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Residue Vote

Residue Vote: Total number of votes that cannot be counted for a specific contest.

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Total number of votes that cannot be counted for a specific contest. There may be multiple reasons for residual votes (e.g., overvoting in a contest, failure to cast ballot before leaving polling place).

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Glossary for Voting Systems, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
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