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An internet search using "None of the Above Party" (don't forget the double quotes) lists pages and pages of sites and references to
the idea of a None of the Above option.     Searching for 'None of the Above" will find a host of links to the pop group of that name,
but also much about the None of the Above option.

Look in particular for the links to elections in St Petersburg, where the None of the Above option won between 30 and 40 percent of the vote!

Keep watching for new additions!

"A nonpartisan organization dedicated to enacting Voter Consent laws, giving voters the ballot option to reject all candidates for an office and to call for a new election with new candidates to fill that office."
A serious US-wide campaign.

http://www.nota.org/

"The low turnout at the last election was not down to apathy but because non-voters made a positive decision to abstain suggests a new report from the Hansard Society. None of the Above, to be launched in Parliament on Monday December 10 [2001], is based on focus group research examining attitudes of non-voters to parliamentary democracy and political participation. The key findings were:....

http://www.mori.com/polls/2001/hansard2.shtml

Several parties at the last election used descriptions that some people may consider offensive. Most of them were what might be called anti-political parties whose titles were attempts to deride other candidates on the ballot paper. Some examples were....

http://www.parliament.the-stationery-office.co.uk/pa/cm199798/cmhansrd/vo980604/debtext /80604-12.htm

You may have heard that there was a general election in the United Kingdom last week. You may not have heard the full story. In addition to the 10 parties which won seats, a further one hundred and fifty-eight parties presented candidates....

http://www.australianpolitics.com/uk/elections/97minor-parties-election.shtml

The low turnout in the 2001 General Election represents a threat to the legitimacy of our political system. Tom Watson and Mark Tami put the case for making voting compulsory.

http://www.fabian-society.org.uk/documents/ViewADocument.asp?ID=33&CatID=52

Tessa Jowell discusses the meaning of 'trust' to those outside the Westminster village, after a series of fifty discussion sessions with groups of constituents. Compulsory voting with a 'none of the above' option was one topic raised.

http://www.fabian-society.org.uk/documents/ViewADocument.asp?ID=86&CatID=52

Elections for Bristol City Council in May 2003 inspired just one in three people to bother voting. BBC News Online investigated what makes people stay away and what can be done about it.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/bristol/3007047.stm

Carol Cooke, Martin Willoughby and Steve McQuillan set out their reasons for not voting on "Super Thursday", June 2004 - when votes were cast for local council, European parliament and London mayoral and assembly elections. BBC News invited people to submit arguments to change the minds of the three potential voters who were planning to avoid the polling station.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/3783625.stm

Northern Ireland voters may soon get the chance to vote for a complete nobody. As part of a review of ballot paper formats, consideration is being given to allow people in the polling booths to put an X against "none of the above". It is a UK-wide proposal, being studied by the Electoral Commission....

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_ireland/2191430.stm

The latest plan to lure voters back to the polls could see a "none of the above" box being added to ballot papers. Disenchanted voters would then be able to register their views instead of staying at home in protest. The idea, by the Electoral Commission, is designed to boost falling turnouts. But it could spell trouble for smaller parties....

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/2190112.stm

ICM interviewed a random sample of 1,006 adults aged 18+ by telephone between 29th and 30th May. Interviews were conducted across the country....

http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/today/reports/archive/politics/trust_poll_results.shtml

Tony Benn answers a range of questions on various topics, including compulsory voting and a 'none of the above' option.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcfour/features/tony-benn-chat.shtml

The official website for None of the Above Party of BC. This is a grassroots party of the people, for the people and by the people. Too often in BC Politics, many people especially the young voters feel very disenfranchised and left out of the political process. They don't bother voting for a party, they always invariably vote a party out instead of in. They don't seem to have a real choice. What difference would it make is the obvious question that comes to mind in a big majority of the people. This is clearly evident in low voter turnout, hovering about 30-35 %.

http://www.notabc.com

This paper, due to take effect on 19th February 2005 lists the expression "None of the above" as the (one and only) banned party name!

http://www.hmso.gov.uk/si/si2005/20050147.htm

An attempt to explain why the legislation banning any party name containing the words "None of the Above", has been introduced.

http://www.legislation.hmso.gov.uk/si/em2005/uksiem_20050147_en.pdf

This party gives a voice to those who feel disillusioned or disenfranchised by the choice of political parties or their candidates. By placing our candidates for election, voters will be able to say that none of the other candidates are suitable choices. We have no manifesto or political view, but offer the electorate freedom of expression, and an end to 'voter apathy'.

http://www.nocandidate.org.uk/

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