overvotes
overvotes is the plural of overvote.
overvotes is the third-person singular simple present indicative of overvote.
Meaning of overvote
Noun
overvote (plural overvotes)
- A case in which a voter has marked a ballot for more choices than allowed by the rules
- An overvote that took the form of punching Gore's chad and then writing his name (or Lieberman's) in the place for a write-in candidate would unambiguously manifest the voter's intention to vote for Gore.2001, Richard A. Posner, Breaking the Deadlock, →ISBN, page 78
- A case in which more votes are cast in a voter's name than allowed under the rules
- Overvotes are a relatively common phenomenon for shares held in a street name.1978, Martin Lipton et al., Takeovers and Freezeouts, →ISBN, page 17
Questions about overvotes
- What is overvotes the plural of?
- Overvotes is the plural of overvote.
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