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- noun Plural form of
overvote . - verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
overvote .
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Examples
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One of the most troubling issues was so-called overvotes -- where it appeared that more than one candidate had been chosen.
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VIEW FAVORITES yahooBuzzArticleHeadline = 'Federal Judge Orders All 2004 Ohio ballots preserved'; yahooBuzzArticleSummary = 'Columbus attorney Clifford Arnebeck and other complainants said an ongoing investigation has found a pattern of tampering, that punch-card ballots in at least six urban counties including Hamilton show a systematic pattern of multiple punches or so-called overvotes that disproportionately favored President Bush over Democratic Sen. John Kerry.'
OpEdNews - Quicklink: Federal Judge Orders All 2004 Ohio ballots preserved 2006
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Columbus attorney Clifford Arnebeck and other complainants said an ongoing investigation has found a pattern of tampering, that punch-card ballots in at least six urban counties including Hamilton show a systematic pattern of multiple punches or so-called overvotes that disproportionately favored President Bush over Democratic Sen. John Kerry.
OpEdNews - Quicklink: Federal Judge Orders All 2004 Ohio ballots preserved 2006
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The Brennan Center has filed a legal challenge to New York's method of handling so-called overvotes - ballots on which a voter fills in ovals next to the names of two candidates for a single office.
NYDN Rss Editorials 2011
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The voters got confused and wound up selecting two candidates - mistakes known as "overvotes" that were quietly disqualified, according to the report.
NYDN Rss REUVEN BLAU 2011
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The Brennan Center has filed a legal challenge to New York's method of handling so-called overvotes - ballots on which a voter fills in ovals next to the names of two candidates for a single office.
NYDN Rss Editorials 2011
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Although these votes should probably have been classified as overvotes rather than undervotes, in either eventuality they are not very useful to us.
The Latest on Air America Nate Silver 2008
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What about "overvotes" (where voters punched more than one hole)?
The Minnesota Recount Was Unconstitutional Michael Stokes Paulsen 2009
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I'd also clarify that the "overvotes" category includes all non-blank spoiled ballots, and all things that ever seemed to be ballots in the initial count.
Sound Politics: King Cantcounty lost 62 ballots in recount 2006
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"Successfully prevented such 'overvotes' from being counted" is what I ought to have said.
Authentic Candidates 2006
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