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Originally Posted by octothorp
Nope, not revisionist history; you might remember that there was a very vocal 'spoil your ballot' campaign that received considerable play in the media, especially in Edmonton where it was endorsed by the Edmonton Journal. I can't find the percentage of ballots spoiled (I'm doing my best to track it down); I may be way off the mark with 40%, but I do remember that it was much higher than anyone anticipated, prompting Preston Manning to complain that the media and the opposition had 'confused' voters on the issues.
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No, I remember the "spoil your ballot" campaign. I just don't buy that every single spoiled ballot was the result of that. I suspect that many simply spoiled their ballots by voting for 1, 2, 3, or 5 candidates instead of four.