Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a space shall be provided on the presidential primary ballot for an elector to write in the name of a candidate for President of the United States.
Republican Presidential PrimaryWrite-in Candidates
Section § 6440
This law ensures that on the presidential primary ballot, there must be a space for voters to write in the name of their preferred candidate for President of the United States. This is true regardless of other laws.
presidential primary ballot write-in candidate elector option
Section § 6441
If someone wants to be a write-in candidate for President, they must officially declare this to the Secretary of State at least 21 days before the primary election. If they do not, votes for them will not be counted.
Any person who believes his or her name may be used as a write-in candidate for President of the United States shall, not later than 21 days before the primary election, file his or her endorsement of his or her write-in candidacy with the Secretary of State, or no votes shall be counted for him or her.
write-in candidate Presidential election filing deadline
Section § 6442
If someone gets the most write-in votes for President during a primary election, they must submit a list of their party's delegates for the national convention to the Secretary of State within 10 days.
Any person who receives, by write-in vote, a plurality of the votes cast for President of the United States shall, within 10 days after the primary election, file a list of delegates to the national convention of his or her political party with the Secretary of State in the manner prescribed in Section 6471.
write-in vote plurality of votes primary election
Section § 6443
If a candidate doesn't submit a list of delegates, the state's main party committee must submit one to the Secretary of State within 10 days after the original deadline.
These delegates will attend the party convention and will not be committed to supporting any specific candidate.
If the candidate fails to file a list of delegates, the state central committee of the party in whose primary the candidate received the plurality vote shall, within 10 days of the end of the 10-day period required in Section 6442, file a list of delegates with the Secretary of State. The delegation shall go to the convention unpledged to any candidate.
candidate delegates state central committee plurality vote
