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What is a write-in?

What is a write-in? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. A candidate whose name is not listed on the ballot
  2. A vote made for a candidate who is a write-in.
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Another Republican supporter, Lisa Murkowski, lost her primary in 2010 and won reelection as a write-in that November.
We're not surprised that the government would make it difficult and confusing to cast a write-in vote.
Mortenson lost by a margin of four to one to Roscoe Sopiwnik '06, a write-in candidate who decided to run on the Friday before the election.
Disaffected Republicans and disaffected Democrats will remain disaffected or sit out the election or cast a write-in ballot.
Since then, three students have declared their intention to run as a write-in candidate and one student has dropped out of the race.
Unfortunately, there will only be two names on the presidential ballot in my jurisdiction, with no space for a write-in.

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