Date: 7/11/2026 13:40:01
From: Michael V
ID: 2446388
Subject: re: US Midterms
diddly-squat said:
buffy said:
Michael V said:Something I like about our system is the fiercely independent Electoral Commissions.
This. I think they could look at our system and I don’t mind if they copy it. It would be good for them.
The US is a federation where each state is given the (constitutional) right to run their own electoral process. I’m not sure that a federally run system would ever fly there, but I think that fifty independent redistricting commissions would be a huge win for electoral politics in general.
Each state in Australia also has its own Electoral Commission. As a system, it works well.