disqualify

To disqualify.

For example, voting for 4 council members where the ballot specifies "Vote for not more than 3."\r \r An overvote may disqualify an entire paper ballot, even if the rest of it is filled out correctly

a judge can be recused by objections of either party or judges can disqualify themselves

a judge can be recused by objections of either party or judges can disqualify themselves n (law) an objection grounded on the judge's relationship to one of the parties

disqualify oneself (as a judge) in a particular case v