"abstention from voting" is a grammatically correct and commonly used phrase in written English.
It refers to the act of choosing not to vote or to refrain from casting a vote in an election, usually for personal or ethical reasons. You can use this phrase in any written context where you want to discuss someone's decision not to vote, such as in a news article, a political analysis, or an academic essay. Here is an example sentence: "Many citizens expressed their frustration with the candidates by practicing abstention from voting in the recent presidential election."
Chairman Michael Johnston says his abstention from voting against a newco Rangers was to reflect the views of Kilmarnock fans.
Despite participants reporting a civic duty to vote, a number of responses explaining abstention from voting indicated a lack of social capital (Behan 2012).
A fourth case study that is as plausible as the ones sketched above but was not found in our interview data would center on the mobilization of transnational political engagement against the backdrop of no political engagement prior to emigration, for example voting in homeland elections from abroad after abstention from voting 'at home'.
If the UN Charter and its traditions are any reference in this regard, none of the five permanent members is supposed to hide behind abstention from voting or refrain from playing their leading roles at the global level.
Abstention from voting is a common and respected practice, especially on controversial issues where abstaining can connote a special meaning or protest.
Letria went on to enumerate a number of "foolish things" that the Portuguese Nobel Prize winner could never have said to the Italian freelancer, including pronouncements about travel, abstention from voting, the character of Italy, Fernando Pessoa's "novels" (Pessoa did not write novels), and aging.
It may be admissible for some party members to abstain from voting if their abstention does not alter the results of the vote.
The disadvantage of turnout quorums is that, in turn, it invites even more abstentions and campaigns to abstain even from voting "no," while approval quorums at least devaluate majority votes.
Anarchists favoured abstention from the vote.
- (FR) Our abstention from the vote on the Charter certainly does not mean we are opposed to its European character.
Mr. Franks also attacked Mr. Corzine for supporting the United States' abstention from a United Nations vote condemning Israel for its role in recent clashes with the Palestinians, saying the United States should have vetoed the measure.
