# Write-In Adjudication Report

The write-in adjudication report includes the results of all write-in adjudication organized by contest:

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The values in the contest table above are as follows:

<table><thead><tr><th width="245">Field</th><th>Description</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Total Write-Ins</td><td>The count of all write-ins. If unmarked write-ins are being adjudicated, they will be included in this count</td></tr><tr><td>Not Adjudicated</td><td>The count of all write-ins that have not been adjudicated in the write-in adjudication interface yet</td></tr><tr><td>Official Candidate Counts</td><td>The count of all write-ins that have been adjudicated for official candidates in the election definition</td></tr><tr><td>Write-In Candidate Counts</td><td>The count of all write-ins that have been adjudicated for write-in candidates added at VxAdmin</td></tr><tr><td>Invalid</td><td>The count of all write-ins that have been marked as invalid</td></tr></tbody></table>

## 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](https://docs.voting.works/vxsuite-tdp-v4/system-overview/tally-reports#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.