An undervote occurs when the number of choices selected by a voter in a contest is less than the maximum number allowed for that contest or when no selection is made for a single choice contest.[1] An undervote can be intentional for purposes including protest votes, tactical voting or abstention. Alternately undervotes can be unintentional and caused by many factors including poor ballot design. Undervotes combined with overvotes (known as residual votes) can be an academic indicator in evaluating the accuracy of a voting system when recording voter intent.[2]
According to SOWPODS (the combination of Scrabble dictionaries used around the world) there are 4 words with the pattern -NDE-V---. That is, nine letter words with 2nd letter N and 3rd letter D and 4th letter E and 6th letter V. In alphabetical order, they are: endeavors endeavour undervest undervote
According to SOWPODS (the combination of Scrabble dictionaries used around the world) there are 11 words with the pattern -----VO-E. That is, nine letter words with 6th letter V and 7th letter O and 9th letter E. In alphabetical order, they are: carnivore fieldvole frugivore granivore herbivore piacevole piscivore predevote schiavone undervote unprovoke
According to SOWPODS (the combination of Scrabble dictionaries used around the world) there are 11 words with the pattern U-D----T-. That is, nine letter words with 1st letter U and 3rd letter D and 8th letter T. In alphabetical order, they are: underacts underbite undercuts undereats underlets undernote underrate undersets undervote underwits undeserts
According to SOWPODS (the combination of Scrabble dictionaries used around the world) there are 16 words with the pattern -N-E--O-E. That is, nine letter words with 2nd letter N and 4th letter E and 7th letter O and 9th letter E. In alphabetical order, they are: innersole interlope internode interpone interpose interwove interzone unbespoke underbore underdone underdose undergone undernote undertone undervote unwelcome
According to SOWPODS (the combination of Scrabble dictionaries used around the world) there are 25 words with the pattern -NDE----E. That is, nine letter words with 2nd letter N and 3rd letter D and 4th letter E and 9th letter E. In alphabetical order, they are: indelible indenture indexable undeceive underbake underbite underbore underdone underdose underfire undergone underline undermine undernote underrate underripe underside undersize undertake undertane undertime undertone undervote underwire undeserve
According to SOWPODS (the combination of Scrabble dictionaries used around the world) there are 32 words with the pattern -N--R--T-. That is, nine letter words with 2nd letter N and 5th letter R and 8th letter T. In alphabetical order, they are: antirusts enforests incarnate incurvate incurvity inebriate inebriety infirmity infuriate innervate instructs insurants interacts intercity intercuts interests intermats intermits internets underacts underbite undercuts undereats underlets undernote underrate undersets undervote underwits unitrusts unthrifts unthrifty
According to SOWPODS (the combination of Scrabble dictionaries used around the world) there are 38 words with the pattern U---R-O--. That is, nine letter words with 1st letter U and 5th letter R and 7th letter O. In alphabetical order, they are: unburrows uncurious underbody underbore underboss undercoat undercook undercool underdoer underdoes underdogs underdone underdose underfong underfoot undergods undergoer undergoes undergone undergown underload undermost undernote undersoil undersold undersong undertone undertook undertows undervote underwood underwool underwork unharbour unpersons unserious uppermost uttermost
According to SOWPODS (the combination of Scrabble dictionaries used around the world) there are 67 words with the pattern ---E--O-E. That is, nine letter words with 4th letter E and 7th letter O and 9th letter E. In alphabetical order, they are: arteriole bakestone bilestone bluestone borescope canephore cheekbone copestone eigenmode eigentone emmetrope extempore firestone foreclose foreshore forespoke foreswore freephone freestone freewrote greedsome greenbone greensome hyperbole innersole interlope internode interpone interpose interwove interzone kinescope lakeshore lamellose limestone lodestone merestone milestone minestone nevermore ninescore osteotome palempore panettone patercove pipestone preexpose queercore quietsome sheepcote sphendone superpose telephone telescope tenebrose threesome tomentose typewrote unbespoke underbore underdone underdose undergone undernote undertone undervote unwelcome
The US Constitution says:Congress shall have Power to dispose of and make all needful Rules and Regulations respecting the Territory or other Property belonging to the United States…" -- U.S. Constitution, Article IV, Section 3, clause 2The only restriction in the Constitution is that a new state cannot be formed from the territory of another state without that state's consent. But then there's West Virginia, but that's another story.Essentially Congress can make the rules as they go along. The Constitution does not say that the rules have to be the same for everybody.Typically the following conditions must be met for statehood:--Population of the territory nust be 50,000 (not enforced when Nevada became a state)--The people of the territory must vote to petition Congress for statehood. A simple majority is needed to be considered.--The Territory must have a form of self government and adopt a state constitution (if it doesn't already have one)Puerto Rico has met two of the three requirements, but the people have yet to vote (simple majority) to petition for statehood. The several plebiscites held over the last 50 years have all narrowly favored commonwealth status and in the last election "none of the above" narrowly (by just over 1%) beat out Statehood.
In the last plebiscite held on November 6, 2012, the election results showed that, of the people that voted on the question, over 60% preferred statehood to the other options. This was the first time statehood came out ahead in five attempts since 1967. The issue was complicated due to what some consider confusing ballot language and the two stage question posed. The first question on the 11/6/12 ballot asked if one wanted to keep the current political status Puerto Rico holds in the US. Most voted no. The second question asked what political status one preferred. Statehood won handily, but the undervote suggests that many of the people who voted yes on the first question did not vote on the second question due to confusion, since the current status was not an option on the second question. The population of Puerto Rico is evenly divided whether to keep the current status (or enhance autonomy without breaking from the US completely), and statehood. Only about 4% of the population is actually for complete independence from the United States. To answer the question "why not be a state?" is pretty complicated. Many of those that want to keep status quo feel there is no advantage to statehood, and there could be an erosion of the Spanish culture, and language that makes Puerto Rico unique. Others feel the loss of certain federal tax breaks are not worth the change in status. Puerto Rico enjoys a certain amount of autonomy that some feel would be lost if it became a state. There are many arguments for statehood, including representation in the US Congress (about 6 Reps + 2 senators) and electoral votes for President of the US. But those against statehood feel this is not enough to offset the negatives.