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A ballot may be spoilt in a number of ways, including: Failing to mark the ballot at all (), or otherwise defacing the ballot instead of attempting to vote.Filling out the ballot in a manner that is incompatible with the voting system being used, e.g.:
Spoiled votes may or may not be protest votes, but are often kept aside for challenges, further examination, or disposal. A protest vote (also called a blank, null, spoiled, or "none of the above" vote) [1] is a vote cast in an election to demonstrate dissatisfaction with the choice of candidates or the current political system. [2]
A refused ballot, or similar alternative, is a choice available to voters in many elections. This is an alternative for many people to casting a disparaging spoiled ballot , which is not counted separately from ballots which have been accidentally spoiled.
Fact check: QR codes on Georgia ballots record votes as cast. In a recorded phone call obtained by The Washington Post, President Trump pressured Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger to ...
The document in the photo appears to be a Georgia runoff election ballot printed by a Georgia voting machine, said Deputy Secretary Jordan Fuchs of the Georgia Secretary of State office and ...
Some scanners have a row of photo-sensors which the paper ballot passes by, and they record light and dark pixels from the ballot. Other scanners work by scanning the ballot to create an electronic image (i.e. a picture) of the ballot. Then the resulting image (picture) is analyzed by internal software to discern what votes were cast.
A viral post shared on X claims votes cast for Green Party candidate Jill Stein in the 2024 election prevented Democratic nominee Vice President Kamala Harris from winning the state of Virginia.
A ballot is a device used to cast votes in an election and may be found as a piece of paper or a small ball used in voting. [1] It was originally a small ball (see blackballing) used to record decisions made by voters in Italy around the 16th century. [2] Each voter uses one ballot, and ballots are not shared.