Peoria County Election Commission / YouTube Originally published on December 11, 2020 8:39 pm Peoria voters likely will have the opportunity to write in a candidate when voting in February’s mayoral primary--but not just any name they choose. “People think they can write in whoever they want. They can, but the votes will only be counted for people who are certified write-ins,” said Tom Bride, executive director of the Peoria County Election Commission (PCEC). “So once you file a declaration of write-in, then you're a certified write-in of votes cast for you will actually count.” Chuck Brown plans to register a write-in campaign after his name was removed from the ballot when the PCEC board upheld a challenge to his nominating petition. Bride said a check of records dating back to 2005 showed no registered write-in mayoral candidates.