Definition of Overvote. Meaning of Overvote. Synonyms of Overvote

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Definition of Overvote

Overvote
Overvote O`ver*vote", v. t. To outvote; to outnumber in votes given. [R.] --Eikon Basilike.

Meaning of Overvote from wikipedia

- An overvote occurs when one votes for more than the maximum number of selections allowed in a contest. The result is a spoiled vote which is not included...
- and overvotes (votes made with more than one choice marked). The organization analyzed 61,190 undervotes and 113,820 overvotes. Of the overvotes, 68,476...
- including overvotes as well as undervotes. Subsequent statements by Lewis and internal court do****ents support the likelihood of including overvotes in the...
- Maricopa County Recorder Adrian Fontes that alleged that overvotes were "incorrectly rejected". Overvotes occur when a voter marks more than the options allowed...
- overvotes.[clarification needed] Overvote rates of around 0.3 percent are typical of well-run elections, but in Gadsden County Florida, the overvote rate...
- Socialist Workers Party presidential electors. Technically, these were overvotes, and should not have counted for either the major party candidates or...
- provide a voter-verified audit trail by default. Tabulators can detect overvotes at the poll so that the voter can be given the opportunity to correct...
- reclaimable, valid votes among the overvotes would not be reclaimed. Furthermore, if a machine had incorrectly read an overvote as a valid vote for one of two...
- appropriate candidates or measures. The machine is configured to prevent overvotes by locking out other candidates when one candidate's lever is turned down...
- voting system being used, e.g.: Marking more choices than permitted (overvoting), or fewer than necessary (undervoting). Filling a preference ballot out...