香港最近的立法会选举中，废票数量达到创纪录的41,147张，占总票数的3.12%。宪法事务主管埃里克·曾国卫驳斥了这是由于对选民施压的说法，而是归因于选民在标记选票时的错误。
上周日的香港立法会选举投票率为31.9%，略高于2021年创纪录低点的30.2%。然而，无效票数激增，41,147张废票占总票数的3.12%，相比2021年的27,453张（2.03%）大幅上升。
政府此前全力推动投票率提升，直至上个月的致命火灾中断了这一努力。商界也提供激励措施，如半天带薪假和交通补贴，以鼓励员工投票。曾国卫否认废票增加源于强制投票，他表示：“废票可能是由于选民错误选择了超过所需数量的候选人”，当局将加强措施减少此类情况。
当局可能重新考虑引入“智能选票箱”，以降低选民错误标记选票的风险。该选举的废票问题引发了对投票过程的讨论，但官方强调这并非政治压力所致。
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