Hi T

On Aug 22, 2016, at 16:27, Tapani Tarvainen <[log in to unmask]> wrote:


By way of comparison, the NCUC ballots always have an [] Abstain
option for each slot, which in an uncontested election means a
candidate obviously can come up short.

That works for NCUC elections where the slots are distinct
and candidates are explicitly running for a specific slot.

It would not work for NCSG council election where there normally
are multiple candidates running for a common pool of slots.

Right, I wasn’t saying there should be an abstain option for slots when there are no slots, I was saying that by way of comparison the NCUC ballot allows one a way to meaningfully express focused non-support.  Right now, under your interpretation of NOTA

On Aug 22, 2016, at 15:58, Tapani Tarvainen <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

If you want to vote for any candidates for council you cannot
simultaneously vote for NOTA. If you do, your ballot will be
considered invalid.
 
So if not ticking the box simply means the vote’s not counted, one literally cannot vote against one without voting against all.  This just doesn’t sound right, does it?  Ergo Avri’s alternative,

On Aug 22, 2016, at 16:59, avri doria <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

The easiest decision is that the NOTA, despite what wikipedia may say,
functions as it always did in NCSG Council elections:  as as a candidate
marker and any candidate who does worse than NOTA does not get elected.

Bill