Candidate withdrawal
At times, an individual who has appeared on preliminary candidate lists does not appear on the official election ballot.
Ballotpedia uses the term withdrew when a person announces a candidacy or files for an election but later decides—by his or her own choice—not to appear on the final ballot.
This is in contrast to candidate disqualification, in which another entity—such as a court, election authority, or political party—prevents a candidate from appearing on the final ballot. Sometimes a candidate is asked or pressured to withdraw from an election by one of these entities, but it is not legally mandated that he or she do so. If such a candidate drops out of the election, this would be considered a withdrawal rather than a disqualification.
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