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A Literal Throw-Away Vote
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So, you've written in a candidate for President. What happens to your vote? Dirty secret: In the 41 states where write-ins are legal, most are not counted, because they don't bother unless the candidate's pre-registered. So "Mickey Mouse" or your cousin, no. Evan McMullin, only if he's registered in your state. Seems wrong, but they really don't want to bother unless it's a huge number of votes and they know whose name you scrawled in and who that is. (Media General via WPRI-TV/Providence)
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