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"A on a ballot that does not meet the legal definition of an but that MARK ACCEPTABBLE MARK is, on some occasion, detected by a vote tabulating machine as a vote. False positive marks may be or MARKS." Jones. MARGINAL MARKS RELIABLY DETECTABLE
Also known asphantom mark · spurious mark · erroneous mark · misinterpreted mark · incorrectly detected mark
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"A on a ballot that does not meet the legal definition of an but that MARK ACCEPTABBLE MARK is, on some occasion, detected by a vote tabulating machine as a vote. False positive marks may be or MARKS." Jones. MARGINAL MARKS RELIABLY DETECTABLE
Electronic Voting Glossary · 2024
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Election Security Glossary. (2026). False Positive Mark. In Election Security Glossary. Retrieved August 22, 2026, from https://electionsecurityglossary.com/glossary/false-positive-mark
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