Indiana write-in votes limited to 15 presidential candidates

Maybe you are so sick of the attack ads and  insults that you just can't stomach voting for either Donald Trump or Hillary Clinton.

You have options.

Libertarian Gary Johnson's name  also is on the ballot, but if he doesn't do it for you there are 15 more write-in candidates you can choose from.

There is a blank line for write-in candidates on the Indiana ballot. You are free to vote for "Mickey Mouse" or "Giant Meteor," but your vote won't be counted unless you choose one of the official 15.

The Indiana secretary of state approves all write-in candidates — only 15  got the approval by the July 5 deadline.

The Green Party's Jill Stein is the best known. Darrell Castle of the Constitution Party also made the cut.

Two Hoosiers are on the list: Ray C. Brown of Evansville and Melissa L. Kelly of Mishawaka.

Many notable names are not on the list, including Bernie Sanders, who led a grassroots campaign against Clinton in the Democratic primary. Independent Evan McMullin, who made headway in Utah polling, is not among the Indiana write-ins.

Here's the list of approved presidential write-in candidates: 

Darrell L. Castle

Jill Stein

Ray C Brown

"Rocky" Roque De La Fuente

Richard Duncan

Cherunda Fox 

Tom Hoefling 

Denny C Jackson 

Melissa L Kelly

Laurence Kotlikoff

Joseph Maldonado

Ric Mullis 

Matthew "None of the Above" Roberts

Emidio Soltysik

Monica Moorehead

Ken Bone, the undecided everyman in a red sweater who asked a question at the second presidential debate, polled at 4 percent in Florida according to TheHill.com. Some Hoosiers may love him, but voting Bone for president in Indiana still doesn't count.

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