Not quite. Hopefully a bible verse won't trigger the usual suspects
Matthew 27:24
King James Version
24 When Pilate saw that he could prevail nothing, but that rather a tumult was made, he took water, and washed his hands before the multitude, saying, I am innocent of the blood of this just person: see ye to it.
Pilate's belief was that washing his hands could absolve him of responsibility for what he allowed to happen and possibly could have prevented (disregarding for the moment whether something foreordained by God could actually be successfully prevented)
Its modern equivalent is voting for someone, perhaps a libertarian, who has no chance of winning, little chance of enacting many of the policies he/she espouses, and depriving a viable but less 'perfect' candidate a needed vote. Then feeling righteous because no matter what foul things happen to the country they feel they kept their own hands 'clean' and bear no responsibility for the consequences
An interesting perspective. I've not heard it explained that way.