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Senate committee debates adding “None of These Candidates” as a counted vote on state ballots
Summary
The Senate Committee on Government Operations met Friday to discuss S137, a bill from Senator Anderson to add a "none of these candidates" option to primary and general election ballots and count that choice toward majority thresholds.
The Senate Committee on Government Operations met Friday for a walk-through of S137, a bill offered by Senator Anderson that would add a "none of these candidates" option to primary and general election ballots and have that option counted when calculating whether a candidate has won a majority.
Senator Anderson, the bill sponsor, told the committee the change is about giving voters a formal way to withhold consent. "The consent of the voters requires the ability to withhold your consent, and we don't have that now," Anderson said, arguing that a counted "none of these candidates" choice would provide more information than a blank ballot.
Anderson noted that Nevada is the only state that currently places a "none of the above" choice on ballots, and…
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