# Write-In Adjudication Report The write-in adjudication report includes the results of all write-in adjudication organized by contest:

The values in the contest table above are as follows:

Field	Description
Total Write-Ins	The count of all write-ins. If unmarked write-ins are being adjudicated, they will be included in this count
Not Adjudicated	The count of all write-ins that have not been adjudicated in the write-in adjudication interface yet
Official Candidate Counts	The count of all write-ins that have been adjudicated for official candidates in the election definition
Write-In Candidate Counts	The count of all write-ins that have been adjudicated for write-in candidates added at VxAdmin
Invalid	The count of all write-ins that have been marked as invalid

## Relationship to Tally Reports Before adjudication, write-ins are treated as votes for a generic write-in candidate and will appear in tally reports as "Unadjudicated Write-In." After adjudication, the new value will be reflected on tally reports: * When adjudicated for an official candidate, the write-in will be added to the official candidate count just as a regular vote for the candidate would be * When adjudicated for a write-in candidate, either: * The write-in will be individually listed if it is [relevant to the results](/vxsuite-tdp-v4/system-overview/vxadmin-results-exports/tally-reports.md#write-in-candidate-aggregation) * The write-in will appear in the adjudicated write-in bucket if it is not relevant to the results * When invalid, the write-in becomes an undervote ### Unmarked Write-Ins Unmarked write-ins behave differently in relationship to the tally results because they cannot be considered a valid vote before adjudication. As a result, they are considered undervotes before adjudication. If an unmarked write-in is adjudicated as invalid, then tally results will not change. If an unmarked write-in is adjudicated for a candidate, the unmarked write-in is no longer an undervote and is added to the vote total for that candidate. Also note that, because the write-in adjudication report includes unmarked write-ins, the "Unadjudicated Write-In" count on tally reports may be less than the "Not Adjudicated" count on the write-in adjudication report. The initial difference is the count of unmarked write-ins. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://docs.voting.works/vxsuite-tdp-v4/system-overview/vxadmin-results-exports/write-in-adjudication-report.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.