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How to blank votes count as protest in an election where there isn't a threshold?

Protesting would mean getting some random guy to also run and make him win



It’s academia. People join the academy so they can do research and teaching and absolutely nobody wants to do this crap administrative work. So often you get situations where bad people volunteer for a job that is “prestigious” but also involves shoveling manure, and you can’t convince other people to do the job instead.




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