CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO OVERVOTE
PRESENT
Present
I overvote
you overvote
he/she/it overvotes
we overvote
you overvote
they overvote
Present continuous
I am overvoting
you are overvoting
he/she/it is overvoting
we are overvoting
you are overvoting
they are overvoting
Present perfect
I have overvoted
you have overvoted
he/she/it has overvoted
we have overvoted
you have overvoted
they have overvoted
Present perfect continuous
I have been overvoting
you have been overvoting
he/she/it has been overvoting
we have been overvoting
you have been overvoting
they have been overvoting
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The
present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.
PAST
Past
I overvoted
you overvoted
he/she/it overvoted
we overvoted
you overvoted
they overvoted
Past continuous
I was overvoting
you were overvoting
he/she/it was overvoting
we were overvoting
you were overvoting
they were overvoting
Past perfect
I had overvoted
you had overvoted
he/she/it had overvoted
we had overvoted
you had overvoted
they had overvoted
Past perfect continuous
I had been overvoting
you had been overvoting
he/she/it had been overvoting
we had been overvoting
you had been overvoting
they had been overvoting
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will overvote
you will overvote
he/she/it will overvote
we will overvote
you will overvote
they will overvote
Future continuous
I will be overvoting
you will be overvoting
he/she/it will be overvoting
we will be overvoting
you will be overvoting
they will be overvoting
Future perfect
I will have overvoted
you will have overvoted
he/she/it will have overvoted
we will have overvoted
you will have overvoted
they will have overvoted
Future perfect continuous
I will have been overvoting
you will have been overvoting
he/she/it will have been overvoting
we will have been overvoting
you will have been overvoting
they will have been overvoting
The
future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would overvote
you would overvote
he/she/it would overvote
we would overvote
you would overvote
they would overvote
Conditional continuous
I would be overvoting
you would be overvoting
he/she/it would be overvoting
we would be overvoting
you would be overvoting
they would be overvoting
Conditional perfect
I would have overvote
you would have overvote
he/she/it would have overvote
we would have overvote
you would have overvote
they would have overvote
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been overvoting
you would have been overvoting
he/she/it would have been overvoting
we would have been overvoting
you would have been overvoting
they would have been overvoting
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you overvote
we let´s overvote
you overvote
The
imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Past participle
overvoted
Present Participle
overvoting
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The
present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The
past participle shows the action after completion.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «OVERVOTE»
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overvote in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
overvote and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The History and Politics of Voting Technology: In Quest of ...
While the percentage of undervotes for Datavote systems is only slightly more
than one-half of the PPC value, the percentage of undervotes for marksense
systems with overvote-return is just one-fifth of the value for PPC systems. The
much ...
2
Understanding the 2000 Election: A Guide to the Legal ...
In addition to the highly unusual Buchanan vote, there were 19,120 "double-
punched" ballots in Palm Beach, that is, ballots on which a voter punched holes
for two presidential candidates (also called the "overvote"). Such ballots are
invalid ...
3
United States of America Congressional Record
Again, I am one who believes, wherever possible, where the equipment allows,
that people ought to be able to know if there is an overvote. The Senator from
Illinois makes an irrefutable case for it, in my view. While memories fade a bit,
and ...
4
Statistics in the Law : A Practitioner's Guide, Cases, and ...
... is represented by the parameter δ. A ballot in favor of Zupsic becomes an
overvote by 352 OTHER ADVENTURES. Zupsic Laughlin Undervote Overvote
Scattered vote Zupsic 0 0 0 0 0 Laughlin +γ1 −(γ1+γ2) 0 +γ2 0 Undervote +δ 0 ...
Department of Statistics Carnegie Mellon University Joseph B. Kadane Professor, 2008
5
Why Isn't Al Gore President?
Staff members of The Palm Beach Post conducted an examination of the
overvote ballots in January 2001. They found that 5,062 of the overvote ballots (
26.47% or 1.09% of the total ballots cast) had three or more punches for
president.
They reasoned that full punches and fully filled ovals are typical of overvote
ballots and should be very easy to identify. We tested their theory in Polk, Nassau
, and Pasco counties—which employed optical scan, Datavote, and Votomatic ...
André Schulten, Oliver Everling, 2008
7
The Longest Night: Polemics and Perspectives on Election 2000
have an undervote rate of about three per thousand and an overvote rate of
about three to four per thousand for a total under/overvote rate of 0.7 percent.
Punch- card systems (used in twenty-four Florida counties) have an undervote
rate of ...
Arthur J. Jacobson, Michel Rosenfeld, 2002
8
Realising Democracy: Electoral Law in Australia
and then wrote in the name of the same candidate. The machines treated these
double votes for the same candidate as overvotes, but they would have been
discovered and counted in a hand recount. If overvote ballots had been
recounted, ...
Graeme Orr, Bryan Mercurio, George Williams, 2003
9
Hanging Chads: The Inside Story of the 2000 Presidential ...
There are a lot of people out there who thought a conspiracy was going on. I: Do
you believe any of that? L: No. I: You had a high overvote and Duval County had
a high overvote. What factor do you think ballot design played in this election?
Julian M. Pleasants, 2004
10
The Oxford Dictionary of American Political Slang
overvote undervoting and overvoting occurred. But he says that such practices
have not always cut against black voters. 1988 Omaha World-Herald (Oct. 28) 1 1
: Rather's report featured an interview with a person who indicated that punch ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «OVERVOTE»
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overvote is used in the context of the following news items.
EXCLUSIVE: How 'digital lines' lead to electronic 'dagdag-bawas' in …
... votes, which were not counted because the line caused an overvote. ... result to an overvote...or it could add vote to that candidate," he said. «GMA News, May 15»
Senators question Elections board members, vow changes
Board members said that would constitute an overvote in a race with a full slate from a political party, and that specific contest would be spoiled. «Virgin Islands Daily News, Apr 15»
Ex-aide turns vs Tingting, bares 'poll sabotage'
An "overvote" happens when a voter shades more than the required number of ovals for a position on the ballot. The precinct count optical scan ... «ABS CBN News, Mar 15»
Comelec deal could cost P2B
Or, a vote for a particular position could have been nullified because of overvote, since the PCOS machine does not count the vote in such a ... «Inquirer.net, Jan 15»
Stenger Still Wins In Recount Of County Executive Contest
Republican elections director Gary Fuhr, who was overseeing the recount, said earlier that workers were to examine each undervote/overvote ... «St. Louis Public Radio, Dec 14»
COMMENTARY: What exactly is a 'hand-count,' anyway?
But the machine may not have counted the ballot for that race, as it picks up both markings and takes them to indicate an “overvote.” This is ... «Sierra Vista Herald, Dec 14»
Mysterious digital lines on 2013 ballots probed
... of the lines, a vote could have been counted for a candidate even if no oval was shaded, or it could have been nullified because of overvote. «Inquirer.net, Dec 14»
Local M92 recount brings no change
#The biggest change noted in the recount mandated by the state was that the overvote — ballots marked for both sides of an issue — rose from ... «Dalles Chronicle, Dec 14»
Pimentel hits slow pace of Comelec's PCOS probe
... or it could have been nullified because of overvote. When extra ovals are shaded for a particular position, the PCOS machine does not count ... «Inquirer.net, Dec 14»
Guelph council votes for recount in Ward 3
He said in cases where someone made two choices for mayor, the ballot was refused as an "overvote," so the councillor positions were not ... «Guelph Mercury, Nov 14»
