SOS candidate Julie Anderson is FOR ranked choice voting (bit.ly/3Q2YQk9).
However Klippert is absolutely available to be a write-in for the secretary of state race. Because he ran in the primary for that position and lost, he’s not able to be a write-in against Newhouse in the general election. If Klippert’s name seems familiar, it may be because he was one of the many Republican candidates running in the 4th Congressional district against Rep. If you’re happy to have a Republican choice for Secretary of State, please vote, and talk to everyone you know about this important race! Klippert will need lots of grassroots support from all around Washington to have a chance to make a difference.
Klippert was recruited by a grassroots conservative coalition who wanted a Republican choice for secretary of state. Klippert is a valid write-in candidate for SOSįor the Secretary of State race, voters who want a Republican choice can safely write in “Brad Klippert.” He’s running a real campaign (bit.ly/3RCJJjh), there is a PDC account for the campaign (bit.ly/3B90r2u), and he will be filing his paperwork as a write-in candidate soon. Only elections staff will ever see a “protest” vote, and they’re busy counting votes. If there is no declared write-in candidate for that race, this is a complete waste of everyone’s time. The vote in that race is then controlled by the election officials - they have to review the ballot, and decipher both the voter’s handwriting and intent. The other potential problem is that a ballot with a write-in will go to adjudication. Never, ever “just write someone in”… unless you KNOW there is a declared write-in candidate for that position. My vote IS important! Races can be decided by just a few votes. I may not like the choices, but I still want a chance to impact the race. If NO candidate has filed as a write in for the race, the voter loses the opportunity to choose. This is absolutely bad advice because of the consequences to the voter. In one example of people who don’t understand write-ins, a local underdog candidate for legislature recommended on his podcast that voters should “just write someone in” if they don’t like the choices in a race. As a frequent election observer, I have seen that most people don’t understand the write-in process. There’s a right time and a wrong time to use that blank line. Some people who read the piece assumed I would never support a write-in candidate.
A few weeks ago, I wrote a column about the correct way to use the write-in option on the Washington ballot.
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