"On July 14, the California legislature passed AB 461, which says that write-ins are valid even if the voter forgot, or didn’t know, to “X” the box next to the name written in. The legislature had passed a similar bill several years ago, but Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger had vetoed it.
Write-ins are still important in California primaries, and for non-partisan elections, and for President."
Write-In Counting Bill Passes California Legislature
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