FET #54: Aussie political elections just work

Was voting easy and efficient for you? This is something we should all appreciate.

Australia’s electoral commission makes voting easy. Our preferential system improves on first-past-the-post single-member electoral systems. And all of this happens quietly and quickly for $30 per vote, thanks to the Australian Electoral Commission.

Together with Jonathan Gadir, we riff on the good, the bad, and the ugly of elections.

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