NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s top court ruled today that voters should be given the right to cast negative votes against candidates in future elections.
The Supreme Court ordered the Election Commission to provide the option in electronic voting machines and paper ballots.
N. Gopalasami, a former chief election commissioner, said the court’s decision would force political parties to select clean candidates.
Negative votes will not impact election results because they won’t be counted, but they will be made public, Gopalasami said.
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