wow...what a seemingly complex set of rules and ballot procedures. We have this 'modern' notion that election results ought to be available about 30 minutes after the polls close.(At least enough to know the winners)


One thing I would worry about if even floating the IDEA of Aussie voting arrangements in this country is that we have so many more people and such widely varied demographics, both cultural and ethnic, that everyone would demand it all be tailored just to suit their personal ideas of 'fairness'.

Add to that the almost vitriolic resistance to "having the government tell me what to do" in some areas, and I'm not sure any change would be accepted. Maybe at a state or county level...*shrug*.
   I suppose if we convinced them that it would be one way of getting some of their own offbeat ideas at least 'represented' in Congress, there might be some support, but then the current 2 parties would back off...I'll re-read all that after this hectic week and weekend.(gonna be out of town for 3 days)

It is my general observation that Oz 'feels' a lot of national unity on major issues....I don't hear of NSW inherently distrusting the West, or of Melbourne hating Queensland on general principle...??? Do you have any thing like **Texas** there with a "we should damn well secede" attitude?

(I'll be seeing Danny Spooner next week... I should pick his brain about it all.)