Rejected petition "Abstain" or "none of the above" option on ballot papers

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Have the option to abstain from voting but making it known that you do care about politics.
If 33% or more of the voters abstain, a re-election must take place with more candidates invited to stand, and existing candidates to bring new policies forward.

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Date submitted 8 January 2014
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