Jorge bab, >From the little I know, no such option (blank vote) is available in the electronic voting machines (EVMs.)
The old system of the hard-copy ballot paper offered the choice of dropping the ballot without marking it (with the 'X' rubber stamp) -- or, as a few those days did, of marking all the contestants! An *invalid* vote, in any case that would be -- not a *protest* one. Even that's no longer possible, I guess. Don't know what would happen if one goes to cast the vote and, after the formalities are done, enters the voting compartment, as the Presiding Officer opens the EVM (to *ready* position) for enabling the casting of the ballot ... and, at that stage, one insists on walking out without pressing a single button. Instead of kicking a legal row, I guess the Presiding Officer would himself quietly press a button from his control terminal and let the *protest* vote be not. May be I'm wrong... maybe there is/are way/s to register a No Vote. Any inputs from computer-savvy GoaNetters? Valmiki From: "Jorge/Livia de Abreu Noronha" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, April 15, 2004 8:11 PM > I am also just thinking, like Valmiki. While an amendment doesn't come > through (and I don't believe it will ever do), why can't the electors put in > a "blank" vote, i.e. without putting an X against any of the candidates? > Isn't this viable? If it is, wouldn't this teach the politicians a good > lesson? > > Jorge ########################################################################## # Send submissions for Goanet to [EMAIL PROTECTED] # # PLEASE remember to stay on-topic (related to Goa), and avoid top-posts # # More details on Goanet at http://joingoanet.shorturl.com/ # # Please keep your discussion/tone polite, to reflect respect to others # ##########################################################################
