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"A on a ballot that meets the legal definition of an but that is, on MARK ACCEPTABBLE MARK some occasion, not detected by a vote tabulating machine as a vote. False negative marks may be or MARKS." Jones. MARGINAL MARKS RELIABLY IGNORED
Also known asfalse negative · FN mark · undetected mark · missed mark · unread mark · unrecognized mark · non-detected mark · false negative ballot mark · false negative on ballot · FN · false negative (FN) mark
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"A on a ballot that meets the legal definition of an but that is, on MARK ACCEPTABBLE MARK some occasion, not detected by a vote tabulating machine as a vote. False negative marks may be or MARKS." Jones. MARGINAL MARKS RELIABLY IGNORED
Electronic Voting Glossary · 2024
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Election Security Glossary. (2026). False Negative Mark. In Election Security Glossary. Retrieved August 21, 2026, from https://electionsecurityglossary.com/glossary/false-negative-mark
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