But aren't you the Governor of Alaska?


On Oct 28, 2010, at 3:01 PM, Sean Parnell wrote:

When I voted in Illinois in 2006, they had a list available of write- 
in
candidates that had petitioned, certified, filed, or done something  
to have
their write-in votes actually counted. If memory serves correct the  
write-in
candidates that wanted their votes counted and reported were  
required to
file with the county election office, otherwise write-in votes weren't
counted. I think the list was in a binder that you had to  
specifically ask
to see (for those of you who recall who the Democratic and Republican
candidates for governor were in 2006, you'll understand why I was  
looking
for alternatives).

I don't know for certain, but I would assume/hope that in the case of
aggregate write-in votes reaching a certain threshold of total votes  
cast
(such as, a number greater than that of the listed candidate  
receiving the
most votes), there is a mechanism to count write-in ballots  
regardless of
whether the candidate filed the required form.

Sean Parnell
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-----Original Message-----
From: election-law-bounces@mailman.lls.edu
[mailto:election-law-bounces@mailman.lls.edu] On Behalf Of Frank  
Strickland
Sent: Thursday, October 28, 2010 2:12 PM
To: Richard S Katz; election-law@mailman.lls.edu
Subject: Re: [EL] Alaska

The discussion about posting a list of write-in candidates presumes a
state law requirement that such candidates must meet certain
requirements in order to be a write-in candidate. Some states may  
allow
write-ins on the spot, so it would be impossible to post a list to
inform voters of their choices. The choices would be unlimited.



Frank B. Strickland


-----Original Message-----
From: election-law-bounces@mailman.lls.edu
[mailto:election-law-bounces@mailman.lls.edu] On Behalf Of Richard S
Katz
Sent: Thursday, October 28, 2010 1:48 PM
To: election-law@mailman.lls.edu
Subject: [EL] Alaska

I have never been inside a polling place in Alaska, but in Maryland
sample ballots are posted, and these naturally include the names of  
the
non-write-in candidates.  Might one not make an equal protection claim
that the posting of sample ballots should entitle write-in  
candidates to
have their names posted as well?

Dick Katz
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