Yes, both not voting and spoiling a ballot are ambiguous signals. Given the fiasco north of the border, a large number of spoiled ballots could easily result from the introduction of a new voting or a poorly-designed ballot.
However, spoiling the ballot says that you cared enough to go and cast a vote, even if only a null vote (by mistake or as a protest); not voting is indistinguishable from not caring.
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Date: 2007-05-05 05:15 pm (UTC)However, spoiling the ballot says that you cared enough to go and cast a vote, even if only a null vote (by mistake or as a protest); not voting is indistinguishable from not caring.