overvoted
/ˈoʊvərˌvoʊtɪd/
adjective
- Describing a ballot or voting machine that has recorded more selections than allowed in a particular race.
- The machine flagged the race as overvoted and asked the voter to correct it.
- The overvoted ballot was set aside during the official count.
- An overvoted section cannot be counted toward the final result.
Synonyms
verb
- Past tense of overvote: cast a ballot by selecting more candidates than permitted.
- The voter overvoted accidentally and the machine rejected the ballot.
- They overvoted on the proposition because they didn't read the instructions.
- He overvoted in the city council race and had to fill out a new ballot.