That's odd. In the UK spoiled ballots are quite definitely counted. "The number ...

		kwhitefoot on Aug 26, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: ‘Extraordinary’ hacking powers pass Australian Par... That's odd. In the UK spoiled ballots are quite definitely counted. "The number of Blank Votes and Spoiled Ballots are read out at the count, along with the results and are also included in subsequent reports. Your apathy towards the political parties will be heard not just forgotten." https://votingcounts.org.uk/spoilt-ballot

My apologies, bad wording.

They're counted here too - just not towards any particular political party.