in the US, a vote cast for an unlisted candidate by writing their name on a ballot paper
Write-ins may swing the election.
The seven states that won’t accept write-in votes are: Hawaii, Louisiana, Mississippi, Nevada, Oklahoma, South Carolina and South Dakota.
Submitted from: United Kingdom on 02/08/2016
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write-in candidate
a candidate of this type
Until recently, many Republicans opposed to Mr Trump had stopped short of supporting Mrs Clinton, saying they would vote for a third party or write-in candidate.
Submitted from: United Kingdom on 02/08/2016
write-in
noun countable American
US
Other entries for this word
write inphrasal verb
write-in candidatenoun
Word Forms
singular
write-in
plural
write-ins
DEFINITIONS3
1
an extra name that a voter adds to a ballot (=the piece of paper on which you vote)
Synonyms and related words
Candidates in elections
candidacy
candidate
candidature
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in the US, a vote cast for an unlisted candidate by writing their name on a ballot paper
Write-ins may swing the election.
The seven states that won’t accept write-in votes are: Hawaii, Louisiana, Mississippi, Nevada, Oklahoma, South Carolina and South Dakota.
Submitted from: United Kingdom on 02/08/2016
3
write-in candidate
a candidate of this type
Until recently, many Republicans opposed to Mr Trump had stopped short of supporting Mrs Clinton, saying they would vote for a third party or write-in candidate.