Primary Election voting question

[Mike Brasfield]

That's to write in your own name.

[vettestr]

The short version is a write in name must be pre-qualified to be a write in name. If that name was pre-qualified it would be printed on the ballot and would not have to be a write in if within time limits ?????? This is from a 09/2004 found at link below to read all the story.

http://arizona.indymedia.org/mail.php?id=21593 Maricopa County Elections Director Karen Osbornetold "There were no official write-in candidates for that particular office. Because of that, the ballot of anyone who wrote in a name not recognized by our department wouldn't be counted."

Kevin Tyne, an aide to Arizona Secretary of State Jan Brewer. SAID "Write-in candidates are required to file with our office 40 days before an election,"