Protest vote

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A Protest vote is a vote cast in an election to demonstrate the caster's unhappiness with the choice of candidates or the current political system. It can be formulated in several ways:

• Voting for a minority or fringe candidate which has no chance of election.
• Posting a blank ballot paper.
• Spoiling the ballot paper.
• Selecting a "None of the Above" option, if one exists.

Some people see refusing to turn out to vote at all as a protest vote, especially in places, like Australia, which have compulsory voting, where not voting is an act of civil disobedience.