Editing Voting (section)

=== Anti-voting ===
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In South Africa, there is a strong presence of anti-voting campaigns by poor citizens. They make the structural argument that no political party truly represents them. This resulted in the "[[No Land! No House! No Vote!]]" campaign, which becomes very prominent each time the country holds elections.<ref>{{Cite news |date=5 May 2005 |title=The 'No Land, No House, No Vote campaign still on for 2009 |publisher=[[Abahlali baseMjondolo]] |url=http://libcom.org/library/the-no-land-no-house-no-vote-campaign-still-2009 |access-date=3 November 2008 |archive-date=3 April 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080403141519/http://libcom.org/library/the-no-land-no-house-no-vote-campaign-still-2009 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=12 December 2005 |title=IndyMedia Presents: No Land! No House! No Vote! |url=http://antieviction.org.za/2005/12/12/indymedia-presents-no-land-no-house-no-vote/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090425165902/http://antieviction.org.za/2005/12/12/indymedia-presents-no-land-no-house-no-vote/ |archive-date=25 April 2009 |publisher=Anti-Eviction Campaign}}</ref> The campaign is prominent among three of South Africa's largest social movements: the [[Western Cape Anti-Eviction Campaign]], [[Abahlali baseMjondolo]], and the [[Landless Peoples Movement]].

Other social movements in other parts of the world also have similar campaigns or non-voting preferences. These include the [[Zapatista Army of National Liberation]] and various anarchist-oriented movements.

It is possible to make a [[blank vote]], carrying out the act of voting, which may be compulsory, without selecting any candidate or option, often as an act of protest. In some jurisdictions, there is an official [[none of the above]] option and it is counted as a valid vote. Usually, blank and null votes are counted (together or separately) but are not considered valid.