I just just see this turning into a contest of stamina as the obvious strategy to use would be to just sit there and write 9s until you're the last one standing.Suppose each voter is to mark one candidate and write down one number in the space provided on the ballot, and that the winner of the election is the candidate marked on the ballot that has the largest number in the space provided.
If one is just limited to the space on the ballot, the winner (or tie) always goes to the one who had the person with the smallest, legible handwriting style. Tools of the trade would be a writing utensil with the finest tip, etc. Of course, judging 'legibility' would be interesting...perhaps handed over to handwriting recognition software designed for this purpose.
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