It is far too late for a citizen to have his or her name printed on the 2014 General Election ballot. An individual may still run as a write-in candidate, however, for county offices there is an additional step.
The policy for write-in candidates for county, state and federal offices changed in 2008. Election officials are no longer required to separate and count the ballots with handwritten candidate entries. All votes cast for write-ins will be tallied and recorded as one— unless a write-in candidate files a Written Request by Write-In Candidates for County Office form. In the absence of the form, all votes cast will be counted as one.
If an individual wants the votes cast in his or her name tallied, he or she must complete the form and submit it to the county auditor’s office on or before October 28, 2014.
This rule applies only to candidates for county, state and federal offices. It does not apply to write-in candidates for the city, school board, or hospital board.
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