Add "None of the Above" as the last option for General Elections.

Rejected 16 signatures

What the petition asks

My vote has never counted and with the way the parties are going I do not feel represented but have no way to show this. I could spoil my vote but this doesn't show intent verse accident. I could just not vote but this could be seen as apathy and not the lack of confidence I have.

We have no way of measuring the difference between a mistakenly spoiled vote and a lack of confidence in the proposed candidates. By adding “None of the Above” the electorate will have the ability to show our frustration with the candidates and not be limited to protest votes or spoiled ballots. The data that could be gathered from this would be very beneficial to the parties to work out what strategies they need to take to win the electorate.

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

You may wish to sign this petition which calls for the same action: Add a "None of the above" option for General Elections

Timeline

21 Oct 2022	Petition opened for signatures
25 Oct 2022	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 16

Status Rejected

Rejected 25 Oct 2022

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