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Name :   Robert Kibrick
Organization :   N/A
Post Date :   9/27/2005

Glossary Comments
Glossary Term :  Second Chance Voting
Definition :  
Comment :  Second Chance Voting: Provides that voters are notified when their ballots contain errors and are given a chance to correct them. Required by HAVA 2002.  
Association: voting  
Source: NASS  

What constitutes an “error”? Are undervotes considered to be errors, i.e., does “second chance voting” include notification about undervotes, or only overvotes?