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2002 SESSION

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(HB985)

AMENDMENT(S) PROPOSED BY THE SENATE

PRIVILEGES AND ELECTIONS

    1. Line 121, engrossed, after write-in votes

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        [ , overvotes, and undervotes ]

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        , overvotes, and undervotes

PRIVILEGES AND ELECTIONS

    2. Line 127, engrossed, after write-in votes

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        [ and, if possible, overvotes and undervotes ]

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        and, if possible, overvotes and undervotes

PRIVILEGES AND ELECTIONS

    3. Line 183, engrossed

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        all of lines 183 through 188

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        I. For the purposes of this section:

        “Overvote” means a ballot on which a voter casts a vote for a greater number of candidates or positions than the number for which he was lawfully entitled to vote and no vote shall be counted with respect to that office or issue.

        “Undervote” means a ballot on which a voter casts a vote for a lesser number of candidates or positions than the number for which he was lawfully entitled to vote.