Definition of Overvotes

1. Noun. (plural of overvote) ¹

2. Verb. (third-person singular of overvote) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Overvotes

1. overvote [v] - See also: overvote

Lexicographical Neighbors of Overvotes

overveiling
overveils
overventilated
overventilation
oververbose
overview
overviewed
overviewing
overviews
overviolent
overvivid
overvoltage
overvoltages
overvote
overvoted
overvotes (current term)
overvoting
overwait
overwalk
overwalked
overwalking
overwalks
overwarm
overwarmed
overwarming
overwarms
overwary
overwash
overwashed
overwashes

Literary usage of Overvotes

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Elections: Federal Efforts to Improve Security and Reliability of Electronic by David A. Powner, Randolph C. Hite (2006)
"Precinct-based optical scanners can also be programmed to detect overvotes (where the voter votes for two candidates for one office, for example, ..."

2. Winning Florida: How the Bush Team Fought the Battle by Robert Zelnick (2001)
"Indeed, the affected ballots included a higher percentage of undervotes and a lower percentage of overvotes than ballots not subject to manual intervention. ..."

3. Asking the Right Questions About Electronic Voting by Richard F. Celeste, Dick Thornburgh, Herbert Lin (2006)
"A commonly used and well-accepted aggregate metric for this error rate is the residual vote, defined as the sum of overvotes and top-of-ticket undervotes ..."

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