page_title: None of the above
section_title: Indonesia
hierarchical_section_title: None of the above / Indonesia
caption_attribution_description: English: A sample ballot sheet for the 2018 Tangerang mayoral elections. The election had only a single contestant and hence the right column indicates a “None of the above” option. Bahasa Indonesia: Contoh kertas suara untuk pemilihan umum walikota Tangerang 2018. Pemilihan tersebut hanya memiliki satu pasang calon, sehingga kotak di kanan merupakan kolom kosong.
context_page_description: "None of the above", or NOTA for short, also known as "against all" or a "scratch" vote, is a ballot option in some jurisdictions or organizations, designed to allow the voter to indicate disapproval of the candidates in a voting system. It is based on the principle that consent requires the ability to withhold consent in an election, just as they can by voting "No" on ballot questions.
  Entities that include "None of the Above" on ballots as standard procedure include India, Greece, the U.S. state of Nevada, Ukraine, Belarus, Spain, North Korea and Colombia. Russia had such an option on its ballots until it was abolished in 2006. Bangladesh introduced this option in 2008. Pakistan introduced this option on ballot papers for the 2013 Pakistan elections, but the Election Commission of Pakistan later rejected it. Beginning with the 2016 presidential election, Bulgaria introduced a 'none of the above' option, which received 5.59% of the vote in the first round and 4.47% in the run-off.
  When "None of the Above" is listed on a ballot, there is the possibility of NOTA receiving a majority or plurality of the vote, and so "winning" the election.
context_section_description: The Indonesian Law 10 of 2016 regulates local elections, and includes provisions for elections in which there is only one candidate. In such cases, the candidate contests the election against a NOTA option (commonly referred to as kotak kosong/empty box), and is declared the winner if they manage to secure a majority of the valid votes. Otherwise, the election will be postponed to the next occurrence; the government of Indonesia appoints an acting office holder until the new election, in which the losing candidate is eligible to stand again.
  There were 3 uncontested seats in the 2015 local elections, nine in the 2017 local elections, and at least 13 in the 2018 local elections (including the mayoral elections for Tangerang and Makassar). In the 2018 election for mayor of Makassar, the NOTA option received over 300,000 votes, 35,000 more than the sole candidate, forcing a repeat election in 2020.
caption: A sample ballot for the uncontested 2018 mayoral elections in Tangerang.
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