Alaska Gets Flood of Write-in Candidates

[babylonsister]

Good for McAdams, I hope.

http://politicalwire.com/archives/2010/10/29/alaska_gets_flood_of_write-in_candidates.html


Alaska Gets Flood of Write-in Candidates


Just hours before the final deadline, more than 100 Alaskans came out to file as write-in candidates in an effort to thwart Sen. Lisa Murkowski's bid to retain her Senate seat, Politico reports.

"The move by the new Senate hopefuls was prompted by a recent decision by the Alaska Supreme Court paving the way for election officials to hand out lists of write-in candidates at polling locations... The high court's decision was initially considered a boost to Murkowski's campaign in the competitive race among her, Republican Joe Miller and Democrat Scott McAdams. The influx of write-in candidates who would join Murkowski on that list, however, only stands to hurt her candidacy."

[Tatiana]

1. Great news. I never understood how you could distribute a list of write-in candidates anyway.

There could literally be hundreds.

Who or what entity would decide who the "official" write-in candidates are, anyway?

I hope many more Alaskans file as write-ins. Beat Murwhatshername at her own dirty game.

[DCKit]

2. Senator Bullwinkle anyone? n/t

[Betty Karlson]

3. Now, anyone want to guess that one name

among the 100 write-in names is Lisa Maidenhead, Elizabeth Meadow, Lizzie Martin, or some such construction?

(Which would invalidate the 'intention of the voter' in case it states "Lisa M")

Plus people have to check the slot for write-in as well as fill in the name of the write-in candidate. How many people are going to forget one thing or the other?

By now, I think McAdams is actually ahead in valid votes to be cast in Alaska.