undervote
Skipped race tally
An undervote occurs when a voter casts a ballot but fails to vote in a particular race or votes for fewer candidates than allowed.
A ballot left blank in the presidential race while other races are completed counts as an undervote for president.
Undervotes may be intentional or result from voter error, and they become contentious in close elections when officials scrutinize ballots for voter intent.
Absence of feeling
- indifferenceLack of interest
- disengagementWithdrawal from involvement
- nonvoterOne avoiding elections
- abstentionFormal refusal to vote
disenfranchisement · demoralization · alienation · disillusionment · passivity · inactivity · dropoff · falloff
Tally that's too low
- miscountError in enumeration
- discrepancyDifference between expected and actual
- errorFault in communication
- omissionFailure to include
miscalculation · irregularity · shortfall · gap · anomaly · inconsistency · variance · deviation
Without marks or content
- unmarkedHaving no visible identification
- skippedWent past without stopping
- incompleteLacking necessary parts
- omittedLeft out intentionally
overlooked · unfilled · missed · spoiled · invalid · void · neglected · ignored
Gradual reduction in level
- dropoffAbrupt descent point
- falloffDecrease in amount
- coattailRear jacket flap
- judicialOf courts and judges
referendum · proposition · initiative · nonpartisan · retention · municipal
apathy
Absence of feeling
- indifferenceLack of interest
- disengagementWithdrawal from involvement
- nonvoterOne avoiding elections
abstention · disenfranchisement · demoralization · alienation · disillusionment · passivity · inactivity · dropoff · falloff · underrepresentation
undercount
Tally that's too low
- miscountError in enumeration
- discrepancyDifference between expected and actual
- errorFault in communication
omission · miscalculation · irregularity · shortfall · gap · anomaly · inconsistency · variance · deviation · inaccuracy
blank
Without marks or content
- unmarkedHaving no visible identification
- skippedWent past without stopping
- incompleteLacking necessary parts
omitted · overlooked · unfilled · missed · spoiled · invalid · void · neglected · ignored · uncounted
rolloff
Gradual reduction in level
judicial · referendum · proposition · initiative · nonpartisan · retention · municipal
- votingballot, ballots, polls, candidates, aye
- election problemsmiscount, ballot stuffing, hanging chad, spoiled ballot, rejected ballot
- electionsballot, ballots, candidates, polls, election day
- ballotsabsentee ballot, blank ballot, early ballot, invalid ballot, mail ballot
- primariesprimary election, primary elections, primaries, open primaries, primary ballot