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Volusia County ballot facts

184,018 ballots, including poll ballots and absentee ballots, were cast in the Presidential race in Volusia County. Additional ballots are arriving from U.S. citizens and military overseas and will be counted November 17.*

Breakdown of international ballots only as of Nov. 7:

Requested Returned

Democrat: 128 90 (70%)

Republican: 211 154 (73%)

Other: 95 55 (58%)

Total: 434 299 (69%)

Breakdown of all absentee ballots, including international (advanced) ballots as of Nov. 7:

Requested Returned

Democrat: 11,592 10,556 (91%)

Republican: 18,404 16,743 (91%)

Other: 3,331 2,960 (89%)

Total: 33,327 30,259 (91%)

Absentee ballots that do not follow the legal requirements listed on the face of the certificate that is on the outside of the return envelope, will be rejected. Examples include no signature, no witness, no address supplied. Also, some ballots may have been returned by the post office as "non-deliverable." 

The following is a breakdown of rejected ballots as of Nov. 7:

Democratic: 238

Republican: 332

Other: 58

Total: 628

Terminology:

An under vote will occur when a ballot is not marked in favor of any candidate.

An over vote will occur when more than one candidate is selected on the same ballot. For example, a voter may select two different candidates, select one candidate and write in another, or may select a candidate and write the same candidate’s name in at the bottom.

A spoiled ballot can only occur at the precinct when a voter makes a mistake and requests a new ballot. The spoiled ballots are set aside and are not counted because the voter’s newly issued ballot replaces it.

A rejected ballot only occurs with absentee ballots for reasons listed above.

* As of November 10, 2000.

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