Knowledge

Refused ballot

Source đź“ť

633: 36: 694:
Some provinces allow a ballot to be refused on the grounds that no party satisfies the elector's vote. Declined ballots are only legislated in the provinces of Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta; the option is only available for provincial elections.
862: 353: 898: 916: 318: 942: 348: 187: 290: 880: 848: 493: 774: 849:"Modernizing the Electoral Process – Recommendations from the Chief Electoral Officer of Canada following the 37th general election" 817: 661: 699: 338: 615: 275: 266: 737:
draw 70% support from Russians, but "Against All" managed to claim the second place, ahead of the other candidates.
740:
In December 2004, "Against All" actually managed to draw the highest number of votes in the electoral districts of
295: 232: 760:
support in the polls, now pulling in 21.5% of the vote, nearly double what any of the actual candidates received.
756:. Ulyanovsk's second vote however, after two candidates dropped out of the race, actually saw "Against All" gain 488: 247: 726:, allowing the voter to register a "protest vote" against all the candidates running. This was abolished by the 323: 902: 309: 794: 503: 404: 285: 920: 950: 753: 358: 343: 242: 654: 884: 399: 974: 610: 569: 159: 144: 98: 93: 66: 769: 703: 579: 559: 498: 447: 328: 280: 214: 139: 129: 108: 103: 20: 969: 711: 513: 442: 394: 237: 223: 863:"Ontario election 2014: How to vote for 'none of the above' — without spoiling your ballot" 798: 647: 637: 564: 547: 483: 409: 363: 61: 824: 714:
to propose that there be legislation allowing federal ballots to be officially refused.
741: 734: 683: 508: 257: 252: 197: 192: 632: 963: 778: 777:, 1985 film in which a millionaire encourages people to vote "None of the Above" for 745: 686:, which is not counted separately from ballots which have been accidentally spoiled. 605: 523: 518: 178: 154: 149: 71: 600: 584: 532: 423: 414: 389: 169: 134: 943:"PUERTO RICO HERALD: Only in Russia: 'None of the Above' Is on Ballot, and Wins" 574: 457: 437: 164: 432: 300: 124: 84: 749: 679: 80: 917:"News Story - Department of History and Classics - University of Alberta" 752:. A repeat election led to St. Petersburg and Sverdlovsk electing proper 710:, to protest what they saw as inherently unfair elections. The stunt led 333: 35: 52: 27: 899:"Russians Divided Over Electoral Reforms: Angus Reid Global Monitor" 682:. This is an alternative for many people to casting a disparaging 678:, or similar alternative, is a choice available to voters in many 881:"CBC - Canada Votes 2004 - Daily Answer - Answer Reference Shelf" 791: 727: 818:"ORDINARY POLL Election Central Poll Supervisors' Manual" 722:
Russian electoral ballots used to contain a box named
706:) ate their ballots, as part of what they dubbed the 792:Campaign for "None of the Above" on Irish ballots 733:A March 2004 opinion poll saw ruling President 655: 8: 364:Parallel voting (Mixed member majoritarian) 662: 648: 553: 477: 383: 329:Mixed single vote (positive vote transfer) 267:Proportional and semi-proportional systems 219: 48: 15: 809: 592: 531: 422: 308: 265: 222: 177: 116: 79: 51: 26: 7: 941:Myers, Steven Lee (March 23, 2004). 224:Plurality and majoritarian systems 14: 702:, a number of voters (chiefly in 334:Scorporo (negative vote transfer) 631: 34: 700:2000 Canadian federal election 339:Mixed ballot transferable vote 1: 616:End-to-end verifiable voting 276:Single non-transferable vote 474:Voting patterns and effects 991: 296:Single transferable voting 233:First-past-the-post voting 947:www.puertorico-herald.org 489:Voting advice application 319:Mixed-member proportional 248:Plurality-at-large voting 354:Rural–urban proportional 349:Dual-member proportional 324:Additional member system 504:Passive electioneering 405:Straight-ticket voting 754:Members of Parliament 708:Edible Ballot Society 359:Majority bonus system 344:Alternative Vote Plus 243:Instant-runoff voting 310:Mixed-member systems 775:Brewster's Millions 638:Politics portal 400:Split-ticket voting 797:2006-10-15 at the 611:Voter registration 570:Voter intimidation 94:Write-in candidate 67:Provisional ballot 851:. 27 August 2018. 770:None of the above 704:Edmonton, Alberta 672: 671: 623: 622: 580:Voter suppression 560:Ballot harvesting 538: 537: 499:Paradox of voting 465: 464: 448:None of the above 380:Voting strategies 371: 370: 281:Cumulative voting 215:Electoral systems 205: 204: 140:Electronic voting 130:Compulsory voting 982: 955: 954: 949:. Archived from 938: 932: 931: 929: 928: 919:. Archived from 913: 907: 906: 901:. Archived from 895: 889: 888: 883:. Archived from 877: 871: 870: 859: 853: 852: 845: 839: 838: 836: 835: 829: 823:. Archived from 822: 814: 712:Elections Canada 664: 657: 650: 636: 635: 554: 514:Political apathy 478: 443:Election boycott 384: 238:Two-round system 220: 49: 38: 16: 990: 989: 985: 984: 983: 981: 980: 979: 960: 959: 958: 940: 939: 935: 926: 924: 915: 914: 910: 897: 896: 892: 879: 878: 874: 861: 860: 856: 847: 846: 842: 833: 831: 827: 820: 816: 815: 811: 807: 799:Wayback Machine 788: 766: 720: 692: 668: 630: 625: 624: 565:Ballot stuffing 551: 548:Electoral fraud 540: 539: 484:Coattail effect 475: 467: 466: 410:Tactical voting 381: 373: 372: 286:Binomial system 217: 207: 206: 85:Ballot measures 62:Absentee ballot 46: 21:Politics series 12: 11: 5: 988: 986: 978: 977: 972: 962: 961: 957: 956: 953:on 2004-06-09. 933: 908: 905:on 2008-09-06. 890: 887:on 2006-05-06. 872: 854: 840: 808: 806: 803: 802: 801: 787: 786:External links 784: 783: 782: 772: 765: 762: 742:St. Petersburg 735:Vladimir Putin 719: 716: 691: 688: 684:spoiled ballot 676:refused ballot 670: 669: 667: 666: 659: 652: 644: 641: 640: 627: 626: 621: 620: 619: 618: 613: 608: 603: 595: 594: 590: 589: 588: 587: 582: 577: 572: 567: 562: 552: 550:and prevention 546: 545: 542: 541: 536: 535: 529: 528: 527: 526: 521: 516: 511: 509:Vote splitting 506: 501: 496: 491: 486: 476: 473: 472: 469: 468: 463: 462: 461: 460: 455: 453:Refused ballot 450: 445: 440: 435: 427: 426: 420: 419: 418: 417: 412: 407: 402: 397: 392: 382: 379: 378: 375: 374: 369: 368: 367: 366: 361: 356: 351: 346: 341: 336: 331: 326: 321: 313: 312: 306: 305: 304: 303: 298: 293: 288: 283: 278: 270: 269: 263: 262: 261: 260: 258:Usual judgment 255: 253:General ticket 250: 245: 240: 235: 227: 226: 218: 213: 212: 209: 208: 203: 202: 201: 200: 198:Voting machine 195: 190: 182: 181: 175: 174: 173: 172: 167: 162: 157: 152: 147: 142: 137: 132: 127: 119: 118: 114: 113: 112: 111: 106: 101: 96: 88: 87: 77: 76: 75: 74: 69: 64: 56: 55: 47: 44: 43: 40: 39: 31: 30: 24: 23: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 987: 976: 973: 971: 968: 967: 965: 952: 948: 944: 937: 934: 923:on 2012-03-17 922: 918: 912: 909: 904: 900: 894: 891: 886: 882: 876: 873: 868: 867:National Post 864: 858: 855: 850: 844: 841: 830:on 2014-12-23 826: 819: 813: 810: 804: 800: 796: 793: 790: 789: 785: 780: 779:New York City 776: 773: 771: 768: 767: 763: 761: 759: 755: 751: 747: 743: 738: 736: 731: 729: 725: 717: 715: 713: 709: 705: 701: 696: 689: 687: 685: 681: 677: 665: 660: 658: 653: 651: 646: 645: 643: 642: 639: 634: 629: 628: 617: 614: 612: 609: 607: 606:Secret ballot 604: 602: 599: 598: 597: 596: 591: 586: 583: 581: 578: 576: 573: 571: 568: 566: 563: 561: 558: 557: 556: 555: 549: 544: 543: 534: 533:Protest votes 530: 525: 524:Voter turnout 522: 520: 519:Voter fatigue 517: 515: 512: 510: 507: 505: 502: 500: 497: 495: 492: 490: 487: 485: 482: 481: 480: 479: 471: 470: 459: 456: 454: 451: 449: 446: 444: 441: 439: 436: 434: 431: 430: 429: 428: 425: 424:Protest votes 421: 416: 413: 411: 408: 406: 403: 401: 398: 396: 395:Fusion voting 393: 391: 388: 387: 386: 385: 377: 376: 365: 362: 360: 357: 355: 352: 350: 347: 345: 342: 340: 337: 335: 332: 330: 327: 325: 322: 320: 317: 316: 315: 314: 311: 307: 302: 299: 297: 294: 292: 289: 287: 284: 282: 279: 277: 274: 273: 272: 271: 268: 264: 259: 256: 254: 251: 249: 246: 244: 241: 239: 236: 234: 231: 230: 229: 228: 225: 221: 216: 211: 210: 199: 196: 194: 191: 189: 186: 185: 184: 183: 180: 176: 171: 168: 166: 163: 161: 158: 156: 155:Postal voting 153: 151: 150:Polling place 148: 146: 143: 141: 138: 136: 133: 131: 128: 126: 123: 122: 121: 120: 115: 110: 107: 105: 102: 100: 97: 95: 92: 91: 90: 89: 86: 82: 78: 73: 72:Sample ballot 70: 68: 65: 63: 60: 59: 58: 57: 54: 50: 42: 41: 37: 33: 32: 29: 25: 22: 18: 17: 951:the original 946: 936: 925:. Retrieved 921:the original 911: 903:the original 893: 885:the original 875: 866: 857: 843: 832:. Retrieved 825:the original 812: 757: 739: 732: 723: 721: 707: 697: 693: 675: 673: 601:Election ink 585:Voter caging 494:Likely voter 452: 415:Vote pairing 390:Issue voting 188:Popular vote 170:Voting booth 135:Early voting 19:Part of the 724:Against All 698:During the 575:Vote buying 458:Spoilt vote 438:Donkey vote 165:Vote center 145:Open ballot 964:Categories 927:2006-11-13 834:2011-12-22 805:References 746:Sverdlovsk 593:Prevention 433:Abstention 301:Spare vote 291:Party-list 125:Ballot box 117:Collection 99:Electorate 81:Candidates 975:Elections 750:Ulyanovsk 730:in 2006. 680:elections 45:Balloting 795:Archived 764:See also 179:Counting 160:Precinct 970:Ballots 53:Ballots 781:mayor. 718:Russia 690:Canada 109:Ticket 28:Voting 828:(PDF) 821:(PDF) 193:Tally 104:Slate 758:more 748:and 728:Duma 83:and 966:: 945:. 865:. 744:, 674:A 930:. 869:. 837:. 663:e 656:t 649:v

Index

Politics series
Voting

Ballots
Absentee ballot
Provisional ballot
Sample ballot
Candidates
Ballot measures
Write-in candidate
Electorate
Slate
Ticket
Ballot box
Compulsory voting
Early voting
Electronic voting
Open ballot
Polling place
Postal voting
Precinct
Vote center
Voting booth
Counting
Popular vote
Tally
Voting machine
Electoral systems
Plurality and majoritarian systems
First-past-the-post voting

Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.

↑