### Question
How is the "write-in vote" defined?


### Answer
The term **write-in vote** is defined in *2 U.S.C. § 381* as follows -

> a vote cast for a person whose name does not appear on the official ballot by writing in the name of such person on such ballot or by any other method prescribed by the law of the State in which the election is held

#### Citation:
  - *2 U.S.C. § 381*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 12-CONTESTED ELECTIONS**

