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...
- undervotes or overvotes. Overvote rates of around 0.3 percent are typical of well-run elections, but in Gadsden County Florida, the overvote rate was 11...
- appropriate candidates or measures. The machine is configured to prevent overvotes by locking out other candidates when one candidate's lever is turned down...
- 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...
- including overvotes as well as undervotes. Subsequent statements by Lewis and internal court do****ents support the likelihood of including overvotes in the...
- paper audit trail Vote counting system Terminology Central count or CCOS Overvote Precinct count or PCOS Undervote Residual vote or drop-off Testing Acceptance...
- who noted the statistical anomalies in voting reports and large-scale overvoting in the officially announced tallies. Ali Khamenei, Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani...
- Maricopa County Recorder Adrian Fontes that alleged that overvotes were "incorrectly rejected". Overvotes occur when a voter mark more than the options allowed...
- voting system being used, e.g.: Marking more choices than permitted (overvoting), or fewer than necessary (undervoting). Filling a preference ballot out...