Name :   Sandy Steinbach Organization :   N/A Post Date :   9/26/2005 Glossary Comments Glossary Term :   Residual Vote Definition :   Comment :   Total number of votes that cannot be counted for a specific contest. There may be multiple reasons for residual votes (e.g., declining to vote for the contest, overvoting in a contest, failure to cast ballot before leaving polling place).   Association: voting, human factors Source: NIST HF Rpt.