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Bookmark or Share- Overvote - BallotpediaAn overvote occurs when an elector casts more votes in a contest than is allowed. This results in a spoiled vote, a ballot which is not counted in the final tally.
- Undervotes and overvotes, what are they? – South Platte SentinelOvervotes: An overvote happens when you vote for more candidates than the number of candidates you are permitted to vote for in a particular office race. For example, a voter that is permitted to cast one vote for a presidential candidate and votes for four candidates
- What is an Undervote? What is an Overvote? [Florida Election Law]By definition, an overvote occurs when a voter “…marks or designates more names than there are persons to be elected to an office or designates more than one answer to a ballot question, and the tabulator records no vote for the office or question.” Fl. Stat. §97.021 (25)
- Vocabulary of voting: A glossary guide to the 2022 midtermsAn overvote is when a voter selects too many candidates in a given race. Conversely, an undervote means that a voter hasn’t made a selection for each office on the ballot, leaving some blank.
- Overvote - The Council of State GovernmentsOvervote. When the number of selections made by a voter in a contest is more than the maximum number allowed. Overvotes on State and Local Ballots: In most U.S. elections, voters can only select one candidate per race on their ballot. Selecting more than one candidate for the same race would result in an overvote.
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