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  2. Protest vote - Wikipedia

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    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] Protest voting takes a variety of forms and reflects numerous voter motivations, including political apathy. [3]

  3. Abstention - Wikipedia

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    A "blank voter" has voted, although their vote may be considered a spoilt vote, depending on each legislation, while an abstaining voter has not voted. Both forms (abstention and blank vote) may or may not, depending on the circumstances, be considered to be a protest vote (also known as a "blank vote").

  4. Election boycott - Wikipedia

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    An election boycott is the boycotting of an election by a group of voters, each of whom abstains from voting. Boycotting may be used as a form of political protest where voters feel that electoral fraud is likely, or that the electoral system is biased against its candidates, that the polity organizing the election lacks legitimacy, or that the candidates running are very unpopular.

  5. Will the primary 'protest vote' against Biden and Trump make ...

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    ⚖️ Yet the protest vote could tip the scales if everything else is very, very close. In a polarized age, it takes only a few thousand votes in a state like Michigan, Georgia or Wisconsin to ...

  6. Biden, Trump or protest vote: What to know about NY's ... - AOL

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    New York voters head to the polls for presidential primaries Tuesday to affirm their support for the inevitable nominees or cast protest votes.

  7. Young Wisconsin progressives lead the latest protest vote ...

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    Biden, who has faced protest vote campaigns in several states this year over his handling of the Israel-Hamas war, is now confronting one in Tuesday’s Wisconsin primary.

  8. Issue voting - Wikipedia

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    The term issue voting describes when voters cast their vote in elections based on political issues. [1] [2] In the context of an election, issues include "any questions of public policy which have been or are a matter of controversy and are sources of disagreement between political parties."

  9. Pennsylvania brings protest votes to center stage - AOL

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    Beneath the surface of Pennsylvania’s mostly sleepy primary was a trend that's stalked Joe Biden and Donald Trump across the country: a substantial protest vote.