No
How the candidate gets on the ballot in your community or state
Two methods for a candidate to be placed on their party's primary ballot are self-announcement and petition.
minor parties are placed on ballot by petition
by petition
There are a couple ways that a candidate who is not affiliated with either majority party can get on the voting ballot. One common way is by write-in.
It depends on which ballot and what they are a candidate for.
Abraham Lincoln
The 35th ballot.
If you write in Bernie Sanders on the ballot, your vote will not count because he is not an official candidate in the election. It is important to vote for a candidate who is officially running for the position you are voting for.
If you write in a candidate for president on your ballot, your vote will be counted as a write-in vote for that candidate. However, write-in candidates must meet certain requirements to be eligible to win, and their chances of winning are typically very low.
A write-in is a candidate whose name is not listed on a ballot paper.
Coattail effect