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> I don't yet know what I think of the NOTA option for a multi-winner election.

> I can't find any other clear examples of this sort of rule being used, but I don't

> know the background for all the countries and elections noted in Wikipedia:



There still seems to be a lot of confusion about this.

Again, there was an established practice of making sure that no one had to vote for someone simply because they were the only candidate. So for EACH electable slot, there should be a "No" or "None of the Above"  option. 



So the ballot should be structured something like this



Model NCSG Council ballot



(3 slots open)



Slot A



Ed Morris /_/

None of the Above /_/



Slot B



Stephanie Perrin /_/

None of the Above /_/



Slot C



Rafik Dammak /_/

None of the Above /_/



To have "none of the above" as a choice that applies to all 3 positions is a confusing and often meaningless approach. 

If we use the model above, someone who dislikes all 3 candidates can express a preference for none of them by clicking NOTA 3 times. 

But if we use the poorly designed ballot we were given, someone who supports two candidates but not one, has to vote against EVERYONE. 

Doesn't make sense.



--MM