Sept/Oct 2013
Neg Counters None of the Above Not Enough
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“None of the above option not satisfactory
The act itself of not casting any ballot is needed, not just a none of the above option. RMF
Lever, Annabelle. 2009. Is Compulsory Voting Justified. Public Reason 1 (1): 57-74.
People can doubt the extent and reliability of their knowledge and judgement, or be unsure of the proper grounds on which to make their decision. They may feel that it would arbitrary and invidious to favour one of the candidates when several or all of them are acceptable and they may, of course, worry about the way that their vote will be interpreted and used by politicians and the media. So, even people who have no conscientious objections to voting might have compelling reasons to prefer abstention to voting in at least some elections, and to do so even if they have the option of voting for none of the above. (68)
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