didds wrote:Lootman wrote:There is also the American practice of there being a space on the ballot paper to "write in" the name of a person not on the ballot. Every now and then a write-in candidate wins.
what happens if the write-in candidate doesn't want to be elected ?
I would assume that being sworn into office is ultimately a voluntary act.
If Micky Mouse won on a write-in vote, that would not be upheld. The ultimate protest vote?
This reference contains a list of write-in candidates who won, or placed to cause a run-off election:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Write-in_candidate