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We do have a 'none of the above' option. Even on electronic ballots here in Texas, we have the option to decline to vote for any of the available candidates. It is called an undervote. I in fact encourage everyone to undervote elections in which they do not actually know the candidates or have a specific reason to support a particular one.
Undervotes are counted, and are noticed by candidate operatives. If an election gets an abnormally high rate of undervotes, it is taken as a sign of voter dislike for the involved candidates. The same is true of elections where a third party candidate does inexplicably well. These are not written off to apathy, since these are people that took the time to go to the polls and vote, but specifically declined to support either candidate in a particular race.
We also of course have the option of writing in someone, as those in San Diego are quite aware.
I thus see no reason to add a specific 'none of the above' option to the ballot.
Josh
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