Vote me in vs Vote me for

Both "vote me in" and "vote me for" are correct phrases, but they are used in different contexts. "Vote me in" is commonly used when someone is running for a position or seeking approval to be included in a group or organization. On the other hand, "vote me for" is used when someone is asking for support or endorsement in a voting situation.

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Vote me in

This phrase is correct and commonly used when someone is running for a position or seeking approval to be included in a group or organization.

This phrase is used when someone is asking for votes to be included in a group, organization, or position. It implies the action of being chosen or accepted by a vote.

Examples:

I hope you will vote me in as the new president of the club.
She asked the members to vote her in as a board member.
Please vote me in as a member of the team.

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We cannot give direct budgetary aid to an unreformed Hamas leading the Palestinian authority, that is completely unacceptable to the people who vote for me in London.
What I was about to say was that this is the last vote with me in the chair.
These points were sufficient for me to vote in favour.
You kept pushing me to vote in favor of Wilson.
And you wanted me to vote in Connecticut.
You two vote against P-Hound, nobody knows who did what, because there's a vote against me in there, And it's adiós, brothiero.
There are no fewer than seven positive references to the current ESDP, which devalue the report and make it impossible for me to vote in favour of it.
It is a great pleasure for me to vote in favour of the report by Mr Mavrommatis on safeguards for sport.
These are the reasons that led me to vote in favour of the following amendments.
This provides another reason for me to vote in favour of this campaign.
However, this element is not enough to induce me to vote in favour of the report.
Only the amendments put forward by my group and the original rapporteur, Mrs Klamt, could have persuaded me to vote in favour of this report.
This report prioritises the provision of information to consumers, and that led me to vote in favour.
These are the reasons that have led me to vote in favour of the resolution amending Directive 2001/83/EC.
Romano Prodi's ambitions in the human and social sectors are therefore too slight to persuade me to vote in favour of his nomination.
I would like to say at this point that it was rather difficult for me to vote in favour of it.
It is this approach, an integral part of the resolution before us, which led me to vote in favour.
Such brazen promotion of 'reproductive rights' makes it impossible for me to vote in favour of this resolution.
Well, first of all, you can't void my vote by making me stand in the hallway.
There are two key ideas in this report that led me to vote in favour, although I take exception to other points raised in the report.

Alternatives:

elect me
choose me
select me
pick me
endorse me

Vote me for

This phrase is correct and commonly used when someone is asking for support or endorsement in a voting situation.

This phrase is used when someone is seeking votes or support from others in a voting situation. It implies the action of voting in favor of the person.