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Spoiled votes may or may not be protest votes, but are often kept aside for challenges, further examination, or disposal. A protest vote (also called a blank, null, spoiled, or "none of the above" vote) [1] is a vote cast in an election to demonstrate dissatisfaction with the choice of candidates or the current political system. [2]
In the United States, cancelled physical ballots may be called "spoiled ballots", [3] as distinct from an "invalid vote" which has been cast. In Canada, a spoiled ballot is one that has been handled by an elector in such a manner that it is ruined beyond use, or that the deputy returning officer finds soiled or improperly printed. The spoilt ...
A refused ballot, or similar alternative, is a choice available to voters in many elections. This is an alternative for many people to casting a disparaging spoiled ballot, which is not counted separately from ballots which have been accidentally spoiled.
In politics and government, a spoils system (also known as a patronage system) is a practice in which a political party, after winning an election, gives government jobs to its supporters, friends (), and relatives as a reward for working toward victory, and as an incentive to keep working for the party.
In social choice theory and politics, a spoiler effect happens when a losing candidate affects the results of an election simply by participating. [1] [2] Voting rules that are not affected by spoilers are said to be spoilerproof.
The Philadelphia Eagles have spoiled the Kansas City Chiefs' bid for a three-peat, winning the Super Bowl 40-22. ___ Will Travis Kelce retire? The Chiefs wasted no time turning their attention to ...
spoilt, spoiled – but note that in American and Canadian English, spoiled is both a past-tense verb (e.g. the milk spoiled) and a past-participial adjective (the spoiled milk). In British English, spoiled is usually the past-tense verb (the milk spoiled), and spoilt is usually the past-participial adjective (the spoilt milk) [2]
In a jurisdiction using a punched card system, voters choose by removing or "punching out" a perforated chad from the ballot next to each choice, sometimes with tools as simple as a pin, but usually with a ballot marking device such as the Votomatic. The ballot may be preprinted with candidates and referendums, or may be a generic ballot placed ...