Total votes cast definition
Total votes cast means the total number of votes cast in each seat for candidates whose names are printed on the ballot plus votes properly cast for the same seat in the write-in position(s) of the ballot. Ballots counted as blank votes or as over votes in a particular race shall not be added into the total votes in determining the percentage of votes cast.
Total votes cast or “total votes polled” means the total number of ballot papers found in the ballot box at the time of an election or referendum;