HOW DO
I CAST A WRITE-IN VOTE FOR DEBORAH?
If Voting an Absentee Ballot
If you decide to vote by
absentee ballot, you will use a number 2 pencil, and fill out your
ballot by filling in the ovals. Mark the ovals with pressure, so
that the mark appears clearly, fill in the ovals completely, and stay
within the borders of the ovals. When you get to the 8th
Congressional District race, after the candidates listed on the ballot,
there will be an oval that you can mark to cast a Write-in vote.
Write in Deborah Vollmer,
clearly, darkly, and legibly with your pencil. Your vote will be
counted, as long as you follow these steps. (A write-in vote with
the name misspelled will still be counted, if the name is
recognizable. But to be absolutely sure that your vote will be
counted, take the time to spell it correctly.)
You can cast an absentee
ballot with a write-in vote for Deborah, in one stop, if you are
willing to make the trip to the central County Election Board office,
which in
If
Voting at Your
If you are voting on
Election Day, November 4, you will be voting at your polling place, on
the touchscreen voting machines. When you go to vote, check to
make sure that there is a list posted of official write-in
candidates. You shouldn’t have to look for it, or ask about it—it
should be visible. But it is important that this information be
posted at the polling places, as it is supposed to be. There
should also be posted, or available to be given to you, instructions on
how to cast a write-in vote. Make sure that these instructions
are there, for any voters who may want to vote for me, or for any other
write-in for that matter.
If you vote on Election
Day at your polling place on the machines, you will be writing in my
name by touching the letters on the image of a keyboard on your
touchscreen. Be sure to follow the written instructions, and the
instructions that you will see on your touchscreen. I have been
assured by election officials that if my name is misspelled, it will
still be counted, and that the order of first and last name (e.g.,
Deborah Vollmer, or Vollmer Deborah) does not matter, that both would
be counted, and that it doesn’t matter whether or not you include my
middle initial.
If you review these
instructions, and those of the Election Board before casting your
Write-In vote, you shouldn’t have any problems. You should feel
free to contact County election officials, if you have any questions
about the procedure for casting a Write-in Vote.
Don’t forget to vote—and
don’t forget to remind all your friends, neighbors, family members, and
co-workers to do the same!