Re:Stay Gold, America
by alkonaut on Tuesday January 07, 2025 @05:22AM
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> anybody that objects to the candidates presented
You are missing the point. It's not about objecting to candidates. It's two separate signals sent by on the one hand abstaining, and on the other hand filling out a blank votes.
Blank vote means "I think this is a legitimate election, I just don't like any of the candidates".
The distinction between these two signals is important enough that most democracies around the world preserve it by not having compulsory voting.
You are missing the point. It's not about objecting to candidates. It's two separate signals sent by on the one hand abstaining, and on the other hand filling out a blank votes.
Blank vote means "I think this is a legitimate election, I just don't like any of the candidates".
The distinction between these two signals is important enough that most democracies around the world preserve it by not having compulsory voting.