"Valid votes" only include votes correctly issued for exactly one candidate.

He included votes in which bills had been approved unanimously.

The final count included votes of soldiers, overseas diplomats, hospital patients and prisoners.

This record, he claims, includes votes against child care, tax reductions and the police.

Those rankings have since been criticized for favoring the majority party, as they include votes from the media, lobbyists, and the lawmakers themselves.

Voting included votes from selected media members and fans.

The tally to be released today, however, is to include votes received after midnight on Thursday.

The figures and percentages do not include blank and invalid votes.

The box was opened, she said, producing 257 uncounted ballots, 256 of which included presidential votes.

Does not include votes that were spoiled because no second or third choice was indicated.