[1][2] Declined ballots are only legislated in the provinces of Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta; the option is only available for provincial elections.
The stunt led Elections Canada to propose that there be legislation allowing federal ballots to be officially refused.
[4] Russian electoral ballots used to contain a box named Against All, allowing the voter to register a "protest vote" against all the candidates running.
[5] A March 2004 opinion poll saw ruling President Vladimir Putin draw 70% support from Russians, but "Against All" managed to claim the second place, ahead of the other candidates.
[6] In December 2004, "Against All" actually managed to draw the highest number of votes in the electoral districts of St. Petersburg, Sverdlovsk and Ulyanovsk.