overvotes
/ˈoʊvərˌvoʊts/
noun
- Plural of overvote: ballots that have been marked for more candidates than allowed.
- The election board reviewed all overvotes to ensure they were properly excluded.
- The machine automatically rejects overvotes and prompts the voter to try again.
- There were fewer overvotes this year thanks to better voter education.
Antonyms
verb
- Third person singular present of overvote: casts a ballot by selecting more candidates than permitted.
- She rarely overvotes because she reads the instructions carefully.
- The system warns anyone who overvotes before finalizing the ballot.
- A voter who overvotes in a race will have that race invalidated.