>>>I see a real problem in that in many countries (not USA only) the people have to choose what they think is the lesser of two evils - not the best candidate.
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>>Yes, democracy would be radically changed by one simple ballot change - offer the choice of "None of the above" and make it stick if it gets the most votes!
>>The incumbent would continue to hold the office until a person was elected, which would have to be scheduled reasonably quickly and repeated as often as it takes.
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>If we had that, then the sitting President wouldn't be out of office probably until our tri-centennnial! At the earliest. ;)

Or the parties would really start thinking about what they do in their campaigns.

By Serbian law, if a president is not elected, then the Speaker of the Parliament takes his/her place until successful elections are held. That's how we had a lady president for about a year, with two failed elections meanwhile.