November 2000 Presidential Election:
Percentage of Ballots not Registering a Valid Vote for President
In descending order
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California |
Overvote/ Undervote |
Voting System |
Voting Machine |
Colusa |
3.2% |
Punch Card | Datavote |
Lake |
3.0% |
Optical Scan | DFM Mark-a-Vote |
Los Angeles |
2.7% |
Punch Card | Votomatic |
Mono |
2.2% |
Punch Card | Datavote |
San Bernardino |
2.0% |
Punch Card | Pollstar |
San Diego |
2.0% |
Punch Card | Votomatic |
Modoc |
2.0% |
Punch Card | Datavote |
Alpine |
1.8% |
Punch Card | Datavote |
Santa Clara |
1.8% |
Punch Card | Pollstar |
Imperial |
1.7% |
Punch Card | Datavote |
Sutter |
1.7% |
Optical Scan | DFM Mark-a-Vote |
Sacramento |
1.7% |
Punch Card | Pollstar |
Mendocino |
1.6% |
Punch Card | Votomatic |
Mariposa |
1.5% |
Optical Scan | ES&S Optech Eagle |
Kings |
1.5% |
Punch Card | Datavote |
Alameda |
1.5% |
Punch Card | Votomatic |
Solano |
1.5% |
Punch Card | Votomatic |
Plumas |
1.3% |
Punch Card | Datavote |
Merced |
1.3% |
Optical Scan | ES&S 350/550 |
San Francisco |
1.3% |
Optical Scan | ES&S Optech Eagle |
Shasta |
1.3% |
Punch Card | Votomatic |
Glenn |
1.2% |
Punch Card | Datavote |
Inyo |
1.2% |
Punch Card | Datavote |
Tehama |
1.1% |
Punch Card | Datavote |
Yuba |
1.1% |
Punch Card | Datavote |
Del Norte |
1.1% |
Punch Card | Datavote |
Trinity |
1.1% |
Optical Scan | Global Accu-Vote ES-2000 |
Nevada |
1.0% |
Optical Scan | ES&S 350/550 |
Monterey |
1.0% |
Punch Card | Datavote |
Madera |
1.0% |
Optical Scan | DFM Mark-a-Vote |
Amador |
1.0% |
Optical Scan | ES&S Optech Eagle |
Sierra |
1.0% |
Punch Card | Datavote |
Stanislaus |
1.0% |
Punch Card | Datavote |
San Joaquin |
0.9% |
Optical Scan | DFM Mark-a-Vote |
Riverside (Absentee) |
0.9% |
Optical Scan | DFM Mark-a-Vote |
Kern |
0.9% |
Punch Card | Datavote |
Siskiyou |
0.9% |
Punch Card | Datavote |
Napa |
0.9% |
Punch Card | Datavote |
Santa Cruz |
0.8% |
Optical Scan | DFM Mark-a-Vote |
Yolo |
0.8% |
Punch Card | Datavote |
Ventura |
0.8% |
Punch Card | Datavote |
San Luis Obispo |
0.8% |
Optical Scan | Global Accu-Vote ES-2000 |
Tuolumne |
0.8% |
Optical Scan | ES&S 350/550 |
San Benito |
0.8% |
Punch Card | Datavote |
Sonoma |
0.8% |
Optical Scan | DFM Mark-a-Vote |
Orange |
0.8% |
Punch Card | Datavote |
Humboldt |
0.7% |
Optical Scan | Global Accu-Vote ES-2000 |
Santa Barbara |
0.7% |
Optical Scan | Global Accu-Vote ES-2000 |
Contra Costa |
0.7% |
Optical Scan | DFM Mark-a-Vote |
Tulare |
0.7% |
Optical Scan | Gloval Accu-Vote ES-2000 |
San Mateo |
0.7% |
Optical Scan | ES&S Optech Eagle |
Fresno |
0.7% |
Optical Scan | Gloval Accu-Vote ES-2000 |
Lassen |
0.6% |
Punch Card | Datavote |
Calaveras |
0.6% |
Punch Card | Datavote |
El Dorado |
0.6% |
Punch Card | Datavote |
Butte |
0.6% |
Optical Scan | DFM Mark-a-Vote |
Riverside (polling place) |
0.6% * |
Touch Screen | Sequoia Pacific AVC Edge |
Placer |
0.5% |
Optical Scan | ES&S Optech Eagle |
Marin |
0.4% |
Optical Scan | Gloval Accu-Vote ES-2000 |
* Riverside County's Touch Screen system does not allow overvotes. This figure represents the percentage of voters who did not cast a vote for president. . |
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State Average |
1.6% |
CVF thanks the Assembly Committee on Elections,
Reapportionment, and Constitutional Amendments, which included this data in a packet
distributed at voting technology hearings held by the committee on January 16 and
17, 2001. |
This page was first published on February 21, 2001 | Last updated on February 21, 2001
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