I often wonder at the quirks in the US system where there are N electoral bodies where N > 1 and is probably > 50. The Australian system puts one federal commission in charge of all elections and electoral rolls. Well, roll. One system for registering and tracking registration. One system for actually voting, involving paper and pencil (of all things). And somehow we know the results of most electorates that night, too.

You probably thinking that one electoral voter roll is ripe for marketing abuse. Well, no: the AEC has quite strict rules about what people can do with them. Such as telemarketing. And they are known to come down hard on those who flout the rules.

And I won't even mention our compulsory voting...

Wade.