none of the above
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The truth is all or none of the above.
Otherwise, Stark notes, “voters have decided the MVP is a position player’s award, the Cy Young is a starting pitcher’s award and ‘None of the Above’ is a relief pitcher’s award.”
From Los Angeles Times
As former Connecticut Secretary of State Miles Rapaport and historian Alex Keyssar explain, “In Australia, all registered citizens must vote, and almost everyone is registered; the enforcement mechanism is a fine of about $15, and people can cast blank or “none of the above” ballots to express their indifference to the offered slate of candidates.
From Salon
“A candidate named ‘none of the above.’
From Slate
Helms visited Salon's New York studio recently to talk about — well, none of the above, actually, but a project that definitely fits his overall résumé in a bunch of different ways.
From Salon
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