On May 26, Maine LD 1169 passed the legislature. Among other things, it includes these provisions to improve conditions for write-in candidates: (1) the names of all Declared write-in candidates will be posted at polling place locations; (2) voters no longer need to write-in the town or city of the candidate; (3) the form that the local elections officials fill out, listing how many votes were received in that precinct by each candidate, will include the names of the declared write-in candidates.
Herb Hoffman, independent candidate for U.S. Senate last year who was removed from the ballot and had to conduct a write-in campaign, deserves the credit for these provisions of the bill.
What kind of state would even do such a thing as listing some info for a write-in candidate on the ballot?
No, the names of the write-in candidates are not on the ballot. It is on a piece of paper taped to the wall of the room in which people are voting. Other states do this, including California and Texas.
Actually, I was referring to how if you wanted to write in a candidate’s name you should list the details mentioned in the article. I was would what kind of a state would do such a thing.
#2 In Texas names of declared write-in candidates are required to be placed in each voting booth. Since the law requires that mail voting be under the same conditions as in-person voting, an argument could be made that the list of write-in candidates should be included in the materials mailed to voters.