Voting for more candidates than open seats. For example, voting for 4 council members where the ballot specifies "Vote for not more than 3."\r\n\r\nAn overvote may disqualify an entire paper ballot, even if the rest of it is filled out correctly. Electronic [voting machine]s prevent people from casting overvotes, but they are shockingly vulnerable to [voter fraud].\n> Hey! Even if you WANT to elect both Clinton and Obama as 2008 Democratic nominees for co-president, the [voting machine] won't let you; it's an overvote.\n

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