Counting of Write-In Votes (H 7223, S 2460)

Regardless of who a vote is for, even if it is for an inevitably losing cause, all voters fundamentally deserve the right for their votes to be counted.

Regardless of who a vote is for, even if it is for an inevitably losing cause, all voters fundamentally deserve the right for their votes to be counted. For this reason, we opposed a bill which would eliminate the counting of write-in votes for persons who had not filed in advance a “declaration of intent.” This bill died in committee.