undervote
/ˈʌndərˌvoʊt/
noun
- A vote that is not counted because the voter did not make a clear choice, or the total number of such votes in an election.
- A high undervote in a race can indicate confusing ballot design.
- The machine rejected the ballot as an undervote because no candidate was selected.
- The election officials reviewed the undervote to see if any ballots had been marked incorrectly.
Antonyms
verb
- To cast a vote that is not counted, usually by failing to mark a choice for a particular office or issue.
- If you undervote on a ballot, your choice for that race will not be recorded.
- Many voters accidentally undervote when they skip a question they don't understand.
- She warned her friends not to undervote by leaving the presidential race blank.