{"id":36295,"date":"2013-04-03T15:35:27","date_gmt":"2013-04-03T12:35:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nationalturk.com\/en\/?p=36295"},"modified":"2013-04-03T15:35:27","modified_gmt":"2013-04-03T12:35:27","slug":"none-of-the-above-ballot-choice-likely-for-voters-in-pakistan-36295","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nationalturk.com\/en\/none-of-the-above-ballot-choice-likely-for-voters-in-pakistan-36295\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;None of the above&#8217; ballot choice likely for voters in Pakistan"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_36297\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-36297\" style=\"width: 225px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-36297\" alt=\"&quot;None of the above&quot; vote likely for Pak voters.\" src=\"http:\/\/www.nationalturk.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Ballot-Choice-Pakistan-Nationalturk-3.jpg\" width=\"225\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nationalturk.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Ballot-Choice-Pakistan-Nationalturk-3.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.nationalturk.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Ballot-Choice-Pakistan-Nationalturk-3-220x220.jpg 220w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-36297\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">&#8220;None of the above&#8221; vote likely for Pak voters.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h1>The voters in Pakistan may get the \u201cNone of the above\u201d ballot choice during the May 11 general election.<\/h1>\n<p>Islamabad, April 3\/Nationalturk- The voters in Pakistan may get the choice of not voting for any of the candidates in the fray for May 11 general election as country\u2019s Election Commission Wednesday decided to include &#8220;none of the above&#8221; option in ballot papers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) today unilaterally decided that a \u2018none of the above\u2019 box will be available as a voting option on ballot papers this election for voters in Pakistan,\u201d Pakistan\u2019s TV channel, Express News reported.<\/p>\n<h2>It will give voter a choice of not voting for any candidate<\/h2>\n<p>Officials said \u201cNone of the above\u201d ballot choice will give a choice of not voting for any candidate to the voters, who do not want to cast their vote for any candidate in their constituency.<\/p>\n<p>They said since the measure to include \u201cNone of the above\u201d ballot choice requires legal backing, ECP has decided that these empty boxes will be included in the papers after an approval from country\u2019s Prime Minister who on the advice of the president according to the 18th amendment will pass an ordinance. \u201cThe president has two weeks to approve this motion and that the list of final candidates will be in by April 19\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>According to officials if the election does take place and a majority of 51% vote \u201cnone of the above\u201d, then the election will be declared null and void, and a new election will take place.<\/p>\n<p>They said the Election Commission plans on including an empty ballot box in the papers shortly.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier, a discussion about whether the \u2018none of the above\u2019 option should be included was discussed by ECP last year but an ordinance was never passed.<\/p>\n<p><em>Write your comments and thoughts below<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Faiz Ahmad \/ NationalTurk Pakistan News<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<!-- Error, Advert is not available at this time due to schedule\/geolocation restrictions! 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