 'I Choose Not To Vote' May Soon Be Ballot Option Does anyone find this to be essential to have on a ballot? Isn't the "no show" option the same? OD TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Maybe a congressional race was so nasty that a large number of voters simply didn't want to check the box next to either candidate. That's what state Sen. Mike Bennett said he believes happened in the now-infamous District 13 congressional race. Hoping to prevent a repeat, he persuaded the Senate Ethics and Elections committee to approve a bill, SB-494, on Monday that would require ballots to have the additional option of "I choose not to vote." That option could not win a race, and the actual candidate with the highest number of votes would win the election. Bennett, R-Bradenton, said the no-choice option would enable uninformed or disgusted voters to opt out in a way that clearly displays their intention to abstain for elections officials. Watch Local 6 News for more on this story. The Link |