; and

(2) may not be filed earlier than the 30th day before the date described by Subdivision (1).
(b) If a candidate whose name is to appear on the general election ballot dies or is declared ineligible after the third day
before the date of the filing deadline prescribed by Subsection (a), a declaration of write-in candidacy for the office sought
by the deceased or ineligible candidate may be filed not later than 5 p.m. of the 75th day before election day.
(c) A declaration of write-in candidacy filed by mail is considered to be filed at the time of its receipt by the appropriate
authority.
Sec. 146.026. REVIEW OF DECLARATION. The authority with whom a declaration of write-in candidacy is filed shall
review the declaration and take the appropriate action in the manner prescribed by Section 141.032 for the review of an
application for a place on the ballot.
Sec. 146.027. LIMITATION ON CHALLENGE OF DECLARATION. A declaration of write-in candidacy may not be
challenged for compliance with the applicable requirements after the 15th day before election day.
Sec. 146.028. PRESERVATION OF DECLARATION. A declaration of write-in candidacy shall be preserved in the
same manner as a candidate's application for a place on the ballot.
Sec. 146.029. CERTIFICATION OF CANDIDATE FOR PLACEMENT ON LIST OF WRITE-IN CANDIDATES. (a)
Except as provided by Section 146.030, the authority with whom a declaration of write-in candidacy is required to be filed
shall certify in writing for placement on the list of write-in candidates the name of each candidate who files with the
authority a declaration that complies with Section 146.023(b). If no name is to be certified, the authority shall certify that
fact in writing.
(b) Each name shall be certified in the form indicated on the candidate's declaration of write-in candidacy, subject to
Subchapter B, Chapter 52.
(c) Not later than the 68th day before election day, the certifying authority shall deliver the certification to the authority
responsible for having the official ballot prepared in each county in which the office sought by the candidate is to be voted
on.
Sec. 146.030. CANDIDATE NOT CERTIFIED. A write-in candidate may not be certified for placement on the list of
write-in candidates if:
(1) the information on the candidate's declaration of write-in candidacy indicates that the candidate is ineligible for the
office;
(2) facts indicating that the candidate is ineligible are conclusively established by another public record;
(3) the candidate is determined ineligible by a final judgment of a court;
(4) the candidate's declaration of write-in candidacy is invalid for the office under Section 146.023(c); or
(5) the certifying authority learns that the candidate's name is to be omitted from the list under Section 146.0301.
Sec. 146.0301. WITHDRAWAL AS WRITE-IN CANDIDATE.
(a) A write-in candidate may not withdraw from the election after the 71st day before election day.
(b) To withdraw from the election, a write-in candidate must file a written withdrawal request, signed and acknowledged
by the candidate, with the authority with whom the candidate's declaration of write-in candidacy is required to be filed.
(c) A withdrawal request filed by mail is considered to be filed at the time of its receipt by the appropriate authority.
(d) A candidate's name shall be omitted from the list of write-in candidates if the candidate withdraws on or before the
71st day before election day.
(e) Not later than the day after the date the withdrawal request is received, the appropriate authority shall deliver a written
notice of the withdrawal of any candidate previously certified under Section 146.029 to the same authority to whom the
certification was delivered.
Sec. 146.031. LIST OF WRITE-IN CANDIDATES. (a) The authority responsible for having the official ballot prepared
shall prepare a list containing the name of each write-in candidate certified to the authority. Each name must appear in the
form in which it is certified.
(b) A write-in candidate's name may not appear more than once on the list.
(c) Copies of the list shall be distributed to the counting officers in the election for use in counting write-in votes.
(d) Copies of the list shall be distributed to each presiding election judge with the other election supplies. A copy of the
list shall be posted in each polling place at each place where an instruction poster is required to be posted.
(e) The authority responsible for having the official ballot prepared shall retain a copy of the list and preserve it for the
period for preserving the precinct election records.
Sec. 146.032. OFFICIAL DECLARATION FORM. An officially prescribed form for a declaration of write-in candidacy
must include the elements required by Section 141.039 to be included in an official form for an application for a place on
the
Texas Statutes, Election Code, Title 9, Chapter 146 - http://www.statutes.legis.state.tx.us/Docs/EL/htm/EL.146.htm

Utah – Permitted, with registration (deadline 9 September 2016)
20A-9-601. Qualifying as a write-in candidate.
(1)
(a) Each person wishing to become a valid write-in candidate shall file a declaration of candidacy in person, or
through a designated agent for a candidate for president or vice president of the United States, with the appropriate filing
officer not later than 60 days before the regular general election or a municipal general election in which the person
intends to be a write-in candidate.
(b)
(i) The form of the declaration of candidacy for all offices, except president of the United States, is substantially as
follows: <snip>
(ii) The form of the declaration of candidacy for president of the United States is substantially as follows:
"State of Utah, County of ____
I, ______________, declare my intention of becoming a candidate for the office of the president of the United States. I
do solemnly swear that: I will meet the qualifications to hold the office, both legally and constitutionally, if selected; I
reside at _____________ in the City or Town of ____, State ____, Zip Code ____, Phone No. ____; I will not knowingly
violate any law governing campaigns and elections. The mailing address that I designate for receiving official election
notices is ___________________________. I designate _______________ as my vice presidential candidate.
____________________________________________________________________
Subscribed and sworn before me this __________(month\day\year).
Notary Public (or other officer qualified to administer oath.)"
(iii) An agent designated to file a declaration of candidacy under Subsection (2) may not sign the form described in
Subsection (1)(b)(i) or (ii).
(c)
(i) The filing officer shall:
(A) read to the candidate the constitutional and statutory requirements for the office; and
(B) ask the candidate whether or not the candidate meets the requirements.
(ii) If the candidate cannot meet the requirements of office, the filing officer may not accept the write-in candidate's
declaration of candidacy.
(2) Notwithstanding the requirement in Subsection (1) to file a declaration of candidacy in person, a person may
designate an agent to file the declaration of candidacy in person with the filing officer if:
(a) the person is located outside the state during the filing period because:
(i) of employment with the state or the United States; or
(ii) the person is a member of:

(A) the active or reserve components of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, or Coast Guard of the United
States who is on active duty;
(B) the Merchant Marine, the commissioned corps of the Public Health Service, or the commissioned corps of the
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration of the United States; or
(C) the National Guard on activated status; and
(b) the person communicates with the filing officer using an electronic device that allows the person and filing officer
to see and hear each other.
(3) By November 1 of each regular general election year, the lieutenant governor shall certify to each county clerk the
names of all write-in candidates who filed their declaration of candidacy with the lieutenant governor.
Utah Election Code, Chapter 9, Part 6, Section 601 - http://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title20A/Chapter9/20A-9-S601.html

Vermont – Permitted
§ 2587. Rules for counting ballots
(a) In counting ballots, election officials shall attempt to ascertain the intent of the voter, as expressed by markings on the
ballot which is consistent with guidance adopted by the Secretary of State. The Secretary shall adopt, by rule, guidance on
determining whether a ballot is spoiled. If it is impossible to determine the intent of the voter for any office or public
question, the ballot shall be counted as blank or spoiled, as the case may be, for that office or question; but that
determination shall not control any other office or question on the ballot for which the voter's intent can be determined. If
they have any doubt about the intent of the voter or any other question about a ballot, the election officials counting the
ballot shall bring it to the presiding officer, who shall present the question of how to treat the ballot to the assembled
election officials. The decision of how to treat the ballot shall be made by majority vote of the election officials who are
present.
(b) If the voter marks more names than there are persons to be elected to an office, or marks contradictory sides on any
public question, his or her ballot shall not be counted for that office or public question.
(c) A person who receives more than one vote for the same office on any ballot shall be entitled to one vote, and one vote
only.
(d) If the board of civil authority decides by majority vote of those present that any markings on a ballot were made for
the purpose of enabling it to be identified and the vote traced, so as to defeat the secrecy of the ballot, that ballot shall be
rejected. The board shall make a record of the rejection and the reason for it, and shall preserve the record with the ballot
in question.
(e)(1) In the case of "write-in" votes, the act of writing in the name of a candidate, or pasting a label containing a
candidate's name upon the ballot, without other indications of the voter's intent, shall constitute a vote for that candidate,
even though the voter did not fill in the square or oval after the name.
(2) The election officials counting ballots and tallying results shall list every person who receives a "write-in" vote and the
number of votes received.
(A) On each tally sheet, the counters shall add together the names of candidates that are clearly the same person,
even though a nickname or last name is used.
(B) Names of fictitious persons shall not be listed.
(f) When the same number of persons are nominated for the position of justice of the peace as there are positions to be
filled, the presiding officer may declare the whole slate of candidates elected without making individual tallies, providing
each person on the slate has more votes than the largest number of write-in votes for any one candidate.
Vermont Statutes, Title 17, Chapter 51, Subchapter 8, section 2587 -

http://legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/section/17/051/02587

Virginia – Permitted, with registration (deadline 29 October 2016)
§ 24.2-644. Voting by paper ballot; voting for presidential electors; write-in votes.
A. The qualified voter shall take the official paper ballot and enter the voting booth. After entering the voting booth, the
qualified voter shall mark immediately preceding the name of each candidate for whom he wishes to vote a check () or a
cross (✗ or +) or a line (-) in the square provided for such purpose, leaving unmarked the square preceding the name of
each candidate for whom he does not wish to vote. Any ballot marked so that the intent of the voter is clear shall be
counted.
B. The qualified voter at a presidential election shall mark the square preceding the names and party designation for his
choice of candidates for President and Vice President. His ballot so marked shall be counted as if he had marked squares
preceding the names of the individual electors affiliated with his choice for President and Vice President. The qualified
voter at a presidential election may cast a write-in vote for President and Vice President as provided in subsections C and
D.
C. At all elections except primary elections it shall be lawful for any voter to vote for any person other than the listed
candidates for the office by writing or hand printing the person's name on the official ballot. No check or other mark shall
be required to cast a valid write-in vote. Write-in votes for President and Vice President shall be counted only for
candidates who have filed a joint declaration of intent to be write-in candidates for the offices with the Commissioner of
Elections not less than 10 days before the date of the presidential election. The declaration of intent shall be on a form
prescribed by the State Board and shall include a list of presidential electors pledged to those candidates which equals the
whole number of senators and representatives to which the Commonwealth at that time is entitled in the Congress of the
United States. A write-in vote cast for candidates for President and Vice President, or for a candidate for President only,
shall be counted for the individual electors listed on the declaration of intent as pledged to those candidates.
D. No write-in vote shall be counted unless the name is entered on the ballot in conformance with this section. No write-in
vote shall be counted when it is apparent to the officers of election that a voter has voted for the same person for the same
office more than one time. No write-in vote shall be counted for an office for any person whose name appears on the
ballot as a candidate for that office. If two or more persons are to be elected to the same office, a voter may vote for one or
more persons whose names do appear on the ballot and one or more persons whose names do not appear on the ballot,
provided that the total number of votes cast by him for that office does not exceed the number of persons to be elected to
that office.
Code of Virginia, Title 24.2, Chapter 6 section 44 - http://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/title24.2/chapter6/section24.2-644/

Washington – Permitted, with registration (deadline 21 October 2016)
RCW 29A.24.311
Write-in voting—Candidates, declaration.
(1) Any person who desires to be a write-in candidate and have such votes counted at a primary or election may file a
declaration of candidacy with the officer designated in RCW 29A.24.070 not later than the day ballots must be mailed
according to RCW 29A.40.070. Declarations of candidacy for write-in candidates must be accompanied by a filing fee in
the same manner as required of other candidates filing for the office as provided in RCW 29A.24.091.
(2) Votes cast for write-in candidates who have filed such declarations of candidacy need only specify the name of the
candidate in the appropriate location on the ballot in order to be counted. Write-in votes cast for any other candidate, in
order to be counted, must designate the office sought and position number, if the manner in which the write-in is done
does not make the office or position clear.
(3) No person may file as a write-in candidate where:
(a) At a general election, the person attempting to file either filed as a write-in candidate for the same office at the
preceding primary or the person's name appeared on the ballot for the same office at the preceding primary;
(b) The person attempting to file as a write-in candidate has already filed a valid write-in declaration for that primary or
election;
(c) The name of the person attempting to file already appears on the ballot as a candidate for another office, unless the
other office is precinct committee officer or a temporary elected position, such as charter review board member or
freeholder;
(d) The office filed for is committee precinct officer.
(4) The declaration of candidacy shall be similar to that required by RCW 29A.24.031. No write-in candidate filing under
this section may be included in any voter's pamphlet produced under chapter 29A.32 RCW unless that candidate qualifies
to have his or her name printed on the general election ballot. The legislative authority of any jurisdiction producing a
local voter's pamphlet under chapter 29A.32 RCW may provide, by ordinance, for the inclusion of write-in candidates in
such pamphlets.
Revised Code of Washington, Title 29A, Chapter 24, section 311 -

http://apps.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=29A.24.311

Washington DC – Permitted, with registration (deadline 11 November 2016)
§ 1–1001.08
(r) (1) In any primary, general, or special election held in the District of Columbia to nominate or elect candidates to
public office, a voter may cast a write-in vote for a candidate other than those who have qualified to appear on the ballot.
(2) To be eligible to receive the nomination of a political party for public office, a write-in candidate shall be a duly
registered member of the party nominated and shall meet all the other qualifications required for election to the office and
shall declare his or her candidacy not later than 4:45 p.m. on the day following the date of the election on a form or forms
prescribed by the Board.
(3) To be eligible for election to public office, a write-in candidate shall be a duly registered elector and shall meet all of
the other qualifications required for election to the office and shall declare his or her candidacy not later than 4:45 p.m. on
the third day immediately following the date of the election in which he or she was a candidate on a form or forms
prescribed by the Board.
Code of the District of Columbia, Title 1, Chapter 10, subchapter 1, section 8 -

https://beta.code.dccouncil.us/dc/council/code/sections/1-1001.08.html

West Virginia – Permitted, with registration (deadline 20 September 2016)
§3-6-4a. Filing requirements for write-in candidates.
Any eligible person who seeks to be elected by write-in votes to an office, except delegate to national convention,
which is to be filled in a primary, general or special election held under the provisions of this chapter, shall file a write-in
candidate's certificate of announcement as provided in this section. No certificate of announcement may be accepted and
no person may be certified as a write-in candidate for a political party nomination for any office or for election as delegate
to national convention.
(a) The write-in candidate's certificate of announcement shall be in a form prescribed by the Secretary of State on
which the candidate shall make a sworn statement before a notary public or other officer authorized to give oaths
containing the following information:
(1) The name of the office sought and the district and division, if any;
(2) The legal name of the candidate and the first and last name by which the candidate may be identified in seeking the
office;
(3) The specific address designating the location at which the candidate resides at the time of filing, including number
and street or rural route and box number and city, state and zip code;
(4) A statement that the person filing the certificate of announcement is a candidate for the office in good faith; and
(5) The words "subscribed and sworn to before me this ______ day of _____________, ____" and a space for the
signature of the officer giving the oath.
(b) The certificate of announcement shall be filed with the filing officer for the political division of the office as
prescribed in section seven, article five of this chapter.
(c) The certificate of announcement shall be filed with and received by the proper filing officer as follows:
(1) Except as provided in subdivision (2) of this subsection, the certificate of announcement for any office shall be
received no later than the close of business on the forty-ninth day before the election at which the office is to be filled;
(2) When a vacancy occurs in the nomination of candidates for an office on the ballot resulting from the death of the
nominee or from the disqualification or removal of a nominee from the ballot by a court of competent jurisdiction not
earlier than the forty- eighth day nor later than the fifth day before the general election, the certificate shall be received no
later than the close of business on the fifth day before the election or the close of business on the day following the
occurrence of the vacancy, whichever is later.
(d) Any eligible person who files a completed write-in candidate's certificate of announcement with the proper filing
officer within the required time shall be certified by that filing officer as an official write-in candidate:
(1) The Secretary of State shall, immediately following the filing deadline, post the names of all official write-in
candidates for offices on the ballot in more than one county and certify the name of each official write-in candidate to the
clerks of the county commissions of the appropriate counties.
(2) The clerk of the county commission shall, immediately following the filing deadline, post the names of all official
write-in candidates for offices on the ballot in one county and certify and deliver to the election officials of the appropriate
precincts, the names of all official write-in candidates and the office sought by each for statewide, district and county
offices on the ballot in the precinct for which valid write-in votes will be counted and the names shall be posted at the
office where absentee voting is conducted and at the precincts in accordance with section twenty, article one of this
chapter.
West Virginia code, Chapter 3, Article 6, Section 4A -

http://www.legis.state.wv.us/wvcode/ChapterEntire.cfm?chap=03&art=6&section=4A#06
Wisconsin – Permitted, with registration (deadline 25 October 2016)
8.185 Write-in candidates for president and vice president.
(1) The names of candidates for president and vice president may be written in, in the place provided, on the general ballot
at the general election for choosing the president and vice president of the United States. Write-in votes shall be listed as
scattering unless the person whose name is written in has a list of presidential electors on file with the board [commission]
in accordance with this section or unless the person whose name is written in has received more than 10 percent of the
total vote cast in the ward, or in the municipality if not divided into wards.
NOTE: The correct word is shown in brackets. Corrective legislation is pending.
(2) Any candidates for the office of president and vice president of the United States as write-in candidates shall file a list
of presidential electors and a declaration of candidacy in the manner prescribed in s. 8.21 with the commission no later
than 4:30 p.m. on the 2nd Tuesday preceding the day of the general election to choose the president and vice president of
the United States. The list shall contain one presidential elector from each congressional district and 2 electors from the
state at large and the names of the candidates for president and vice president for whom they intend to vote, if elected.
Compliance with this subsection may be waived by the commission but only if the results of the general election indicate
that a write-in candidate for the office of president is eligible to receive the electoral votes of this state except for
noncompliance with this subsection. In such event, the write-in candidate shall have until 4:30 p.m. on the Friday
following the general election to comply with the filing requirements of this subsection.
(3) If more than one list of presidential electors is filed with the commission by any write-in candidates for the offices of
president and vice president of the United States, the first list filed shall be considered the valid list, provided that this list
meets the additional requirements of this section.
(4) Write-in votes for president and vice president shall be counted as provided in s. 7.50 (2) (i).
Wisconsin statues section 8.185 - https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/statutes/statutes/8/185

Wyoming – Permitted, with registration (deadline 10 November 2016)
§ 22-5-501. Qualifying as a write-in candidate.
(a) Each person requesting to have all votes cast for him as a write-in candidate counted, shall file an application for
candidacy together with the appropriate filing fee with the appropriate filing officer not later than two (2) days after the
election in which the person desires to have the write-in votes counted. Candidates whose votes did not affect the
nomination who wish to have those votes counted shall follow the procedure set out in W.S. 22-16-106(c).
(b) Write-in votes which affect the outcome of an election shall continue to be canvassed as provided in W.S. 22-16-103.
Wyoming Statutes, Title 22, Chapter 5, Article 5 - http://law.justia.com/codes/wyoming/2011/title22/chapter5/section22-

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(1) the full name of the candidate;

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§ 3404 Write-in candidate lists.

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(10 ILCS 5/7-59, 17-16.1, 18-9.1)

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(1) The candidate's name must be printed or typewritten as:

(A) the candidate wants the candidate's name to be certified;

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(12) The candidate's signature and telephone number.

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(2) the General Assembly of Maryland;

(3) Representative in Congress;

(4) the office of judge of the circuit court for a county; or

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