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How tabulators handle overvotes and undervotes in Macoupin County
Summary
The county video explains common tabulator messages and how voters can respond when a scanner rejects a ballot for mechanical issues, overvotes or undervotes.
Pete, a staff member, explained that tabulators may reject a ballot for simple mechanical reasons such as dust or a skewed insertion and advised voters to try reinserting or flipping the ballot.
He defined overvotes and undervotes: "So overvote would be if you're voting for president and you like both candidates, so you vote for both of them. You're not allowed to do that," he said, adding that an overvote will prompt an alert and that voters may request a new ballot to correct it. He said undervotes occur when a voter selects fewer choices than allowed (or none) and that the machine will prompt the voter to confirm that is intended.
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