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Thursday, August 19, 2010

"Write-in candidates..."


Hawaii does not allow for write in candidates on any political position.

Many State's have a provision to write in a candidate whose name does not appear on the ballot, but for whom voters may vote for anyway.

Write-in candidates rarely win, and votes are often cast for ineligible people or fictional characters, such as Mickey mouse...

However in a democracy where all men and women are supposedly equated equal there is no reason to not allow for the freedom of democracy by changing the ballot to allow for write in candidates.

I would like to write in the names of the few people I know who care about the health, well being and future of our cosmic island and seem to have more passion than most of the politicians running.

Please encourage the department of elections to allow for write in candidates, it is our right as Americans.