Overvote definition

Overvote means that the elector marks or designates more names than there are persons to be elected to an office or designates more than one answer to a ballot question, and the tabulator records no vote for the office or question.

Overvote means to vote for more than the permitted number of choices for any office or question on a ballot.

Overvote means a circumstance in which a voter has ranked more than one candidate at the same ranking.[IB 2015, c. 3, §5 (NEW).]

Examples of Overvote in a sentence

• Overvote all offices and questions (including judges) on one ballot, by marking one more vote than permitted.

• Reinsert the blank ballot and the fully voted ballot and override the rejection feature.(2) Overvote.

• Overvote – when an elector votes for more than the number of candidates to which he or she is entitled to vote in that contest.

• For purposes of this report, the following definitions apply: Overvote: when a voter casts more votes than allowed in a contest.Undervote: when the voter did not properly designate a choice for a contest and/or the tabulator records no vote for the contest.

• Overvote If a voter has marked the voting target next to the name of more than one political party or organization, only votes cast for individual candidates shall be counted.[IAC 721—26.19(2)] Example 1: The voter has marked a straight party vote for POLITICAL PARTY A and for POLITICAL ORGANIZATION D.

More Definitions of Overvote

Overvote means an instance where the elector marked votes for more than the maximum number of candidates or responses for a ballot measure.

Overvote means the selection by an elector of more

Overvote means a vote placed on a ballot question in excess of the allowable votes for that ballot question;

Overvote means the selection by an elector of more names than there are persons to be elected to an office or the designation of more than one answer to a ballot question or ballot issue.

Overvote means a circumstance in which a voter has ranked more than one candidate at the same ranking.

Overvote means that the elector marks or designates more names than there are persons to be elected to an office or designates more than one answer

Overvote means a ballot on which a voter casts a vote for a greater number of candidates or positions than the number for which he was lawfully entitled to vote and no vote shall be counted with respect to that office or issue.