Planning to write in Paul Ryan or Bernie Sanders? It won't count in most states. - Washington Post

Planning to write in Paul Ryan or Bernie Sanders? It won't count in most states. - Washington Post

These 10 states, plus the District, allow anyone to

be written in.

States with some requirements to become an official write-in

In Colorado, 22 candidates will appear on the ballot.

In North Carolina, 500 voters need

to sign a petition for a write-in candidate. Jill Stein’s is the only campaign that met this mark.

*State-level data is not available. To be an official write-in

candidate in Illinois, candidates must file with each county.