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Will a precinct counter catch an overvoted ballot?

October 17, 2024

The Help America Vote Act requires that a voter be notified if he or she has overvoted prior to casting the ballot so the voter has the opportunity to correct the overvote. When a voter places the ballot with an overvote into the precinct counter, the counter will produce an audio alert and indicate on the screen that an overvote has occurred. The voter then has the choice to cast the ballot as is or push RETURN to retrieve the ballot for collection.