As a result of Kathleen Curry’s lawsuit in state court, Colorado election officials will recognize the validity of write-in votes in which the voter forgets to fill in the oval next to the write-in line, if that vote is material for knowing who was elected.  Curry is a write-in candidate, and she is also an incumbent running for re-election.  She is a write-in candidate because she changed her registration from “Democrat” to “independent” in December 2009, too late to be eligible to qualify as an independent candidate this year.