A depression made in a punch-card by a stylus that fails to detach a CHAD. The interpretation of dimples is ambiguous since the voter may simply have changed her mind about a choice after pressing on a voting position or may have intended to vote in that position yet failed to do so properly.
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A depression made in a punch-card by a stylus that fails to detach a CHAD. The interpretation of dimples is ambiguous since the voter may simply have changed her mind about a choice after pressing on a voting position or may have intended to vote in that position yet failed to do so properly.
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Election Security Glossary. (2026). Dimple. In Election Security Glossary. Retrieved August 22, 2026, from https://electionsecurityglossary.com/glossary/dimple
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