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单词 overvoting
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overvotingn.

Brit. /ˌəʊvəˈvəʊtɪŋ/, U.S. /ˌoʊvərˈvoʊdɪŋ/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: over- prefix, voting n.
Etymology: < over- prefix + voting n. Compare earlier overvote n., overvote v. 2.
Originally and chiefly U.S.
The action of casting more than the permissible number of votes at an election.
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1974 Suburbanite Econ. (Chicago) 7 Aug. Thornber claims Video-Voter eliminates ‘over-voting, spoiled ballots and lost votes’.
1999 T. Munroe Renewing Democracy into Millennium ii. 39 The 1997 election results revealed overvoting in 214 or 3.4 percent of the 6,294 polling divisions.
2004 Cincinnati Enquirer (Nexis) 28 July 6 c It is impossible to prevent ‘overvoting’—voting for too many candidates in a race.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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