(obsolete) A that has been deformed, usually by a voter's stylus, but no corner of which CHAD has been detached from a punched card. No jurisdiction counts pregnant chads as votes, but if no other bite is cast is a particular office, pregnancy is some indication of INTENT. See VOTER also DIMPLE.
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(obsolete) A that has been deformed, usually by a voter's stylus, but no corner of which CHAD has been detached from a punched card. No jurisdiction counts pregnant chads as votes, but if no other bite is cast is a particular office, pregnancy is some indication of INTENT. See VOTER also DIMPLE.
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Election Security Glossary. (2026). Pregnant Chad. In Election Security Glossary. Retrieved August 20, 2026, from https://electionsecurityglossary.com/glossary/pregnant-chad
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