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#45
Originally Posted by timoph View Post
I could live with yes/no options but IMO it's good to have the third protest vote option since those tell you something more than unused votes. for example if I don't find a good candidate in the parliament elections I still use my right vote by voting nothing instead of not voting. Not voting would be a vote for "I don't care".
No, your "abstain" vote serves as a proof of legitimacy when comparing total number of votes against census.

For election to succeed you have to determine the census first.