Jain, Bharti (18 September 2015). " 'None of the Above' option on EVMS to carry its own symbol from Bihar polls". The Times of India . Retrieved 18 September 2015. Open Letter to Mark Flanagan (Notavote / The NOTA Party / The Above & Beyond Party)". NOTA-UK.org. 10 December 2014 . Retrieved 28 May 2017. Thin margin losers become victim of NOTA during Assembly elections". Babushahi.com. Archived from the original on 2018-07-09 . Retrieved 2017-04-02.

People'S Union For Civil ... vs Union Of India & Anr on 27 September, 2013". indiankanoon.org . Retrieved 2018-12-24. No Candidate Deserves My Vote! was registered as a political party with the UK Electoral Commission on 23 November 2000. [74] The No Candidate Deserves My Vote party's single objective is to introduce a bill to Parliament to have a "none of the above" option added to every local and general election ballot paper of the future. They feel this will allow the UK electorate to exercise their democratic right to vote to say that none of the parties currently represents them, which will encourage their democratic responsibility to turn out to vote. If a candidate wins an election it is the intention to stay as a Member of Parliament until the change in the law is enacted. Only then will the candidate step down and the party be disbanded. DUTTA, SAGNIK. "Respect public perception". Frontline. Archived from the original on 2018-12-24 . Retrieved 2018-12-24. If NOTA receives the highest number of votes, re-election should be held in that constituency with new and freshers candidate or that constituency should be ruled by the Governor. If NOTA receives the highest number of votes, re-elections should be held in that constituency [29] [30]For the 2013 Pakistani general election, the Election Commission of Pakistan unilaterally decided that a 'none of the above' box would be available as a voting option on ballot papers. [3] However, the commission subsequently decided against it owing to the short amount of time remaining until the elections. [99] The concept was suggested to the Election Commission by Abid Hassan Manto, a constitutional expert and a senior lawyer of the Supreme Court of Pakistan. [100] In Haryana Municipal Elections, NOTA To Be A "Fictional Candidate" ". NDTV.com . Retrieved 2018-12-24. Excuse me, did you just say "none of the above?" You are going to eat vegetables tonight so either make a choice or I'll give you both of them! Beimenbetov, Serik (5 February 2021). "Disabling Public Discontent: The 2021 Parliamentary Elections in Kazakhstan". centralasiaprogram.org . Retrieved 13 July 2023.

The 2020 Green Party leadership election featured a preferential ballot which allowed voters to select "none of the options" as a ranked selection. [12] Avoid complex multiple choice items, in which some or all of the alternatives consist of different combinations of options. As with “all of the above” answers, a sophisticated test-taker can use partial knowledge to achieve a correct answer. What is unclear is whether so far this protest has translated into compensatory action by the elected Government. However, while passing the NOTA ruling, the Chief Justice of India, P. Sathasivam, was quoted as stating “Giving right to a voter not to vote for any candidate while protecting his right of secrecy is extremely important in a democracy. Such an option gives the voter the right to express his disapproval of the kind of candidates being put up by the parties. Gradually, there will be a systemic change and the parties will be forced to accept the will of the people and field candidates who are known for their integrity.”. [23]All alternatives should be plausible. The function of the incorrect alternatives is to serve as distractors,which should be selected by students who did not achieve the learning outcome but ignored by students who did achieve the learning outcome. Alternatives that are implausible don’t serve as functional distractors and thus should not be used. Common student errors provide the best source of distractors. Candidates receiving votes less than NOTA to be disqualified to contest any election in future, even in constituencies where NOTA might not have got maximum votes [33] It is absolutely a slap in the face,' Herzik said. 'Regardless of why it happened, this adds insult to injury.'' www.reviewjournal.com Dutta, Prabhash K. (December 13, 2018). "What tilted MP in favour of Congress: Seats with margin of less than 1000 votes and NOTA". India Today . Retrieved 2018-12-21.

Nambiar, Nisha (2018-11-08). "Fresh polls if NOTA gets max votes: Maharashtra poll panel - Mumbai News". The Times of India. Wavy Gravy has run a " Nobody for President" campaign during several different election years in the United States. Voting for the Hugo Awards is by instant runoff voting, in which nominees for a category are ranked. There are normally seven options: six nominees, plus "No Award". A first preference vote for no award implies that the voter believes that either the category should be abolished, or that none of the nominees are worthy of an award. A second or subsequent preference implies that any higher-ranked nominees are worthy of an award, while those ranked lower are not. NOTA campaign gets massive boost from parliamentary select committee!". None of the Above UK. 5 February 2015 . Retrieved 7 May 2016.

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The blank (i.e. "white") vote is considered as an act of political participation (very different to abstention where the voter does not cast a ballot, as well as to casting an invalid ballot) sending the message that "none of the options suits me", for instance in the case of a referendum. Why we must change our political system". Above & Beyond. Archived from the original on 26 December 2015 . Retrieved 19 October 2015. The candidates who lose to NOTA should not be allowed to contest elections for a defined period of time (for example, 6 years) [32] PDF) (Report) (in Kazakh). Vol.1. Astana: The Central Election Commission of the Republic of Kazakhstan. 2012. p.19. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 June 2022 . Retrieved 30 June 2023.