overvoten.

Brit.

/ˈəʊvəvəʊt/, U.S.

/ˈoʊvərˌvoʊt/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: over- prefix, vote n.¹

Etymology: < over- prefix + vote n.¹ Compare later overvote v. 2, overvoting n.

Originally and chiefly U.S.

An instance of casting more votes than is permissible at an election.

ΚΠ

1966 Washington Post 31 Dec. a2/2 The defeated candidate's supporters filed suit..asking that defective no-votes and ‘overvotes’ (i.e., where ‘straight-ticket’ voters voted for 4th District congressmen of opposite party and machine registered it) not counted in the race be tabulated to determine the winner.

1991 Commercial Appeal (Memphis, Tennessee) (Nexis) 12 Oct. a1 The difference, spread over numerous precincts, actually consisted of 733 ‘overvotes’—more votes than signatures on poll lists—and 124 ‘undervotes’—fewer votes than signatures on the poll lists.

2001 Vanity Fair (N.Y.) July 94/3 The new machines reject overvotes..when some elderly resident of West Palm Beach mistakenly votes twice.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

overvotev.

Brit.

/ˌəʊvəˈvəʊt/, U.S.

/ˌoʊvərˈvoʊt/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: over- prefix, vote v.

Etymology: < over- prefix + vote v. With sense 2 compare overvoting n., also earlier overvote n.

1. transitive. To defeat by a majority of votes; = outvote v. Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > free will > choice or choosing > expression of choice by some approved method > give (a vote) [verb (transitive)] > vote against > defeat by a majority of votes

overvote1641

outvote1647

waive1659

downvote1876

1641 C. Burges Humble Exam. Reasons against Votes of Bishops 65 How easily Bishops may bee over-voted in Parliament.

1664 S. Pepys Diary 18 Nov. (1971) V. 324 Four all along did act for the papists and three only for the protestants, by which they were over-voted.

1688 W. Sherlock Let. to Member of Convention 3 Let us suppose now, that all this should be over-voted (for I am sure it can never be answered).

1955 Waukesha (Wisconsin) Daily Freeman 29 Jan. 2/2 Twenty-one Republicans overvoted the eight senate Democrats to defeat a Democratic move [etc.].

2. transitive and intransitive. To cast more than the permissible number of votes for a post, candidate, etc., or on a ballot paper, at an election.Quot. 1922 refers to the way in which one of several possible electoral systems could be organized.

ΚΠ

1922 Polit. Sci. Q. 37 294 If this group over-votes upon one of its candidates, the surplus thus created is simply transferred to another of its candidates.]

1970 Edwardsville (Illinois) Intelligencer 21 Oct. 3/1 Mechanical safeguards build into the machine prohibit spoiled ballots, blank ballots and overvoting a particular office.

1984 Atlantic (Nexis) Nov. 22 Voters often fill in too many squares (‘overvote’, as election officials say), thereby disqualifying their ballots.

1998 Richmond (Va.) Times-Dispatch (Nexis) 23 June a1 Others thought they could vote seven times for seven people... If someone overvotes, the ballot is canceled, and the voter tries again.

2003 Chronicle-Tribune (Marion, Indiana) (Nexis) 12 Oct. 1 d Those ballots, then, shouldn't be overvoted any more than any ballots on election day.

Derivatives

ˈoverˌvoted adj.

ΚΠ

1980 Assoc. Press (Nexis) 21 Jan. Such ballots, cast by computer or on paper, were invalidated as ‘overvoted’.

2004 San Diego Union-Tribune (Nexis) 12 Mar. b8 If, for example, a voter casts votes for two candidates in a race instead of one, that is an overvote. Overvoted ballots are not counted.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	overvote
释义	overvoten. Brit. /ˈəʊvəvəʊt/, U.S. /ˈoʊvərˌvoʊt/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: over- prefix, vote n.¹ Etymology: < over- prefix + vote n.¹ Compare later overvote v. 2, overvoting n. Originally and chiefly U.S. An instance of casting more votes than is permissible at an election. ΚΠ 1966 Washington Post 31 Dec. a2/2 The defeated candidate's supporters filed suit..asking that defective no-votes and ‘overvotes’ (i.e., where ‘straight-ticket’ voters voted for 4th District congressmen of opposite party and machine registered it) not counted in the race be tabulated to determine the winner. 1991 Commercial Appeal (Memphis, Tennessee) (Nexis) 12 Oct. a1 The difference, spread over numerous precincts, actually consisted of 733 ‘overvotes’—more votes than signatures on poll lists—and 124 ‘undervotes’—fewer votes than signatures on the poll lists. 2001 Vanity Fair (N.Y.) July 94/3 The new machines reject overvotes..when some elderly resident of West Palm Beach mistakenly votes twice. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). overvotev. Brit. /ˌəʊvəˈvəʊt/, U.S. /ˌoʊvərˈvoʊt/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: over- prefix, vote v. Etymology: < over- prefix + vote v. With sense 2 compare overvoting n., also earlier overvote n. 1. transitive. To defeat by a majority of votes; = outvote v. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > free will > choice or choosing > expression of choice by some approved method > give (a vote) [verb (transitive)] > vote against > defeat by a majority of votes overvote1641 outvote1647 waive1659 downvote1876 1641 C. Burges Humble Exam. Reasons against Votes of Bishops 65 How easily Bishops may bee over-voted in Parliament. 1664 S. Pepys Diary 18 Nov. (1971) V. 324 Four all along did act for the papists and three only for the protestants, by which they were over-voted. 1688 W. Sherlock Let. to Member of Convention 3 Let us suppose now, that all this should be over-voted (for I am sure it can never be answered). 1955 Waukesha (Wisconsin) Daily Freeman 29 Jan. 2/2 Twenty-one Republicans overvoted the eight senate Democrats to defeat a Democratic move [etc.]. 2. transitive and intransitive. To cast more than the permissible number of votes for a post, candidate, etc., or on a ballot paper, at an election.Quot. 1922 refers to the way in which one of several possible electoral systems could be organized. ΚΠ 1922 Polit. Sci. Q. 37 294 If this group over-votes upon one of its candidates, the surplus thus created is simply transferred to another of its candidates.] 1970 Edwardsville (Illinois) Intelligencer 21 Oct. 3/1 Mechanical safeguards build into the machine prohibit spoiled ballots, blank ballots and overvoting a particular office. 1984 Atlantic (Nexis) Nov. 22 Voters often fill in too many squares (‘overvote’, as election officials say), thereby disqualifying their ballots. 1998 Richmond (Va.) Times-Dispatch (Nexis) 23 June a1 Others thought they could vote seven times for seven people... If someone overvotes, the ballot is canceled, and the voter tries again. 2003 Chronicle-Tribune (Marion, Indiana) (Nexis) 12 Oct. 1 d Those ballots, then, shouldn't be overvoted any more than any ballots on election day. Derivatives ˈoverˌvoted adj. ΚΠ 1980 Assoc. Press (Nexis) 21 Jan. Such ballots, cast by computer or on paper, were invalidated as ‘overvoted’. 2004 San Diego Union-Tribune (Nexis) 12 Mar. b8 If, for example, a voter casts votes for two candidates in a race instead of one, that is an overvote. Overvoted ballots are not counted. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1966v.1641
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