FARUK KIRUNDA: NUP’s protest vote is a defeatist scam

FARUK KIRUNDA: NUP’s protest vote is a defeatist scam

The Polyas Election Glossary defines a protest vote as a “vote cast in an election or referendum in order to convey the voter’s disapproval of the available options or the political system as a whole.” The glossary explains that if voters are dissatisfied with the options available to them in an election or referendum they can intentionally cast an invalid vote or spoilt ballot. This may involve either defacing the ballot paper before placing it…