Adam Bonin: In teeny-tiny election law news that only nerds like me tend to care about, until it matters, PA Commonwealth Court affirmed late yesterday in a disputed GOP state house primary that write-in votes cast for someone whose name is on the ballot DO NOT COUNT. www.pacourts.us/assets/opini...

In teeny-tiny election law news that only nerds like me tend to care about, until it matters, PA Commonwealth Court affirmed late yesterday in a disputed GOP state house primary that write-in votes cast for someone whose name is on the ballot DO NOT COUNT. www.pacourts.us/assets/opini...

This feels like something that somehow everyone in the country will have strong feelings about in November.

This has widely understood to be the rule for ~20 years via directives promulgated by DOS. This confirms that they are the law. (The full guidance is at this link.)

Pennsylvania BulletinPA Bulletin, Doc. No. 03-1538www.pacodeandbulletin.gov What Constitutes a Vote

can't wait for this to get to SCOTUS so they can rule that the court's decision holds unless the candidate's name rhymes with Ronald Slump

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