So should the only alternative to the three parties, the golput or blank-vote campaign.

ECONOMIST: Indonesia

The hand count in Palm Beach County will include an examination of 10, 311 ballots that registered blank on the vote for president when they were run through a machine.

CNN: Republicans, Democrats clash in Palm Beach county amid recount

So would controlling the blank ballots better, and only distributing one to each cardinal per vote.

CNN: How secure is the papal election?

Notably, in the Sunday vote, just 12% of voters abstained or cast blank or invalid ballots, generally indicating support for none of the candidates, though in the polls, a far higher 21% rejected all the candidates.

WSJ: Leung Chun-Ying Selected as Hong Kong Chief Executive