A question about write-in candidates

[Not Me]

Okay, so here's the deal.
I was with a group of friends (in Orlando) yesterday doing to vote. One of them mentioned that there was one candidate (for tax collector) who was running unopposed. Since this person would obviously win, my friend decided he was going to write his name in opposing the candidate.

His rationale: since every write in vote has to be recorded, he intended to go back after the election to see that his ballot was indeed counted. By the time we got to the polling station, I decided to do the same.

My question: Is the Board of Elections required to tabulate and report every write-in somewhere? On their website results page perhaps.

Now I am wondering....

[NMDemDist2]

1. yes it should be reported on the website of the county electors page n/t

[serryjw]

2. I doubt.....it is a state issue....BUT

in all fairness there must be a bunch or Donald Ducks and Mickey Mouses. It would be a waste of time and resources.

[THUNDER HANDS]

3. I think write-ins are listed as "other"

but I could be wrong. :shrug:

[crispini]

4. Ours are.... BUT, I believe they have to be "certified"

write in... not entirely sure what that means tho.

[John_H]

5. If it is can this be a way to create a paper trail? Every ballot in

America has at least one race which

1) is going to be won by somebody running unopposed
2) is largely irrelevent
3) is going to be won by a huge margin by one of the candidates.

For example, my ballot is going to contain a city councilman running unopposed. If every write-in is counted, anyone who wants to make sure their vote counts can write in their own name for that slot, right? I see no reason why this won't work unless evotes are counted seperately from write-ins.